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Widespread consensus doesn't determine what is and isn't a crime. The law does. Until the federal law changes, marijuana sales are a federal crime. Technically
by ocdtrekkie 6y ago
Widespread consensus doesn't determine what is and isn't a crime. The law does. Until the federal law changes, marijuana sales are a federal crime. Technically speaking, no state can actually "legalize" it.
- sneak 6y agoYou’re absolutely right, of course. Widespread consensus heavily influences prosecutorial discretion though, which determines in practice what is or isn’t permitted by society. The law is not a computer program, and it is applied entirely arbitrarily.