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Originally Posted by Stiofan
There are some dry counties in states such as Mississippi where not only the purchase of alcohol is illegal, but the possession and transport as well...
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That's a poor example. A number of States directly regulate interstate commercial activity involving alcoholic beverages though their regulation of the buying, selling and commercial transportation of such products; but such regulation by a State is expressly permitted under the 21st Amendment.
The best answer is that --
- The possession of something in a State by any person in that State for that person's own use is not "commerce" and has only an incidental effect on interstate commerce.
- As KyJim pointed out in post 27, there are many areas in which a State and the federal government may have overlapping authority.