Voters in Denver, Colorado, on Tuesday upheld the city’s ordinance ending the sale of flavored tobacco products, including flavored e-cigarettes, menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.
Referendum 310, the ballot measure to uphold the law, will ban the sale of flavored tobacco products within city limits. The Department of Public Health & Environment (DDPHE), the city agency charged with enforcing the ban on flavored tobacco products, told CSP Daily News that plans to begin enforcing Denver’s flavored tobacco ban will begin in January.
Critics of the ban include Mary Szarmach, senior vice president of governmental and external affairs for Boulder, Colorado-based Smoker Friendly, which operates a mix of tobacco and convenience stores, including locations in Denver…