For example, possession of 12 grams of LSD carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years under federal sentencing guidelines.
Reader's note: that's between 50k and 100k doses.
Not that I disagree with your point.
[edit] To clarify, I mean that the law does not say specifically to weigh only the active ingredients. In fact it's the opposite.
You are probably underestimating the magnitude of the effect, though. A single square of blotter paper weighs on the order of 10 mg; it holds a dose on the order of 50-100 micrograms, about 1% of the paper mass.
it seems the war on drugs has caused more brain damage than any recreational drug. This is similar to stunts like draining the drizzle from beer cans into one empty can and declaring an open alcoholic beverage was concealed in a vehicle. LEOs can have thier respect back when they stop this sort of nonsense.
Calling it blue collar is somewhat of a stretch.
Whether I agree with the spirit of the law in that context is somewhat orthogonal.
Full disclosure: many years ago I moved about 33,000 tabs of LSD on to the streets, took me about three years though.
SCOTUS says the medium weight counts. So I'm guessing 12 grams is a lot fewer doses according to the courts?