Baja California has an estimated population of 3.1 million people with visitors to the state far exceeding that number. Up to 23% of the state's adult population and 13% of teenagers are smokers. 54% of adults are exposed to tobacco smoke in workplaces, and 50% of teenagers are exposed to second-hand smoke outside their homes. The majority of these people will now be protected from the dangers of second-hand smoke.
Publication of the new law by the Executive is pending and should take place within 28 days of its passage.
For more information about The Union's tobacco control activities, please visit www.tobaccofreeunion.org