The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obradorpresented among its package of 20 constitutional reform proposals, three of them focused on the water concessions, vapes and fentanyl; and maintain guaranteed prices.
“These initiatives to reform the constitution and The laws will be delivered today by the Ministry of the Interior to the Chamber of Deputys, so that in this Legislature, in the remainder of this one, or in the next one, they are analyzed, debated and, where appropriate, approved for the benefit of the majority of the people,” López Obrador said in a conference.
Water concessions for domestic use only
During his conference in the national past he highlighted the list of the 20 proposals for Constitutional Reform, his eighth mention corresponded to the water carewhere priority will be given to concessions for domestic use.
“Enforce areas with water scarcity and only authorize concessions for domestic use,” said the president.
Around 3,300 companies monopolize 20 percent of the water used in the country, and represent 1.1 percent of the concessions, according to the study.The water millionaires‘, prepared by Wilfrido Gómez Arias and Andrea Moctezuma.
Meanwhile, data from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) show that agriculture concentrates the use of water with 76 percent, followed by public supply with 14 percent, thermoelectric operations and the self-sufficiency industry with 5 percent. , respectively.
Like the rest of the world, 2023 was the warmest year in the history of Mexicowith an average temperature of 22.7 degrees Celsius, and so far in 2024 the National Water Commission (Conagua) has already reported that 6 States are in a state of drought: Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Mexico City, Guanajuato, Querétaro and Sinaloa.
Vaping and fentanyl crime
The president of Mexico also indicated that the Reforms will fight the vape trade and chemical drugs such as fentanyltwo products that come together in a reform against organized crime.
“Prohibit the trade of vaping devices, and chemical drugs such as fentanyl. Severely penalize the crime of extortion carried out by organized crime, and do the same with the tax crime carried out by the white collar crimethrough the use of calls billers“said the president.
To date, more than 13 initiatives have been submitted by the Legislative Branch to reform the General Tobacco Control Law (LGCT), all of them addressing the issue of the regulation of non-combustible nicotine consumption devices, in particular vaporizers or electronic cigaretteswhich are a much less harmful consumption option for smokers than conventional cigarettes, said Pro-Vapeo México AC
In it In the case of fentanyl, its medical use was even prohibitedsince it is a opioid analgesic, since the first quarter of last year, where even an anesthesiologist from Los Cabos, Baja California was investigated for using it on his patients. While 23 pharmacies in Quintana Roo were investigated by the Commission for the Protection against Health Risks (Cofepris), since they irregularly sold controlled medications, which represents a high risk to people’s health.
Guarantee prices
The president of Mexico also highlighted the priority of maintaining the guarantee prices in the purchase and sale of basic products.
“Guarantee prices will be maintained for the purchase and sale of basic foods and free fertilizer will continue to be provided to all small producers in the country, to comply with a basic act of justice, that those who feed us eat,” the president said.
