In this episode: Philip Morris, the Big Tobacco giant best known as the maker of Marlboro cigarettes, helped Ron DeSantis defeat ballot measures last fall that would have legalized marijuana and protected abortion rights. A few months later, the Florida governor did a favor for Philip Morris: Allowing the company to sell its IQOS product line free of state tobacco taxes. And now Florida lawmakers are advancing company-backed bills that would cement that decision into state law.
Show notes
The bills discussed in today’s show:
Senate Bill 1418 — Heated Tobacco Products
House Bill 785 — Heated Tobacco Products
House Bill 1517 — Civil Liability for the Wrongful Death of an Unborn Child
House Bill 1219 — Employment Agreements
Senate Bill 806 — Florida Trust Code
House Bill 1173 — Florida Trust Code
DeSantis grants tax favor for Philip Morris after $500,000 gift