Colorado
No statewide flavor banSnapshot for general information only — not legal advice. Statewide regulatory detail below is drawn primarily from the Public Health Law Center 50-state review (as of June 15, 2025). Flavor categories and local highlights also use Truth Initiative (Q1 2026), CTFK (May 2026), Tax Foundation (2026), and the PHLC flavored-tobacco chart (June 2026). Always check current statutes.
Flavor / sales restrictions (statewide)
No statewide flavor ban on e-cigarettes. Check city and county rules, since some localities have their own bans.
Local city / county rules
No statewide e-cigarette flavor ban. Multiple localities restrict flavored product sales.
- Denver: ban on retail sale of flavored tobacco products (including flavored nicotine/vapes); enforcement began January 1, 2026 after voters retained the ordinance in November 2025 (Denvergov FAQ; Denver Code § 24-404; PHLC June 2026).
- Boulder: ban on flavored electronic smoking devices containing nicotine (Boulder Code § 6-4.5-2(c) (2023); PHLC June 2026).
- Aspen, Breckenridge, Carbondale, Dillon, Eagle, Edgewater, Frisco, Glenwood Springs, Golden, Pitkin County, Silverthorne, Snowmass Village and others appear on Truth Initiative Level-6 / CTFK lists (Truth Initiative Q1 2026; CTFK May 2026).
Truth Initiative (Q1 2026): 15 Colorado jurisdictions with flavored-tobacco sales restrictions. CTFK lists 15.
Tax
Map summary: 56% of manufacturer's list price
Gradually increasing tax imposed on nicotine products beginning on January 1st of the calendar year: 30% of manufacturer’s list price in 2021; 35% of manufacturer’s list price in 2022; 50% of manufacturer’s list price in 2023; 56% of manufacturer’s list price in 2024 through June 2027; and 62% of manufacturer’s list price after June 2027.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 39-28.6-103(1) (2025)
Youth access / retail restrictions
Sale and distribution of nicotine products to persons under age 21 prohibited.
Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 18-13-121(1)(a), 25-14-301(2)(a), 44-7-103(1) (2025)
Vending machine sales of nicotine products limited to age-restricted areas of licensed gaming establishments.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-7-103(2) (2025)
Retailers may not allow employees under the age of 18 to participate in the sale of nicotine products.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-7-103(4.5) (2025)
Unless authorized by local license, no new license will be issued to a nicotine product retailer located within 500 feet of a school.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-7-104.7(1) (2025)
A retailer may not advertise an electronic smoking device product in a manner that is visible from outside the retail location.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-7-104.7(2) (2025)
Delivery sales of nicotine products may only be made after verifying the person receiving the delivery is 21 years of age or older through valid government-issued photographic identification.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-7-104.7(3)(b)(I)(C) (2025)
Sale of an electronic smoking device to a person under 21 constitutes an unfair or deceptive trade practice.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 6-1-105(1)(ccc) (2025)
Retail license
Yes.
Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 44-7-104.5(1)(a)(I) (retailer), 39-28.6-105 (2025) (distributor)
Packaging
N/A
Delivery / online sales
Delivery sales of nicotine products may only be made after verifying the person receiving the delivery is 21 years of age or older through valid government-issued photographic identification.
Smoke-free / indoor use
Use of electronic smoking devices restricted similar to smoking (Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-14-203(16) (2025)) (definition of “smoking”), and prohibited in indoor areas, including places of employment, common areas of retirement and public housing, day care facilities, health care facilities, hotel and motel rooms.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-14-204(1) (2025)
Use of tobacco products prohibited on school property and vehicles, including those of day care, early learning and K-12 schools.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-14-103.5 (2025)
Smoking/vaping by driver’s license applicants and testers prohibited during drive test.
1 Colo. Code Regs. § 204-30:8-401(p) (2025)
Assisted living residences’ house rules must address use of electronic cigarettes and vaporizers.
6 Colo. Code Regs. § 1011-1:7-13.4(A) (2025)
Use of electronic nicotine delivery systems prohibited in foster care homes while child is in placement.
12 Colo. Code Regs. § 2509-8:7.708.21(I)(1) (2025)
Definition notes
Included in a “tobacco product” definition in at least one statute?
Yes.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-121(5)(a) (2025)
How the jurisdiction defines e-cigarettes / related terms (excerpts):
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) [a]ny 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.”
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-13-121(5)(a) (2025)
Electronic smoking device or ESD means “any product…that contains or delivers nicotine or any other substance intended for human consumption and that can be used by a person to enable the inhalation of vapor or aerosol from the product [including] an e-cigarette, e-cigar, e-pipe, e-hookah, or vape pen or [any other similar device with a different product name].”
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-14-203(4.5) (2025)
Tax
Nicotine product means “a product that contains nicotine derived from tobacco or created synthetically that is intended for human consumption, whether by vaporizing, chewing, smoking, absorbing, dissolving, inhaling, snorting, sniffing, aerosolizing, or by any other means, and that is not [a] cigarette; [t]obacco products . . .”
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 39-28.6-102(7) (2025)
Links
Public Health Law Center — Colorado 50-state review PHLC flavored tobacco sales chart (June 2026) Truth Initiative Q1 2026 CTFK localities fact sheet Tax Foundation vaping taxes FDA Tobacco 21
Page generated for the US Vape Laws Map project. Regulatory text excerpts © source publishers; compiled October 2026. Not legal advice. Federal rules also apply: 21+ sales age; ID checks under 30; only FDA-authorized e-cigarettes may lawfully be sold; USPS generally will not mail vapes.