In my neck of the woods, if you are a resident of Arkansas and you go into Mo. to buy smokes and you buy more than a carton (10 packs) and you get caught, it’s a felony. One extra pack would do it.
Imagine that conversation on the “group W” bench:
“Kid, whatcha in for?”
“Uhhh, I had a carton of Marlboros on the seat and an unopen pack in my shirt pocket....?”
Oops. I should clarify that: Ark. has imposed a very punitive STATE tax on smokes along with the Fed. tax, making smokes in Mo.-which has not increased their state tax (yet)- more affordable, relatively speaking.