# Master Settlement Agreement on The No Agenda Show

Master Settlement Agreement comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from November 2019 to September 2022.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** November 2019 – September 2022
- **Related topics:** [Juul](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/juul.md), [Philip Morris](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/philip-morris.md), [Vaping](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/vaping.md), [Altria](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/altria.md), [California](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/california.md), [Iqos](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/iqos.md), [Tobacco](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tobacco.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Juul Settlement, Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement

- **Episode:** [1484: Do It For Ukraine](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1484-do-it-for-ukraine.md)
- **Published:** 2022-09-08
- **Time:** 2:22:45–2:26:55
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1484-do-it-for-ukraine/chapter/juul-settlement-tobacco-master-settlement-agreement.md

Juul Labs agreed to pay $438.5 million to 34 states to settle investigations into its marketing practices toward minors. The settlement is viewed as a way for states to recoup lost revenue from the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA), which relies on tobacco sales. As youth shifted from combustible tobacco to vaping, state budgets tied to tobacco bonds were negatively impacted.

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### Vape Wars, Altria and the IQOS Smokeless Device

- **Episode:** [1264: Mask Debate](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1264-mask-debate.md)
- **Published:** 2020-07-30
- **Time:** 2:15:20–2:19:12
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1264-mask-debate/chapter/vape-wars-altria-and-the-iqos-smokeless-device.md

Altria is reportedly pivoting toward its new "IQOS" smokeless tobacco device after the systematic dismantling of the e-cigarette and Juul markets. The move is seen as an attempt to maintain tax revenue for states under the Master Settlement Agreement, which traditional vaping threatened. Critics predict the device will fail because it removes the social and sensory element of "blowing smoke" that users enjoy.

Keywords: [altria](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/altria.md), [iqos](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/iqos.md), [juul](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/juul.md), smokeless tobacco, [master settlement agreement](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/master-settlement-agreement.md)

### Tobacco Settlement Bonds and Vaping Opposition

- **Episode:** [1189: CIS-Cast](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1189-cis-cast.md)
- **Published:** 2019-11-14
- **Time:** 2:31:28–2:34:37
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1189-cis-cast/chapter/tobacco-settlement-bonds-and-vaping-opposition.md

States like California and New York are incentivized to oppose vaping because their budgets rely on the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement with Big Tobacco. Many states sold bonds based on projected tobacco tax revenue; as smoking rates decline due to e-cigarettes, these states face financial defaults. The segment claims public health concerns are secondary to the protection of state "wallets."

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