Washington will receive about $66 million from Philip Morris to resolve lingering disputes between the company and the state related to the landmark multibillion-dollar tobacco settlement reached in 1998.

The agreement with Philip Morris follows another one reached in April of this year between the state and other tobacco companies, including R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. Under that settlement , the state received over $277 million from R.J. Reynolds and the other manufacturers to resolve similar disputes.

Washington and 45 other states entered into the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) with major tobacco makers in 1998. The settlement imposed major restrictions on the industry’s advertising and marketing, including prohibiting tobacco advertising targeting people younger than 18.

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