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mothballedtoday at 5:32 PM3 repliesview on HN

A few things you can legally do online without ID or age verification in the US

1) buy cigars and pipe tobacco (but not cigarettes!)

2) Buy "CBD" by the pound

3) Buy ammunition, a barrel and the rest of gun parts for a glock, except a frame/receiver that can be 3d printed in a few hours to complete it.

4) Order and have delivered wine

But there are people arguing to skip all that and go to straight to ID for social media. It isn't about the children. It's about keeping tabs on who says what.


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Dwedittoday at 5:38 PM

Usually the delivery person asks for ID when delivering the wine?

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rglovertoday at 6:44 PM

#1 isn't entirely true. It's a soft-gate but you are legally required to verify age on your site before completing the purchase (I run a boutique cigar brand [1]).

[1] https://philosophercigars.com

mr_mitmtoday at 5:35 PM

Is teens ordering wine a big issue in the US? Bigger than social media?

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