[an amused spectator]

From the looks of it, all three points of entrapment are satisfied in these cases.

[jwh_Denver]

"From the looks of it, all three points of entrapment are satisfied in these cases."

That's what I thought, that's why I no judgement call on it. For the government to do this it looks to me as if they have to find a minor (not a gov employee) who has already bought cigarettes at a certain place for them to do this. Then they would have willingness to commit the crime.