So purchasing marijuana seeds online may provide the only way out of this legal catch-22. Most North American online outlets have had few legal hassles. Still, these e-drug stores are operating on the fringes of the law. All the sites have disclaimers placing all liability on the buyer - which means that if your surface mail shipment is intercepted at customs, it's you, not the supplier, who is liable. Potential buyers also have to be aware that the legal status of internet drug sales is uncertain and confusing - there are plenty of gray areas.
Laws also change, and when they do, the aspiring drug buyer can get stung.
For instance, Amazing Nature sent out a peyote cactus plant to Switzerland, where at the time it was legal. But the plant was held at customs. Customs officials studied it and declared it illegal and then sent it back. There is no Better Business Bureau governing on-line drug sales. There are also indications that Canadian authorities' 'live and let live' attitude towards online sales of seeds and soft drugs may not be permanent.