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[*] posted on 3-5-2008 at 07:31 AM
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You can only smoke cigarettes made in 1998.
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[*] posted on 3-5-2008 at 07:44 AM


First you have to import them.
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[*] posted on 3-5-2008 at 07:45 AM


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[*] posted on 3-5-2008 at 07:48 AM


A 'net search turned up some info.

In brief, the bill will be in effect when enacted by the president which could happen as early as next month, and, although it prohibits smoking in workplaces, public buildings and public transportation, is not a complete ban.

Mexico's Senate approved a bill Tuesday that would ban smoking in workplaces, public buildings and public transportation across the country, and allow it in private businesses only if special, ventilated smoking areas are set up.

The bill, approved 101-5 with two abstentions, had already passed the lower house of Congress, and only awaits enactment by the president.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-smoke27f...

Mexico City's legislative assembly on Tuesday passed a smoking ban for public places as draconian as any in the world. Once the ban is implemented, as early as next month, smoking will be banned completely from any public space — including offices, malls, restaurants and bars.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5576777.html

There is also a rumour to the effect that smoking ten year old cigarettes will be allowed so make sure to save your receipts showing date of purchase.






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[*] posted on 3-5-2008 at 08:23 AM


Dine in a public building or bus
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[*] posted on 3-5-2008 at 08:39 AM


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[*] posted on 3-5-2008 at 09:18 AM


I am all for people doing what they want ,but smokeing in a resaurant or an enclosed area!!! NO THANKS :mad::no::no:
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[*] posted on 3-5-2008 at 10:39 AM


Coulda knocked me over with a feather! I should live so long as to see this in Mexico!

I recall when they implimented the ban in Oregon. I went to a restaurant in Eastern Oregon and ask where the non smoking section was....everyone in the place turned with hostile glares and the waiter escorted us to a table right in the middle of the place.....I guess I was the first to be treated to their disdain for this new law. Nearly everyone in the place lit up as we exited. Now, thank goodness, smoking is rarely seen in public places and the air is so much better.

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[*] posted on 3-5-2008 at 02:09 PM


We were at Rice and Beans in San Ignacio 2 weeks ago and I noticed an absence of ash trays. The owner (can't remember his name) said that smoking was banned in public places in Mexico and directed me to the outside smoking area.....I don't smoke of course, but I had noticed as soon as I walked in the bar that it was smoke free. Maybe he was getting a jump on enforcement of the new rule.
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[*] posted on 3-5-2008 at 02:39 PM


tobacco is my favorite vegetable.

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come on Bob H..........and Steve 4Baja. chime in!

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[*] posted on 3-5-2008 at 02:46 PM


Common decency (hopefully) precedes the need for law.
I've never understood how a smoker can smoke and eat at the same time. They have usually answered that they don't, they are smoking while I'M eating. They seem unaware of how FUNKY and poisonous their breath is when they exhale.

It will be a bold step out of the third world.




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[*] posted on 3-5-2008 at 05:58 PM


Quote:
Originally posted by dtbushpilot
The owner (can't remember his name)


I'm with the man but, I've heard him called, by stinky smokers, Ricardo Cabeza.
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[*] posted on 3-5-2008 at 06:01 PM
I'm knocked over with a feather too-


It’s hard to believe that common sense and courtesy has to be legislated on this issue, but it seems so. But it has allowed us to enjoy restaurants again in California…and what …now in Mexico as well! I suspect both the gringos and locals will treat this like stop signs down here - no enforcement = no law.
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[*] posted on 3-6-2008 at 06:28 PM


The worst smell is a re-lit cig. YUCK
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[*] posted on 3-6-2008 at 06:34 PM


Quote:
Originally posted by Kell-Baja
The worst smell is a re-lit cig. YUCK


Or a wet ashtray.:barf::barf::barf:
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[*] posted on 3-6-2008 at 06:40 PM


For me the "worst" is losing my beloved sister three years ago to lung cancer. She didn't smoke the last 15 years of her life, but I guess she didn't quit soon enough. 61 years old was just too young to die.



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[*] posted on 3-6-2008 at 09:52 PM


Bob, to answer your question, here's the story:

Mexican Senate approves anti-smoking law
Tue Feb 26, 10:57 PM ET

Mexico's Senate approved a law Tuesday that would ban smoking in workplaces, public buildings and public transportation across the country, allowing it in private businesses only if special, ventilated smoking areas are set up.

Mexico City's legislature went even further, modifying a previous anti-smoking measure to eliminate even such special smoking areas in the city's bars and restaurants.

The federal law was approved by a 101-5 vote, with two abstentions. It has already passed the lower house of Congress, and only awaits enactment by the president. Mexico City's law will take effect one month after it is published by the city's mayor.

Current federal laws allow people to smoke only in select areas of certain businesses, but don't require them to be separated by a physical barrier and ventilation. Businesses would now have 180 days following the law's enactment to create enclosed smoking areas.

The new law would also ban a common practice in Mexico in which street vendors sell individual cigarettes, instead allowing only full packs to be sold. Businesses could face fines of up to US$40,000 or closure if they fail to comply with the federal measures.

The new law sets a minimum standard of protection for nonsmokers nationwide, leaving state and local legislatures free to pass even tougher limits, as Mexico City did on Tuesday.

The city had enacted a law in January allowing smoking areas in just 30 percent of bars and restaurants. Tuesday's measure bans smoking entirely.




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[*] posted on 3-6-2008 at 10:50 PM


I`ve never smoked but just can`t grasp the anti smoking crowd where they feel legislation is necessary. Why not have the freedom to open a "smoke free" restaurant next to one where if you choose, you can smoke? Let the market decide, with no laws.
BTW I love my clothes not smelling like smoke after a few beers in a Cal bar, but still say it should be up to the guy that owns the place and his customers.
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[*] posted on 3-7-2008 at 04:37 AM


I dunno, Bornfisher, that has an innuendo of asking people to take responsibility for their choices. The ability to adjourn to a piano bar and enjoy a cognac and good cigar has become one of the lost pleasures of life.
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[*] posted on 3-7-2008 at 05:53 AM


I am, unfotunately, still a smoker. I don't have a problem going outside to smoke. Here is a smoking room that has a fitting (?) ceiling painting.

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