Mexico City, Mexico - If the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico (PVEM) has its way, Mexican law will exclude anyone under the age of twenty-one from buying alcohol or tobacco, legally, in this country.

The PVEM is one of the six political parties to have representation in the Mexican Congress and it's congressional strength currently stands at 17 elected deputies (out of 500) and five (out of 128) elected senators.

The party has proposed that Mexico pattern after the US in elevating the minimum drinking age from 18 to 21. Facts show that 23% of all accidents on the roads involving drunk drivers are caused by adolescents ranging from age 15 to 24.

The PVEM also endorses changing the laws so that no one under 21 years of age would be able to buy tobacco, which is responsible for over 50,000 deaths a year in Mexico.

Currently, the federal Chamber of Deputies is evaluating the proposed reforms to determine if the General Health Law should be amended.