Shouldn't we all be getting raided by now?

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Originally posted by Jim
domweb
I hate to simplify it this way but, selling drug paraphernalia is a little different than what we do. I like to compare apples to apples and I have not seen a lot of 2257 arrests since it's inception several years ago.

True enough, Jim, but AFAIK there hadn't been any paraphernalia busts (at least not federal ones) for years either, until Parson Ashcroft decided it was time to make an example out of Tommy Chong.

Part of the nasty power-play of this sort of government threat is to let you know "we can move against you any time we want to." Both the porn and paraphernalia biz are related - in the sense that operating either one is always a calculated legal risk in a way that selling sandwiches or lawnmowers is not. And so it's up to each individual to make their risk assessments for themselves. Hopefully we all make intelligent assessments, based on our own research and legal advice.