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by ensignavenger 2155 days ago
According to the previously cited case linked at https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/500/453/, the law is actually very specific about the weight being the whole mixture.
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Yes, sorry, that part of what I wrote was unclear, but that's what I meant. I edited to hopefully clarify.
In theory, the defense attorney would provide a counter-balance to this- unfortunately, our system does not provide adequate defense to folks who can't afford it. And that is the real tragedy, methinks.