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How wine bricks saved the US wine industry during Prohibition

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    NaraVara
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    Really surprised "Definitely don't do this thing that gives a desired result because it's illegal" passed any standard for compliance with laws about not knowing what the end user was going to do....

    Really surprised "Definitely don't do this thing that gives a desired result because it's illegal" passed any standard for compliance with laws about not knowing what the end user was going to do. This seems like something that happens because the judges don't actually like the law they have to enforce (prohibition).

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    1. cfabbro
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      That reminds me of the magic mushroom situation here in Canada. They're schedule III under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, so possession, obtaining, or producing them without a license is...

      That reminds me of the magic mushroom situation here in Canada. They're schedule III under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, so possession, obtaining, or producing them without a license is illegal, but you can still legally (and easily) order spore syringes, and mycelium laced grow kits without a license. It's only once you actually use them to grow any magic mushrooms without having said license that you have technically broken the law.

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    2. MimicSquid
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      That structure is often used when certain specific things are illegal and the person giving the instruction needs to avoid liability. Behind the spoiler for discussions of mortality When a friend...

      That structure is often used when certain specific things are illegal and the person giving the instruction needs to avoid liability.

      Behind the spoiler for discussions of mortality

      When a friend of the family was in hospice care for her advanced cancer, she asked the nurse what would cause a lethal overdose of her pain medication. The nurse very carefully explained exactly what actions she would need to avoid in order to avoid overdosing, as if she did those things she'd fall asleep and not wake up. It protected the nurse from liability, and gave the family friend the information she needed to not linger beyond when she wanted to.

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