Quote Originally Posted by newracer View Post
Because those are federal departments and it is not legal at the federal level. So for now there is a need for a tax at the state level. Even if it did fall under one of those departments it would still need to be taxed the same as the products currently under those departments are.
Fair enough.
How bout the Colorado, Department of Revenue, Liquor Enforcement Division?
http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite.../1209635770319

Tobacco Enforcement

The Division coordinates its enforcement activities with the Colorado Departments of Human Services and Health. The Division responds to complaints about tobacco sales to minors and conducts unannounced retailer compliance checks (stings) to determine retailer compliance.

The Division conducts approximately 3,200 tobacco retailer compliance checks. Retailers who sell to minors during a compliance check will be issued a warning and targeted for future compliance checks. If continuing violations occur, a retailer can receive administrative fines ranging from $250 to $15,000.

On an annual basis the Division will work with the Department of Human Services to develop a federal report concerning the effectiveness of Colorado's enforcement program. Federal mandates require Colorado to achieve and maintain an 80% retailer compliance rate to avoid endangering federal grant monies. Colorado's current compliance rate ranges from 92-96%.