Perfectly legal but officially discouraged. That means officialdom wants to outlaw the practice but doesn’t have the votes to do it, so they will harass you against the public will.
Affirmative.
"Officials" lack the legitimate authority to discourage legal behavior. When they do so, the become usurpers and tyrants.
>> That means officialdom wants to outlaw the practice but doesn’t have the votes to do it, so they will harass you against the public will.
That last part would be more accurately stated "so they will violate your human, constitutional, civil rights under color of the law. That's a felony, by the way.