The end of the article reminds me of one of the worst absurdities of American drug laws. In many cases, owning a scale or other measuring equipment gets you in

The end of the article reminds me of one of the worst absurdities of American drug laws. In many cases, owning a scale or other measuring equipment gets you in more trouble. Potential evidence of trafficking. Never mind that a scale is the only way to dose powdered substances as a consumer of street drugs. It's not really possible to safely dose street drugs to begin with. It's certainly not possible if you're measuring out quantities by eye. Simply ensuring addicts have $10 digital scales would probably save a few lives.