Mike's "Authorized"

I'm pretty certain that you need to be in some way authorized to sell cigarettes.  Even if your one of those duty-free reservations stores, you have to be authorized. 
Things have changed since I was a kid.  You could buy them out of a machine.  They were right on the self and counter in arms reach.  Not to mention they were less than a buck a pack.  Glad I quit, but not insensitive to those who partake either.