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***About ClearWay Minnesota***  
The mission of ClearWay MinnesotaSM is to enhance life in Minnesota by reducing tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke through research, action and collaboration. We were created in 1998 and entrusted with overseeing 3 percent of the state’s tobacco settlement funds. We use our portion of the settlement to help Minnesotans quit smoking and tobacco use, and to fund tobacco-related research, programs and initiatives around the state. We work to raise people’s awareness of the dangers of tobacco and to make Minnesota a healthier place.