Tag: Smoking
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Meth burn by FBI smokes out Montana animal shelter
Workers at a Montana animal shelter were evacuated and sent to the hospital after smoke from two pounds of methamphetamine incinerated by FBI agents started to fill the building
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Q BBQ Fest heats up downtown: Denver isn’t known for its barbecue, but a few restaurants are building a name
Though Denver isn’t known for its barbecue, a few restaurants are building a name
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Number of Colorado teens using marijuana drops, but vaping THC rises statewide
A new biannual study from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment shows slight decrease in school-age marijuana users
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Nearly 75% Colorado smokers want to quit, survey finds
Nearly three in four Colorado smokers want to kick the habit, a new survey of 500 adults has found. Despite consistently ranking among the healthiest states in the nation, going cold turkey for the roughly 12% of Coloradans who smoke continues to be a challenge, according to a news release. About 5,100 Coloradans die each…
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Over 20 Denver businesses cited for selling tobacco products without necessary license
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s Department of Excise and Licenses on Monday fined 23 businesses that sold tobacco products without the required license. The businesses were fined $150, and each was given information about the license requirement and a warning before the fines were issued, said Eric Escudero, a…
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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 City Council committee postpones vote on citywide flavored tobacco ban
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A proposal to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products in Denver was postponed to the end of the month Wednesday after nearly two hours of debate by the Denver City Council safety committee. If passed, the ban would apply to all flavored tobacco products…