Overview
- Senators passed the reform to the General Health Law 76–37 in general and 76–36 with one abstention in particular, and sent it to the Executive for publication in the Diario Oficial.
- The law outlaws production, importation, distribution, sale, supply and all advertising of vape devices nationwide, defining them broadly to include disposables and products with or without nicotine.
- Criminal penalties range from one to eight years in prison plus fines up to 2,000 UMAs (about 226,280 pesos) for those who manufacture or commercialize these products.
- Consumption and possession for personal use are explicitly not offenses, with sanctions aimed at commercial actors rather than users.
- Ruling‑party supporters frame the move as a youth health measure and cite strengthened sanitary enforcement, while opposition lawmakers warn of black‑market expansion and criticize the fast‑track process.