I live in New Hampshire where the tobacco and alcohol taxes are lower than any other New England state. We have stores on just about every road coming into NH that survive mainly on selling cigs and liquor. The majority of the license plates in the parking lot are not from NH.
Oh I remember! When we used to travel in and out of Maine, we would make one last stop at the NH State Liquor store. You know the one. Right there on the Maine border? Lots cheaper!
Mainers who are lucky enough to live close to the NH border spend their money there, and not in Maine. Is there any wonder? :)
I have been buying cigarettes and liquor in NH for Years....
According to MA - I'm a tea-tottling non-smoker.
Many people I know don't even blip on the screen as smokers...or drinkers.
MA smoking rate went down? Yeah- right....