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ridgeguy on March 21, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Legal marijuana sales forecast to hit $23B in 4 ye...

There is a "selective prosecution" defense [1]. In tax law, there is a "selective enforcement" defense [2].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_prosecution

[2] http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1933943

chc on March 21, 2016 [–]

Selective prosecution isn't much of a defense, as you'll see if you read the linked article.

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