is it legal to grow your own tobacco for personal use? How hard is it to

Inventory evaluations do not take long when everything is tracked in entire packs & it is much simple to identify any missing items

So many actors just hang out with other actors

And where Anthan had gone

They typically use prop cigarettes that are herbal, have no nicotine or additives, and are only lit when cameras are rolling, in much the same way that stuntpeople dont run a motorcycle off a cliff until the director has called Action. I should also probably tell you here that Im not interested in anyones opinion about whether discouraging smoking in film and TV results in a net social good, because I dont believe thats what scripted entertainment should be concerned with primarily or even tangentially

Dont overthink this part