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> Everything was legal until a law was passed criminalizing it. Many things are illegal not because a law has been passed against it, but because something see
by mnw21cam 5y ago
> Everything was legal until a law was passed criminalizing it.
Many things are illegal not because a law has been passed against it, but because something seemed bad, was brought before a judge, and the judge made a judgment that set a precedent. That's what is called common law.
Having a law created is a separate way that things can become illegal. That's what is called statutory law.
Not all countries have common law.
- cies 5y ago>but because something seemed bad, was brought before a judge, and the judge made a judgment that set a precedent Like growing MJ in yr garden?, gimme a break. Hoe can substance use ever become a crime under common law? Some penalty okay, but a crime???