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Samantha Bee: The Mooch Will Set Trump Free

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Anymouse 🌹🏡😷7/30/2017 1:20:34 am PDT

re: #194 piratedan

well, I guess its a matter of what you choose to prosecute…

if you want to say that misdemeanor use of marijuana should come to the attention of whatever agency enforces those particular laws (say like National Lampoon and their use of nudity in their panels that caused them to be placed, like High Times into the restricted adult section) then no, I think that’s picayune shit..

for some reason I don’t find that as having any equivalency as say treasonous activity for misleading the public and influencing a national election, naturally, ymmv.

Cultivation of cannabis (even for personal use) under Federal law is a Felony. Sale of paraphernalia is also a Felony. Possession over two offences is a Felony.

Promoting Felonies is a Felony. Doing that in concert (several writers, editors, and a publisher) is a conspiracy to commit a Felony.

Indeed, prosecution is up to the discretion of a prosecutor. You’ve still dodged the question. High Times argues they have a I Amendment right. Federal law says they are promoting a crime. Should they be prosecuted for promoting Felonies?

If your argument is no, then you are engaging in special pleading. High Times is exempt from a provable Federal offence, but a newspaper with a slant but not breaking a law (at least one I am aware of) should be prosecuted.