Smoke Free PlacesSmoking is prohibited in indoor workplaces, public places, and on means of public transport. Designated smoking areas, where permitted, must be located in open air spaces.
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Mexico's Anti-Smoking LawHotel and resort rooms are considered public property for the purposes of this law. The law's language also makes it illegal to have tobacco products on your person in public places.
Cancun beaches follow the smoking ban, making it technically illegal to smoke on them. Officials have installed several signs around public beaches – including in Caracol, Defines, and Marlín – stating that the consumption of any type of product containing tobacco or nicotine is strictly prohibited.
As of January 2020, after Mexico increased its taxes on cigarettes, the average price of a Marlboro or Camel pack in the country amounted to approximately 63 Mexican pesos. In comparison, the cost of a pack of Lucky Strike cigarettes was equal to 56 Mexican pesos.
What You Can Take into Mexico. There are limits on the maximum amount of items such as tobacco products and alcohol that can be taken to Mexico duty-free. Each individual can import the following: Tobacco: 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 200g of tobacco (over 18s only)
The only legal place to smoke tobacco in Mexico is inside private homes or private outdoor spaces. The country now has one of the world's strictest anti-tobacco laws. Tourists who smoke could face fines of between $50 and $300 (€46 and €277) for lighting up in public, according to Reuters.
Hotels in Mexico Must Provide “Smoke-Free” Rooms and AreasIt is obligation and responsibility of the Hotel owner or manager to maintain a space that is 100% free of smoke. If a guest is found smoking in a smoke-free area, you will be asked to quit and to extinguish your cigarette or other electric smoking devices.
It depends on the hotel's policy. Some will allow it. But, in my experience, most hotels do not allow smoking on a balcony if they have a non-smoking policy in the room. The opposite is typically true if you booked a “smoking” room.