Overview
- The SCJN Pleno voted 8–1 to prohibit serving food and beverages in exclusive smoking zones in bars, restaurants and entertainment venues.
- Judges and tribunals nationwide must now follow this criterion when resolving challenges to the tobacco-control regulation.
- The Court affirmed that under Article 60 the designated areas must be open or isolated spaces used solely for smoking.
- The decision resolves contradictory appellate rulings and displaces prior Second Chamber outcomes that lacked the votes to create binding precedent.
- Ministra Loretta Ortiz Ahlf dissented, arguing the regulation exceeds the enabling law, while businesses will need to adjust layouts and service practices to comply.