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So wait, this guy was smoking some weed (I assume) in the middle of a con and got banned. Why is this even questioned? Whether you agree with smoking weed or n
by theevocater 14y ago
So wait, this guy was smoking some weed (I assume) in the middle of a con and got banned. Why is this even questioned? Whether you agree with smoking weed or not, he committed a crime during a PyCon event.
- toki5 14y agoNobody's questioning it. I'm not sure where that impression came from.
- theevocater 14y agoJust, why is everyone focusing on the smokescreen of he said/she said? Who cares! He broke a federal law!
- haven 14y agoI'm questioning it. The behavior in question seems alcohol-spawned. If alcohol is tolerated it seems bizarre to treat cannabis draconianly. If cannabis use is legal in the state, there is no prosecutable crime. Federal cannabis drug law is not enforced against cannabis users, only those who sell it and thereby more directly touch on interstate commerce. If breaking unenforced federal law is ban-able behavior, then better ban everyone. I think the unfortunate thing is that we all break federal law every day. (Most of us at least violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Ever made a GET request potentially in violation of an API's ToS?) Scary thing is, the feds actually prosecute under the CFAA.
- theevocater 14y agosee http://pycon.blogspot.com/2013/03/pycons-response-to-inapropriate.html http://pycon.blogspot.com/2013/03/pycons-response-to-inaprop...
- salsakran 14y agoSmoking weed is not a crime in CA, which is where PyCon was held this year.
- mkr-hn 14y agoThe law is federal. The extent of a state's ability to supersede federal law is an ongoing discussion in the courts.
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