Vaping / E-cigs — Colombia

Do not vape indoors in Colombia. Ley 2354 de 2024 rewrote the smoke-free law so that "libre de humo" now legally means "libre de humo y aerosoles" - smoke AND aerosol free. That puts your vape under the same ban as a cigarette in the enclosed areas of bars, restaurants, cafes, shops, malls, hotels, discos, casinos and internet cafes, plus health facilities, schools, museums, libraries, sports and cultural venues, and public transport including taxis. The offence is USING it, not carrying it, so bringing your own device is not itself prohibited. Selling to under-18s is banned. Note the limit: the ban is written for ENCLOSED areas - it is not a blanket outdoor ban.

For the individual, this is not a money fine. Ley 1801 de 2016 (Codigo Nacional de Seguridad y Convivencia Ciudadana) art. 33 num. 2 lit. d - "Fumar en lugares prohibidos" - as replaced by art. 18 of Ley 2450 de 2025, carries the medida correctiva of Amonestacion only, defined at art. 174 as "un llamado de atencion en privado o en publico". For the venue, art. 94 num. 3 - permitting consumption of tobacco or its derivatives in unauthorised places - carries a Multa General tipo 1 plus temporary suspension of activity; art. 180 sets Multa tipo 1 at 2 SMDLV (salarios minimos diarios legales vigentes). For owners, employers, legal representatives and administrators, Ley 1335 art. 31 provides amonestacion, then "Multas sucesivas desde un (1) salario minimo legal mensual vigente y hasta por una suma equivalente a cien (100) salarios minimos legales mensuales vigentes" (SMLMV), plus suspension of the sanitary licence. Figures are given in Colombian statutory units and are deliberately not converted to dollars. Ley 1335 art. 24, the old individual fine for smoking in prohibited places, was DEROGATED by art. 242 of Ley 1801 de 2016 effective 29 January 2017 - do not cite it.

Verified Sep 9, 2026