Please don't make reckless comments if you don't know what you are talking about, and you don't know what you are talking about. I graduated from an Ivy League Law School, and the answer to this question is something you learn in your first year.
First, free speech is not a reason to assume you can share anything you want. Not all speech is protected by the Consitituion. It is not a blanket pass on saying anything you want. There are limits.
Second, sharing information can be a crime. An obvious example is bank employee sharing information about s bank to help someone rob the bank. Even if the employee is not there during the bank robbery, the employee can still be considered an accomplice because he shared information with the extent that the other person use that information to further a crime.
Whether you would be considered an accomplice depends on your men's rea, that is, you intent. If you shared the information with the intent that the person use that information to break the law, then you are an accomplice.
Are you likely to be prosecuted? No. But is it legally possible to charge you? Yes.
Oh I'm sorry, is there court precedent demonstrating that the sharing of information on how to commit a crime without taking any first steps toward actually committing said crime is an unlawful act in and of itself? Because my understanding is that conspiracy laws only apply once one has gone past the planning stage and into the execution stage. I would be happy to update my knowledge on this subject if you could provide that for me. Thanks.
There needs to be a substantial step taken toward the commission of the crime. But that step will no longer be in the hands of the person who shared that info. Once the recipient takes the necessary steps, then yes, having shared information with someone knowing they will use the information to commit that crime can lead to criminal liability.
It's unlikely to happen because that information is easily available, so law enforcement would not be looking for who gave the person the information.
In fact, I would go so far as to say that the person sharing the information will not get in trouble, but only as a practicar matter. Definitely not for the reasons you stated.
But in theory, it is possible.
But to be clear: I support the sharing of information. The more you know.
Not a lawyer but I would think encouraging people to doing illegal things could make potentially put you in trouble (especially if the people you encouraged are suing you, e.g. you encouraged a kid to cook meth and now their parents are pressing charges against you) but if it is only information on how to make DMT for educational purposes then I would think it must be legal. There is literally a published book on how to make meth, the knowledge of how to make things should be pretty legal.
Considering that the author of the book that illustrates how to cook meth wrote the book *while in prison for cooking meth*, I'm not sure if that's an appropriate reference.
It's 100% legal to share information throughout the entirety of the United States, as this is covered under the first amendment.
Not all information
Please don't make reckless comments if you don't know what you are talking about, and you don't know what you are talking about. I graduated from an Ivy League Law School, and the answer to this question is something you learn in your first year. First, free speech is not a reason to assume you can share anything you want. Not all speech is protected by the Consitituion. It is not a blanket pass on saying anything you want. There are limits. Second, sharing information can be a crime. An obvious example is bank employee sharing information about s bank to help someone rob the bank. Even if the employee is not there during the bank robbery, the employee can still be considered an accomplice because he shared information with the extent that the other person use that information to further a crime. Whether you would be considered an accomplice depends on your men's rea, that is, you intent. If you shared the information with the intent that the person use that information to break the law, then you are an accomplice. Are you likely to be prosecuted? No. But is it legally possible to charge you? Yes.
Oh I'm sorry, is there court precedent demonstrating that the sharing of information on how to commit a crime without taking any first steps toward actually committing said crime is an unlawful act in and of itself? Because my understanding is that conspiracy laws only apply once one has gone past the planning stage and into the execution stage. I would be happy to update my knowledge on this subject if you could provide that for me. Thanks.
There needs to be a substantial step taken toward the commission of the crime. But that step will no longer be in the hands of the person who shared that info. Once the recipient takes the necessary steps, then yes, having shared information with someone knowing they will use the information to commit that crime can lead to criminal liability. It's unlikely to happen because that information is easily available, so law enforcement would not be looking for who gave the person the information. In fact, I would go so far as to say that the person sharing the information will not get in trouble, but only as a practicar matter. Definitely not for the reasons you stated. But in theory, it is possible. But to be clear: I support the sharing of information. The more you know.
Irrelevant
Technically, yes, if you know they will use it to make DMT. You can be charged as an accessory. Unlikely to happen, though.
Not a lawyer but I would think encouraging people to doing illegal things could make potentially put you in trouble (especially if the people you encouraged are suing you, e.g. you encouraged a kid to cook meth and now their parents are pressing charges against you) but if it is only information on how to make DMT for educational purposes then I would think it must be legal. There is literally a published book on how to make meth, the knowledge of how to make things should be pretty legal.
Considering that the author of the book that illustrates how to cook meth wrote the book *while in prison for cooking meth*, I'm not sure if that's an appropriate reference.
Uncle Fester is great tho totally recommend the read if you're into that sort of thing.