A smoking license won't work in WA or ANY state

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/11/15/public-health-proposal-considers-mandatory-smokers-license/

I dunno how a limit on how many cigs can be purchased will actually work. Is the license gonna show how many cartons I bought so far during the course of the month? A limit of 50 packs would be the same as 5 full cartons.