GMRS handhelds are low power as well, it isn't until you get to mobile units that the power increases.
Your laws in the USA are different then here in Canada.
We are limited to 2 watts for gmrs.
Since GMRS handhelds in the USA are allowed a maximum of 5 watts, some Canadians used to smuggle USA gmrs into Canada (popular were garmin rino models).
Cheap baofengs have pretty much ended that.