In April 2005, I sat down with Citruscide to discuss a legal question that was beginning to surface across the Internet: Could companies lawfully sell chemicals labeled “For Research Purposes Only” while knowing (or having obvious reason to know) that many purchasers intended to use them as drugs (to treat injuries or affect the structure…

Federal sentences are tied to the United States Sentencing Guidelines. There’s a chart with “Offense Level” on one axis and “Criminal History Category” on the other. Judges must look at the guidelines in sentencing an offender. In drug cases, the Offense Level is largely driven by the number of drug “units.” One steroid unit is…