This is why I think the "use of a special language or whispering in furtherance of a crime" provisions of SAFE will probably be struck down by the Supremes, unless they, too, have forgotten what the Constitution is all about.)
Ebonics has to be a natural candidate for pleading this to the ... How about five years for calling a drug "Mary Jane" when writing it down, four years for "marijuana", three and a half years for "marihuana" and six months for "Cannibus Sativa." Calling it simply "Killer shit, man!" would be acceptable.
Back when marijuana was illegal in Oklahoma, during the anti-war years when everybody was paranoid that their phones were tapped by the FBI, a friend of mine would occasionally have phone conversations like "Hey, Steve, I just got some .... Beer. Want to come over?" "Yeah, Joe, I'd really like some .... Beer. I'll be there in about an hour. Should I bring some .... Pizza?" # Thanks; Bill # Bill Stewart, +1-415-442-2215 stewarts@ix.netcom.com # You can get PGP outside the US at ftp.ox.ac.uk/pub/crypto/pgp # (If this is a mailing list or news, please Cc: me on replies. Thanks.)