Golden, Colo. Passes Ban on Flavored Tobacco Sales
On Tuesday, Golden, Colo. became the latest city to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products, as the city council approved an ordinance that will bring an end to the sale of such products as of Jan. 1, 2024.
The ban covers all tobacco and nicotine products, including cigars, vaping products, cigarettes and cigarillos that have a characterizing flavor, which the city describes as a taste or aroma, other than that of tobacco, imparted either prior to or during consumption of such product, or a product having a cooling or numbing sensation in the mouth.
The ordinance passed by a 6-0 vote with one member absent. Golden joins a handful of other cities in Colorado—Edgewater, Aspen, Boulder, Carbondale, Glenwood Springs and Snowmass Village—to pass bans on flavored tobacco products.
A similar ban was passed by the Denver City Council in 2021 but vetoed by the mayor, with the council not having enough votes to override the veto. That ban contained an exemption for premium cigars, however.
A bill to ban flavored tobacco products at the statewide level passed the House of Representatives during the 2022 session, but died in a Senate committee and thus failed to advance.
Golden is home to just over 20,000 residents, and is located approximately 15 miles west of Denver.
Patrick Lagreid
I strive to capture the essence of a cigar and the people behind them in my work – every cigar you light up is the culmination of the work of countless people and often represents generations of struggle and stories. For me, it’s about so much more than the cigar – it’s about the story behind it, the experience of enjoying the work of artisans and the way that a good cigar can bring people together. In addition to my work with halfwheel, I’m the public address announcer for the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks during spring training, as well as for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury and previously the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League. I also work in a number of roles for Major League Baseball, plus I'm a voice over artist. Prior to joining halfwheel, I covered the Phoenix and national cigar scene for Examiner.com, and was an editor for Cigar Snob magazine.
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