The ad was in High Times.
Yeah, in that case kind of hard to argue you weren’t enticing people to buy a controlled substance. The “reasonable person” rule applies, I assume. What would a reasonable person believe from the ad?
Still, in the examples, they’re calling it either cocaine or marijuana, which are illegal. Grass is not illegal to sell. If it’s truly lawn clippings, those look nothing like marijuana.
I can see this happening with someone who is interested in high-end designer furniture but who may not necessarily be the most savvy of buyers. An authentic Eames Lounge chair costs around $4,000. You can find full-size replicas for less than $1,000. A scale model is only $34.45. I have to admit, I thought I was looking at a full-size Eames chair the first time I saw that last listing.
There was a great episode of “After You’ve Gone” where Jimmy buys a motorbike online and when it’s delivered he realizes he’s bought a pocket bike. The outcome was telegraphed for anyone who’s ever seen one, but it was still hilarious.
If you used the slang for pot in a magazine dedicated to pot, then I guess it’s up to the judge or jury to decide if you were trying to entice people that you are selling a controlled substance, or they would honestly know it was lawn clippings. Choose your jury wisely…
I don’t imaging too many prostitutes get away with soliciting by claiming “when I asked him to cough up some dough, I meant regurgitate raw bread…”
We were taken a couple years back when we thought we were buying a vintage liquor decanter on eBay. I send the money order off to Canada (about seven dollars), and a couple weeks later receive a postcard with a picture of the decanter on it. I should’ve pursued a refund, but didn’t since it was relatively cheap, over the border, and should’ve read the description better. Collecting liquor decanters can be bad enough of a hobby, but who in the hell collects postcards featuring liquor decanters?
Bill Bryson describes in one of his books about how back in the early 20th century, Sears or some other mail order company misled the public with an offer for a three piece suite or whatever for only $1 (or some similar tiny amount) and those who bought it found out it was a doll’s house accessory. Anyone recall the details?