Tag: Vaping
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Agents seize hundreds of thousands of illegal vapes smuggled from China in nationwide crackdown
Federal agents have seized illegal vaping products nationwide as the Trump administration cracks down on items often used by teens
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Denver’s fight over flavored tobacco shapes up; City Council expected to vote Monday
The Denver City Council is expected to vote Monday on the proposal to ban flavored tobacco products, diving into a battle that has been brewing over the nicotine merchandise for years. If approved, the proposal would make it illegal for retail stores to “sell, offer for sale, give, barter, deliver or furnish any flavored…
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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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Schools, organizations to get $17 million to combat youth vaping
Following a lawsuit against a major vaping company that netted Colorado more than $30 million, the Attorney General’s Office distributed roughly half of that amount to schools and organizations for programs to combat youth vaping. The office distributed $17.4 million to 42 schools, governmental entities and nonprofits battling the “youth vaping crisis,” according to a…
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Colorado appeals court orders new trial in Centennial murder case due to judge’s error
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An Arapahoe County judge refused to issue a key jury instruction in a high-profile murder trial, which lowered the prosecution’s burden of proof and prompted Colorado’s second-highest court to overturn the defendant’s conviction last month. Lloyd Chavez IV, a student at Cherokee Trail High School, died in May 2019 after four teenagers attempted to rob…
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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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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…