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[Christopher]

DENVER

An age limit for electronic cigarettes has won initial approval in the Colorado Senate.

The bill makes it illegal to sell the battery-powered nicotine delivery devices to minors. The e-cigarette age limit has already passed the House.

Electronic cigarettes are billed as cessation aids, but critics worry that the smokeless devices mimic cigarettes and cigars and shouldn't be legal for minors.

The Senate made a minor change to the bill before backing it on Friday. The bill faces another vote in the Senate before it can head back to the House.

Most e-cigarette manufacturers say they already prohibit sales to minors, but several states are considering age limits because the devices are widely available on the Internet and at mall kiosks.

http://www.businessw...s/D9LT79580.htm

[EiderDuck]

Well... that sound's like a good thing to happen. However just like anything that your not supposed to be able to do because of age restrictions, where there's a will there's a way!! Look at how many kid's smoke analog's now. Or drink? Not gonna stop them if they really want them.

[Nanna]

No, but you know, the right thing to do is for PV users and sellers to back the age limit. And also, maybe then GROWN UPS will be able to make their own adult choices. Thanks for the link, Chris.

[Kazzoo]

I think it as agreeable and sensible legislation as a PV user. No harm no foul. But totally unenforceable.

What sort of chilling effect it will have on minors purchasing a device? Some I supose. Real world says if a minor really wants one, he will either take it from someone, or have a irresponsible Person of age get it for them. Thats how one got beer and Cigs in the past. (Only heard of such things occuring, based on rumor and unreliable sources)

Can you see it now in the Headlines-> Underground Ring of PV/Juice makers busted for distributing to minors Tens of dollars seized.
How do you go about proving age over the internet? I tell you I have been 29 for sometime now.....Really I swear!

Will a ID have to be presented? National, state, or other? Or will it all have to go to face to face transactions? Business oportunity for some to get that brick and mortar store, others a going out of business sale.

All in all, I think it a good thing to have consequences for selling to minors no matter how caught. It does (I think) refect the majority of vaporers stand on this issue.

But the "camel in the tent" maybe if we cant beat it, lets tax it!

Regards,

Kaz.

[BirdDog]

I ran across this a few weeks ago. It was nice to see that the only limit they were going to impose was the age restriction for sales. Colorado took a small and logical step, unlike other states, that went all out and wanting to ban sales or use exclusively. We already have all kinds of local and state restrictions on indoor smoking bans and smoking within certain public places. So I am sure that the next step will be for the state to include e-cigs in the bans for indoor smoking. As for an all out ban, the state will probably wait and see how this all plays out on the federal level.

[BirdDog]

Update and bill signing.

E-cigarette age limit signed into law in Colorado

[GPurv]

BirdDog, on 25 March 2011 - 03:44 PM, said:

Update and bill signing.

E-cigarette age limit signed into law in Colorado

The news article said the law made ecigs "off-limits" to those under 18.  The way I was reading it, it was only illegal to "sell" to those under 18 (and that's great).  Go for the dealer, not the buyer.

So, "off-limits" must mean minors can try to buy and can possess and use; same as cigarettes, beer and wine.