tobacco
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Colorado’s Judge Tymkovich moderates panel on public nuisance lawsuits
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A member of the federal appeals court based in Denver moderated a discussion earlier this fall about public nuisance lawsuits, including one pending before the Colorado Supreme Court seeking to hold oil and gas producers accountable for climate change. Judge Timothy M. Tymkovich of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit appeared on…
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Divided appeals court strikes down campaign disclosure requirement in Colorado law
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday concluded the state’s requirement that ballot issue advocacy groups disclose the name of their legal representative on their election communications violates the First Amendment. By 2-1, a three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals believed there was no material benefit to the public from knowing who the registered agents are…
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Senators kill proposed ban of flavored tobacco
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After four months of heated debate, state senators on Tuesday killed a bill that seeks to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products in Colorado. House Bill 1064, one of the most high-profile bills of the session, met an unceremonious end when the Senate Appropriations Committee voted, 5-2, to shut the bill down. The meeting…
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Sponsors of bill banning flavored tobacco, nicotine products statewide are confident of passage
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Selling flavored tobacco and nicotine products could soon be illegal in Colorado if lawmakers approve – and the governor signs – a bill prohibiting their sale. House Bill 22-1064 would ban, starting July 1, the sale of all flavored tobacco and nicotine products, including vapes, e-cigarettes, menthol cigarettes, Hookah, chewing tobacco and cigars, in Colorado. Under the proposal, any…
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Denver City Council fails to override mayor’s veto of flavored tobacco ban
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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 8-4 in support of the ban on Monday with one council member absent; however, they needed nine votes to override Mayor Michael Hancock’s…
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Mayor Hancock vetoes Denver’s flavored tobacco ban
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Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock Friday vetoed the controversial bill that would have outlawed the sale of flavored tobacco products in the city. Hancock’s office issued a release stating the bill was well intentioned, but not the right tool to address the problem of underage tobacco use. “I share with the sponsors of this ordinance…
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‘It’s like having an execution date’: Retailers fear closing amid Denver’s flavored tobacco ban
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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
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Beginning on July 1, 2023, the sale of most flavored tobacco products will be banned within Denver after the City Council narrowly approved the ban in an 8-3 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, natural…
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Denver might raise age requirement for tobacco, vape purchases to 21
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As public officials nationwide warn of a teen vaping crisis, Denver might raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21. Wednesday, a Denver City Council committee advanced to the full council a proposal that would bar retailers from selling tobacco and other nicotine products to people under age 21 and would…
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WATCH: This city is the 1st in metro Denver to raise the age to buy tobacco
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Four other Colorado cities have raised the age to buy cigarettes and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 — and now a tiny metro-Denver community has done it. WATCH the 9News video above.
