• Chozo@fedia.io
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    17 days ago

    Yes. Selling something advertised as a prohibited product, whether or not it’s true, is technically a crime. Assuming we’re talking about the US, in most jurisdictions this would be treated just about the same as if you were actually selling the same volume of the advertised product. I believe the reasoning behind it is that even if it’s fake, you’re creating a market for the real product to be traded, or something like that.

    So if you sell a 1 lb bag of flour calling it cocaine, you’d get charged as if you sold 1 lb of coke. The final judgement may not be as severe as actually selling a pound of coke, but the initial charges typically will be.

    Also, flour and sugar do not look like coke or meth up close. It would be immediately obvious a user/seller the moment it’s in their hands, so this is also a really good way to get your ass kicked.