Do you consider digital scales drug paraphernalia?

Do you consider digital scales sold at gas stations drug paraphernalia?

IMHO, I do. Who is sitting at home and saying, "Hey, I'm running up to the local gas station to buy a scale so I can weigh out some flour to bake a cake?"

I'd appreciate your thoughts on this.

Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/06/2023 05:18AM by ServiceAward.

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Are you limiting your question only to digital scales sold at gas stations?

I would look at what other products are displayed near the scales.

It is pretty suspect, IMO. I don't understand why someone would go to a gas station to buy a digital scale unless they don't want a paper (or electronic) trail.

Yes, I do. They are usually displayed near the grinders and other drug stuff.

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At a gas station or convenience store.

I think most of the scales bought at gas stations are used for drugs, but that doesn't make them automatically classified as paraphernalia as they have plenty of legitimate uses as well.

As far as how to report them on a shop, though, it depends on the brand. Some specify small digital scales are drug paraphernalia, some consider them not paraphernalia. Others don't say one way or another. For the ones that don't specify, I usually don't count them unless they are next to pipes and stuff, and in those cases it wouldn't even matter because the pipes were enough.

There used to be at least one shopped gas brand that specified scales as paraphernalia and an infraction but I don't think the instructions are that specific anymore. On the form, check yes and then see if scales comes up as one of the choices. If it doesn't, then change the answer to no.

I did a revealed audit at a cell phone repair store once. Besides the fact that the guy lived like a pig and kept his store looking like a sty, he had a glass case where he sold "headshop"-type products. I took pictures of the entire display and submitted them with the report. The MSC contacted me later and asked if I had any others that I hadn't attached. Apparently, the client was very interested in what I'd found.

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@sestrahelena wrote:

There used to be at least one shopped gas brand that specified scales as paraphernalia and an infraction but I don't think the instructions are that specific anymore. On the form, check yes and then see if scales comes up as one of the choices. If it doesn't, then change the answer to no.

Yeah, that's what I did. The option was gone, and that is actually what prompted me to ask the question.

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Depends on the gas station brand. Most of them consider it paraphernalia but there are a couple that specifically outline what they consider appropriate versus inappropriate.

I have a small digital scale, I use it to measure the ingredients when I make my own supplements and make capsules so it's easier to swallow.

I know there are precious few uses for a gram level digital scale. Drug dealers and users do use them. But some of us who use small digital scales don't use them for illegal things.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/07/2023 08:24AM by Morledzep.

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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/07/2023 08:34AM by drdoggie00.

I use them for weed but maybe someone needs to use it to weigh an envelope or something they're mailing.
If there's no other paraphernalia in the store I'd probably say no but if there's other things, then yes.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/08/2023 11:46PM by wrosie.

@Morledzep wrote:

I have a small digital scale, I use it to measure the ingredients when I make my own supplements and make capsules so it's easier to swallow.

I know there are precious few uses for a gram level digital scale. Drug dealers and users do use them. But some of us who use small digital scales don't use them for illegal things.

Did you buy it at your local gas station?

@wrosie wrote:

Did you buy it at your local gas station?

nope, Amazon, 10 years ago.

I still have my Starbucks shop scale! Remember when we used to weigh the drinks? Now I use it for shipping boxes. Remember the thermometers? I tried to use mine in the oven. Don't have that anymore.

@Morledzep wrote:

I have a small digital scale, I use it to measure the ingredients when I make my own supplements and make capsules so it's easier to swallow.

I know there are precious few uses for a gram level digital scale. Drug dealers and users do use them. But some of us who use small digital scales don't use them for illegal things.

In addition to making our own supplement capsules, some of us use them to weigh gemstones. Since five carats equals one gram, it helps to have a digital scale for to weigh stones that can be quite tiny.

Also, I have a European friend who still measure flour and other ingredients for cakes and pastries on a metric gram scale instead of by volume (in cups, teaspoons, pints, etc.) as Americans do.

I have a gram level scale for baking but I would never purchase it at a gas station. Which is why I think a lot of gas stations consider it Paraphernalia.

I appreciate the responses. My question was not intended to imply that anyone who owns a digital scale is doing something they shouldn't. I own two digital scales which I use for my online business. My question had more to do with scales being sold inside a gas station store. It seems like an odd product for a store to invest in and not something an average person would purchase at a convenience store. I bought one of mine from Amazon, then ran across another one at Goodwill.

Someone suggested the context might be key to the answer, and I agree that this may be the best way to handle it.

Ahhaaa, Yes... Mr. Patel keeps a healthy stock on hand because "Jewelers come in all the time to buy them to weigh gold on the streets." in addition to the impressive selection of glass rose crack pipes. and the balls of chore in a coffee cup by the POS.

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@ServiceAward wrote:

Do you consider digital scales sold at gas stations drug paraphernalia?

IMHO, I do. Who is sitting at home and saying, "Hey, I'm running up to the local gas station to buy a scale so I can weigh out some flour to bake a cake?"

I'd appreciate your thoughts on this.

They are used as drug paraphernalia; The same way that innocuous glass tubes can be used.

The client considers them drug paraphrenalia, so must also condiser them as such.

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