# Illegal activity

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-activity/616910>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [March 27, 2012, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-activity/616910 "2012-03-27T02:00:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-activity/616910/21 "2012-03-28T18:02:00Z")

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> [@Procrustus](#):
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> I can’t think of much more ridiculous extreme example than worrying about promoting marijuana use.

Seems to me The Dope has made a business decision about dope and if you disagree with the decision, then you need to make your own decision as well.

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**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-activity/616910/22 "2012-03-28T18:02:58Z")

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> [@Duckster](#):
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> Seems to me The Dope has made a business decision about dope and if you disagree with the decision, then you need to make your own decision as well.

Indeed, I decide to ridicule their decision endlessly (or until I get thrown out)

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-activity/616910/23 "2012-03-28T18:52:36Z")

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> [@Morgenstern](#):
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> It seems to me the Dope could put a disclaimer somewhere, saying something like “we neither support nor condone questionable activities, however, we realize that some adults choose to discuss these in an open forum and will allow it.”

We could do that; nobody’s asserting that we are legally required to handle things the way we do. But I wouldn’t expect the current rules to be changed.

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-activity/616910/24 "2012-03-28T19:15:21Z")

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> [@Procrustus](#):
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> I can’t think of much more ridiculous extreme example than worrying about promoting marijuana use.

How about your previous examples in this thread 😛

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**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-activity/616910/25 "2012-03-28T19:27:44Z")

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I say pot talk should be banned simply for being boring and juvenile.

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**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-activity/616910/26 "2012-03-28T19:40:17Z")

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> [@MOIDALIZE](#):
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> I say pot talk should be banned simply for being boring and juvenile.

we could try raise it to a higher level. It certainly is no more boring than discussions of Dancing With the Stars, or more juvenile than the many TMI threads about farts and poop.

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