Tag: Flavored Tobacco Ban
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Proposed ‘blanket ban’ on flavored tobacco heads to city council
A bill prohibiting the sale of flavored tobacco products within the City and County of Denver got the nod of approval from the city’s Safety, Housing, Education and Homelessness Committee on Wednesday. The vote was 6 – 1, with Councilmember Kevin Flynn casting the lone dissenting vote. The next stop will be City Council for…
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Colorado House OKs flavored tobacco ban with exemptions for hookah, cigars, pipes
After months of debate and amending, a bill to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products passed the state House Wednesday — with a list of added exemptions. House Bill 1064 aims to curb youth tobacco and nicotine use by prohibiting the sale of flavored products such as vapes, e-cigarettes, menthol cigarettes and chewing tobacco…
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Flavored tobacco ban advances with exemptions for age-restricted stores, more
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An effort to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products in Colorado passed its first hurdle Wednesday, receiving approval from a state House panel after several substantial revisions. House Bill 1064 aims to curb youth tobacco and nicotine use by prohibiting the sale of flavored…
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Bill seeks statewide ban of all flavored tobacco, nicotine products
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Selling flavored tobacco and nicotine products could soon be illegal in Colorado after a bill prohibiting the sale of the products was introduced in the state House of Representatives last week. If passed, House Bill 22-1064 would go into effect on July 1, banning the…
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Denver City Council fails to override mayor’s veto of flavored tobacco ban
Denver’s proposed ban against the sale of flavored tobacco products was officially shut down Monday after the City Council narrowly failed to override the mayor’s veto of the ban. Council members voted 8 to 4 in support of the ban on Monday with one council member absent; however, they needed nine votes to override Mayor…
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‘It’s like having an execution date’: Retailers fear closing amid Denver’s flavored tobacco ban
For the 416 tobacco retailers in Denver, time might be running out. On Monday, the Denver City Council approved a bill to ban the sale of most flavored tobacco products in the city beginning on July 1, 2023. If Mayor Michael Hancock signs off on the ban, flavored menthol cigarettes, chewing tobacco and vaping products cannot…
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Denver to ban sale of most flavored tobacco products in 2023
Beginning on July 1, 2023, the sale of most flavored tobacco products will be banned within Denver after the City Council approved the ban in an 8 to 3 vote on Monday. With this final vote, flavored tobacco products will not be allowed to be sold in any establishments in Denver, with exemptions for Hookah,…
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Denver’s ban on flavored tobacco advances with new 2023 implementation date
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The proposed ban against the sale of flavored tobacco products in Denver was advanced by the City Council on Monday, with a new year-delayed 2023 implementation date. The ban, which was first proposed in early October, was published in a 12-1 vote following more than…
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Denver’s ban on flavored tobacco advances with exemptions for Hookah, premium cigars
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The proposed ban against the sale of flavored tobacco products in Denver was advanced by the City Council safety committee Wednesday, with added exemptions for flavored Hookah and premium cigar and pipe tobacco. Wednesday’s unanimous vote comes after the committee has delayed votes on the…
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Citywide ban on flavored tobacco again postponed by Denver committee
The proposed ban against the sale of flavored tobacco products in Denver was again postponed by the City Council on Wednesday, with the safety committee voting to push consideration to next month. The unanimous vote came after more than an hour of discussion among council members, including the suggestion of several amendments to the ban. The…