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 25 Marijuana Dispensaries Closed By DEA, U.S. Attorney in Colorado 

--All Operated Within 1,000 Feet of a School—Third Set of Warning Letters to Go Out--FrontLine Plus Starting at $24.99

May 8 (Denver) – On March 23, 2012, the U.S. Attorney’s Office sent warning letters to 25 marijuana stores operating within 1,000 

feet of schools warning them that if they did not close within 45 days they would be the subject of civil and possible criminal action.  This was the second set of warning letters sent to marijuana stores within 1,000 feet of schools.  >> Full Story
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• Statewide smoking ban: On July 1, 2006, the Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act went into effect, banning smoking in all enclosed workplaces statewide, including bars and restaurants. Casinos, initially exempt, were added to the ban Jan. 1, 2008. 
• The Act only exempts private residences and automobiles unless used for the public transportation of children or as part of healthcare or daycare, 
• limousines under private hire, 
• Protect your pet from heartworm—it kills millions of dogs and cats annually but it's 100% preventable. Learn how here.hotel/motel rooms designated as smoking rooms, 
• retail tobacco stores, 
• cigar bars, 
• designated areas in airports, 
• outdoor areas, 

• workplaces not open to the public where the employer employs three or fewer employees, 
• private nonresidential buildings on a farm or ranch that has annual gross income of less than $500,000, 
• and designated areas in nursing homes. Local governments may regulate smoking more strictly than the state. 
• A judge has ruled that a bar sharing common indoor space with a tobacco shop is also exempt from the ban. Boulder, March 17, 2009, banned in enclosed porches, balconies and patios; also banned outdoor smoking within 15 feet (4.6 m) of any building entrance.
• Pueblo, July 1, 2003, banned in all enclosed workplaces, including restaurants and bars.

Excise tax  $0,84 in Colorado

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Summit County, Colorado, July 1, 2005, ban predating statewide ban and does not include cigar bar or retail tobacco 

store exemption. Effectively includes all non private locations.

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In 2006, Colorado’s Clean Indoor Air Act went into effect, limiting smoking in many work and public places – including restaurants and bars. Since then, we’ve come a long way in protecting the health of people statewide. Millions of Coloradans are now free from the dangers of tobacco smoke at work. And today over 100,000 fewer people smoke cigarettes.

Smoke free Colorado