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by aidenn0 3993 days ago
> What shocks me the most is that the CVS pharmacy was selling cigarettes 1 year ago! What?! Pharmacies sell cigarettes in America?!

http://www.bbcamerica.com/mind-the-gap/2013/10/29/6-differen...

TL;DR pharmacies are located in convenience stores in the US.

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American drug stores have a complicated history. They also used to be ice cream parlors.
I know one that still is: https://plus.google.com/107851275537929467936/about?hl=en. You can still get a marshmellow coke at the soda fountain there.