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Boulder’s 40 Percent Tax On Vaping Products Starts Wednesday
Nearly 80 percent of voters approved the tax last year. It applies to any refill, cartridge and part of an electronic smoking device.
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Beginning Wednesday, all vaping products sold in Boulder will be subject to an additional city sales and use tax of 40 percent. It’s part of an effort to curb use among young people.
According to a 2018 study from the United States Center for Disease Control, Colorado has the highest rate of teen vaping in the nation with 27 percent of high schoolers found to use vape products. In 2019, Boulder County Public Health estimated that 33 percent of high school students in the city vaped. Nearly 80 percent of voters approved the additional tax last November. It applies to any refill, cartridge and component of an electronic smoking device.