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To: Roscoe
Who draws the line? You or the law?

Who decided there is some magic line at which a sufficient quantity of something becomes "commerce" even though it is not being bought, sold, or traded?

356 posted on 10/02/2002 1:29:45 PM PDT by tacticalogic
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To: tacticalogic
Who decided there is some magic line at which a sufficient quantity of something becomes "commerce" even though it is not being bought, sold, or traded?

Massive amounts of illicit drugs are being "bought, sold or traded." Congress and the states both typically set different penalties for possession of different quantitities of illicit drugs.

358 posted on 10/02/2002 1:36:45 PM PDT by Roscoe
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