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I just had a crazy thought - so it's legal in Canada, it's legal in Washington State, but it's illegal in the eyes of the border guard separating the two becaus

I just had a crazy thought - so it's legal in Canada, it's legal in Washington State, but it's illegal in the eyes of the border guard separating the two because he's a US federal employee. That's seriously fascinating.

TazeTSchnitzel 8y ago
Well, the thing is it's not really legal in WA, Federal law applies to WA. It's just not illegal at the state level any more.
- poulsbohemian 8y ago
  Au contraire, that's my point - it is legal in the state of Washington, by the vote and actions of the people. Likewise, by the vote and actions of the people of British Columbia it is legal. But, to a political body 2000 miles away it is not. And, because they have a representative who stands in a little box separating those two groups who have voted and acted, it is somehow made illegal should he or she wish to harass someone crossing that invisible line. It's ripe for a Kafka novel really.
  - coryfklein 8y ago
    > it is legal in the state of Washington, by the vote and actions of the people The people who live in Washington only decide a subset of the laws for the state. It is still illegal to possess or consume weed in Washington because WA is a part of the United States of America, where weed is illegal nationwide. The "United States of America" as a political body is defined by the borders of the United States of America (within which WA is completely contained), it is not located in Washington DC.
    - poulsbohemian 8y ago
      You are missing the nuance of what I'm saying, but I don't have the energy to explain it right now. Are you the Cory Klein in Minnesota (with whom I went to college)?
      - HeyLaughingBoy 8y ago
        That's not particularly nuanced: you can probably find may examples of actions that are legal on a state level, but illegal on a Federal level.
      - coryfklein 8y ago
        > Are you the Cory Klein in Minnesota Nope, although there are less than 50 Cory Kleins in the United States, so hooray for unlikely probabilities!

TazeTSchnitzel 8y ago

Well, the thing is it's not really legal in WA, Federal law applies to WA. It's just not illegal at the state level any more.

poulsbohemian 8y ago
Au contraire, that's my point - it is legal in the state of Washington, by the vote and actions of the people. Likewise, by the vote and actions of the people of British Columbia it is legal. But, to a political body 2000 miles away it is not. And, because they have a representative who stands in a little box separating those two groups who have voted and acted, it is somehow made illegal should he or she wish to harass someone crossing that invisible line. It's ripe for a Kafka novel really.
- coryfklein 8y ago
  > it is legal in the state of Washington, by the vote and actions of the people The people who live in Washington only decide a subset of the laws for the state. It is still illegal to possess or consume weed in Washington because WA is a part of the United States of America, where weed is illegal nationwide. The "United States of America" as a political body is defined by the borders of the United States of America (within which WA is completely contained), it is not located in Washington DC.
  - poulsbohemian 8y ago
    You are missing the nuance of what I'm saying, but I don't have the energy to explain it right now. Are you the Cory Klein in Minnesota (with whom I went to college)?
    - HeyLaughingBoy 8y ago
      That's not particularly nuanced: you can probably find may examples of actions that are legal on a state level, but illegal on a Federal level.
    - coryfklein 8y ago
      > Are you the Cory Klein in Minnesota Nope, although there are less than 50 Cory Kleins in the United States, so hooray for unlikely probabilities!