Regulación de la venta de productos de tabaco y nicotina en Colorado

Explicación Simple

En Colorado, solo las personas mayores de 21 años pueden comprar cigarrillos y productos de tabaco. Esto significa que si tienes menos de esa edad, no puedes comprar esos productos, ni siquiera si alguien te acompaña.

Es como cuando solo los adultos pueden manejar un coche; no importa cuánto lo desees, si no tienes la edad, simplemente no puedes.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan, que tiene 19 años, quiere comprar cigarrillos para una fiesta. Cuando llega a la tienda, el vendedor le pide su identificación y, al ver que Juan es menor de 21, no le puede vender los cigarrillos. Juan se queda sin su compra y debe pedirle a un amigo mayor que lo ayude.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

c identification that identified the individual receiving the cigarette, tobacco product, or nicotine product as being twenty-one years of age or older. (2) Repealed. (3) Intentionally left blank —Ed. (a) Nothing in this section prohibits a statutory or home rule municipality, county, or city and county from enacting an ordinance or resolution that prohibits the sale of any cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products to persons under twenty-one years of age or imposes requirements more stringent than provided in this section. (b) A statutory or home rule municipality, county, or city and county shall not enact an ordinance or resolution that establishes a minimum age to purchase cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products that is under twenty-one years of age. (3.5) Nothing in this section affects federal laws concerning cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products, as they apply to military bases and Indian reservations within the state. (4)(Deleted by amendment, L. 98, p. 1185, § 2, effective July 1, 1998.)(5)(a) As used in this section, "cigarette, tobacco product, or nicotine product" means: (I) A product that contains nicotine or tobacco or is derived from tobacco and is intended to be ingested or inhaled by or applied to the skin of an individual; or (II) Any device that can be used to deliver tobacco or nicotine to the person inhaling from the device, including an electronic cigarette, cigar, cigarillo, or pipe.