Proposal to ban flavored tobacco products goes up in smoke at the Colorado Legislature.
, a Democrat from Aurora. The sponsors had hoped to use the measure to reduce the number of kids who are getting hooked on nicotine through flavored vaping products.
HB 1164 was sweeping in nature. Although there were carve-outs for certain items, such as hookah tobacco, the ban would have outlawed the sale of menthol cigarettes, flavored chewing tobacco and all flavored vape juices, whether sold in a cartridge or in a bottle. had watered down the bill significantly — and against the wishes of the sponsors — by exempting 21-plus vape shops from the flavor ban.
But the bill lost momentum in the Senate. And on May 10, in the interest of saving time and getting other measures through, the Senate Appropriations Committee opted to kill it. Even if the Senate had managed to pass the bill before the end of the session,“The Governor has signed legislation providing local governments authority to regulate tobacco products.
The fight at the Capitol over flavored tobacco has been massive, with public-health advocates, Big Tobacco representatives, vape-shop owners and consumers all weighing in on the legislation. A total of 261 lobbyists had signed up to work on the issue, whether for or against it. The state battle began after a contentious debate in Denver in late 2021 over a ban on flavored tobacco.
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