Colorado has been a long time coming. We are now the 38th highest tax in the country. Reporter dr. Davidoff is the president of the American Heart Association denver and is backing the effort to triple the tobacco tax in colorado. We know the tax in colorado has not kept pace with inflation. Reporter the proposal would increase taxes on cigarettes by 1. 75 per pack. And other prod the bill would put that money back into tobacco education, research and would even help pay back Student Loans for Health Professionals in rural areas. Supporters say the purpose is to stop young people from smoking. Tobacco tax is one of the most effective ways to prevent youth from starting smoking in the first place. Smoking is bad for you. Reporter jackie ward picked up smoking six months ago. You cant buy something without getting text. I dont think you can make a case for its fair or not. Reporter Demetrius Graham started smoking at 18. He is now 22 and understands why people are pushing to raise the ta
Tripli t voters will decide in november. Three is a charm except when it comes for the broncos. Deciding who will be the starting quarterback is not the luckiest of assignments. Put me in, coach. Some fans gave us there. We heard from the coach and now we want your opinion. Its known for its beauty and someone tried to ruin it. The search for two vandals. Its been burning for two months. Now we know how the beaver creek fire got started. The message from a teacher a national conversation. 9news starts now. Coloradans will soon decide whether to raise the tobacco tax by roughly 300 . Smokers are paying 0. 84 in taxes per pack. Initiative approved for the ballot would raise that to about 2. 60 per pack. 9news reporter whitney wild joins us to explain why. Reporter a campaign for a healthy colorado is pushing thbi the main purpose is to stop young people from smoking. One dr. We spoke with says compared with other states, raising the tobacco tax in colorado has been a long time coming. We
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