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Substance legality overview · Last updated 2026-03-05

🌿 CannabisLEGAL⚡ Nicotine PouchesILLEGAL🫧 SnusLEGAL💨 E-CigarettesILLEGAL🔥 Heated TobaccoILLEGAL
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💨 E-Cigarettes

A decree issued by the President under The General Law on Tobacco Control (article 16) in Mexico prohibits the sale, distribution, exhibition, promotion or manufacture of an object that imitates a tobacco product. This includes nicotine-containing e-cigarettes. The decree was originally put in place to address candy cigarettes. There is no legal restriction on e-cigarette use. The law prohibiting sales appears to be widely flouted.

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Last verified: 2026-01-12

LEGAL

🫧 Snus

Used in Scandinavia for more than 200 years, snus is providing smokers in Sweden and Norway with an alternative to combustible cigarettes. Find out what it is, and why it is considered a safer nicotine product in our briefing paper.

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Last verified: 2026-03-04

ILLEGAL

🔥 Heated Tobacco

Heated tobacco products are not regulated.

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Last verified: 2026-01-29

ILLEGAL

⚡ Nicotine Pouches

Nicotine pouches are a relatively new product which can provide users of high-risk tobacco with an alternative that poses fewer risks to their health. Read more about nicotine pouches in our briefing paper

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Last verified: 2026-03-04

LEGAL

🌿 Cannabis

Cannabis is legal in Mexico. Recreational: Legal for possession, consumption, and cultivation with a permit, but not for sale. | Medical: Use is legal, but no system for the dispensing of cannabis exists..

Disclaimer: This information is provided for educational and informational purposes only. It does not constitute legal advice. Laws change frequently — always verify with local authorities or a qualified lawyer before traveling or making decisions based on this data.

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