# Tobacco across state lines

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tobacco-across-state-lines/634051>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 7, 2012, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tobacco-across-state-lines/634051 "2012-09-07T23:49:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Carpepm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Carpepm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carpepm)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tobacco-across-state-lines/634051/1 "2012-09-07T23:49:02Z")

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I have read all the comments on taxes and taking cigerettes across state lines. What nobody has commented on is when you transport tocacco that is not in cigarette form. Could I get in trouble by carrying a truck load of raw tobacco to NY if it is not in cigerrete form?

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**Author:** ![qualityleashdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/9f8e36/32.png) [@qualityleashdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qualityleashdog)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2012, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tobacco-across-state-lines/634051/2 "2012-09-08T01:54:08Z")

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When I was a kid, our tobacco went across the state line in bale form, to warehouse. Of course, we had a tobacco base and a paper trail that identified the tobacco as ours, and where it originated. Not that anyone ever stopped us or questioned us before reaching the warehouse, demanding to see our papers. I still see tobacco crossing state lines, presumably bound for the warehouse, but I doubt there is anything to stop the hauler if they wanted to haul it to a friend’s house or wherever.