Question about the legality of buying an unscheduled substance on the Darknet.

Like my title states, I'm wondering whether or not is it illegal to purchase an unscheduled substance (some sort of research chemical) on the Darknet?

Does the very act of purchasing a substance from a darknet website constitute an illegal action or would it only be illegal if the substance purchased was illegal.

Please answer based on the assumption that I live in the US.


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[3 Points] None:

You bought it online and depending on what it is, it could fall under the analogue act. Which only applies to the higher schedules. You could argue ordering it on the deepweb is a crime in itself. Money laundering or something. Your bitcoin goes through a tumbler...

IMO: Not legal. But can't prove was sent from deepweb. So gray area. If low schedule like etizolam powder. In a state where it isn't scheduled.


[2 Points] throwahooawayyfoe:

because the market is taking a cut in the form of the commission they take from each sale, you're technically aiding a criminal organization. however, packages tend to look like anything else you would order online, if not just regular junk mail. so, proving beyond a reasonable doubt that the item was indeed ordered from a dnm would be much easier said than done.


[2 Points] Gnomehat:

I don't live in the US (I am to the North), but as I understand it, you Americans are safer ordering gray-market chems than we are. The reason for this is that, while you have the analogue act and we do not, it is VERY rare for your govt to invoke said act. I can't imagine they would go to the effort to lay charges if you ordered something that could only be illegal if interpreted thru analogue laws.

Unless, of course, you are ordering in bulk. In that case, I can only guess that the gloves are off. If you have a fat oz of white powder (of any chem) w/ your name on it, it's gonna be a giveaway that you intend to distribute, and it will likely make things 1000x more difficult for you.

Interesting that the consensus here is that the act of ordering is the criminal act. I can see how that could be true, but I think it needs to be looked at in degrees, as well. If you buy $25 worth of MXE, it may be illegal, but it's also plain crazy for the state to make a case on that. If you buy $2500 worth, then you might be in risky territory.

I hope none of this is inaccurate. AFAIK we don't have DNM-related laws in Canada yet. But I could be wrong, since every fun RC known to man is secretly banned here (arylcyclos, all 2C's, all trypts, all amps, and more) and it's possible that anti-DNM measures are secretly in place in my country too.

Good question, since it is indeed a very confusing time in the internetz history.


[1 Points] CheshireMeowVend:

how would LE know you bought it from the darknet?

As long as it legal should be fine but could belong to to analogue act.

Never tell LE where you got it. If anything you got it from China.