From Note 1: > prosecutors can charge people for amounts that are not the same as the amount seized and then notes If someone is caught with 500g you can sim

From Note 1: > prosecutors can charge people for amounts that are not the same as the amount seized and then notes If someone is caught with 500g you can simply charge 280g and make your life easier. If you charge 500g the defendant will argue it was just 450g, which even if irrelevant makes the case seem weaker to the jury--death by a thousand cuts. But if you charge 280g and present evidence of 500g, it makes the case seem more like a slam-dunk to the jury.