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Mike DeWine: “This money [from cigarette tax] would go to working families…”

Featuring: Mike DeWine, Republican | Governor of Ohio

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Published | Video Starts at 26:24

But for using that money in the marijuana, as far as the cigarette tax, you know, when you have that discussion, you have to look at where that money again is going. And in this case, This money [from cigarette tax] would go to working families who have children under the age of seven. and they could get up to $1,000 per child. And that seemed to me to be a very good trade off. We can't do it any other way. (26:24–27:53)

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Asserts that cigarette tax revenue would be allocated to working families with young children.

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