Fla. Has $70 Mil. In Tobacco Spoils For Agency To Snuff Teen Smoking

Florida is beginning a nationwide agency search for a $70 million anti-smoking marketing campaign to be developed over the next 18-24 months, according to state officials.
The largest state anti-smoking effort to date will be funded by Florida’s $11.3 billion cigarette settlement reached last August with tobacco manufacturers. That agreement set aside $200 million for anti-smoking advertising, education and enforcement.
The state is requesting that agencies with at least $40 million in billings contact Gov. Lawton Chiles’ office in Florida.