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Re:Legal marijuana sales forecast to hit $23B in 4 years by programmarchy on Monday March 21, 2016 @02:13AM (#11326504)
It is a very precarious situation which I think extends beyond the marijuana industry, even in the US. What you said about China reminded me of the book Three Felonies A Day, which explains how modern federal crime laws put US citizens in a similar position of being extorted at the whims of the state.

It seems like there could be an opportunity for some kind of mutual aid arrangement -- an insurance policy of sorts -- that could underwrite the legal fees for a member who happens to get busted.

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Re:Legal marijuana sales forecast to hit $23B in 4 years by ams6110 on Monday March 21, 2016 @09:01AM (#11327727)
You might try to make the argument that if enforecement is highly inconsistent that it's being done with bias. Not sure a judge would agree but it seems to be a reasonable argument. If the Feds are not enforcing a law, what's the point of the law?

Similar to how trademarks can be voided if they are not consistently defended.

Edit: written before I saw vidarth's comment.

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