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Phil Weiser

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Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement and Enforcement

In November 1998, forty-six states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories (the states) entered into a settlement agreement with the four largest tobacco companies in the United States.  This agreement, called the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA), restricts tobacco companies’ marketing practices and requires them to pay a projected $206 billion over twenty-five years to the states.

The Office of the Attorney General is responsible for enforcing the MSA and for seeing that tobacco product manufacturers who have not signed the MSA comply with the Colorado Tobacco Escrow Funds Act.


Additional Information

  • Master Settlement & Agreement Enforcement
  • Master Settlement Agreement Restrictions
  • Colorado Certified Brands Directory
  • Fire-Safe Cigarettes
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  • Information for Distributors
  • Tobacco FAQs

Contact Us

Colorado Office of the Attorney General
Tobacco Settlement Enforcement
Revenue & Utilities Section
Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center
1300 Broadway, 8th Floor
Denver, CO 80203

TobaccoEnforcement@coag.gov

Phone: (720) 508-6218
Fax: (720) 508-6038

Resources - Cessation

  • 1-800-QUIT-NOW
  • American Lung Association, Quit Smoking
  • Colorado Quit Line
  • Tobacco Education, Prevention & Cessation Grant Program

Resources - Smoking & Youth

  • Truth Initiative
  • Campaign for Tobacco-free kids
  • FDA Be Tobacco Free
  • Smoke-free Movies
  • TEENS – Foundation for Tobacco-Free Youth
  • The Truth
  • Youth Media Network

Resources - Smoking & Health

  • American Cancer Society
  • American Lung Association
  • Center for Disease Control
  • National Association of Attorneys General
  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
  • Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
  • Public Health Law Center

Forms

  • Certificate of Compliance by Non-Participating Manufacturer Regarding Escrow Payment (DR 0237)
  • Licensed Distributor Reporting Form for Tracking Transfers and Exports of Non-Participating Manufacturer Cigarette Brands for Escrow Purposes (DR 1284)
  • Model Escrow Agreement for Non-Participating Manufacturers
  • Tobacco Products Manufacturer Certification (TPM Certification) (DR 0231)

Office of the Attorney General
Colorado Department of Law
Ralph L. Carr Judicial Building
1300 Broadway, 10th Floor
Denver, CO 80203

(720) 508-6000

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