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Americans who live near state borders,how do you notice you've crossed the border?
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One comment mentioned that some things are legal in one state but illegal in another.
And I also remember that laws in general are often quite different between states.
So, I am wondering if there exist some kind of controls near state borders to catch illegal stuff and practices (or even wanted persons?) crossing the border?
Not typically. You'll see police along the major highways for speeders and the like but no state border patrol like that. Legally often transporting across state lines is a crime in and of itself but it's one of those things where they look the other way unless they catch you using whatever item.
Often this is done for practical purposes, because if it's legal in the state you started in, and might be legal in your final destination, they'd piss off more people that not of they stopped and confiscated from everyone.
Makes sense. Would also just generate work for the police forces with probably only low level violations to be uncovered.
Being practical is a good approach.