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āĻ—āĻžāρāϜāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏ⧇āϰāĻž āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•ā§āϰāϝāĻŧ āĻ—āĻžāχāĻĄ

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Lisa Thompson

Lisa Thompson

Storage & Preservation Specialist

āĻ—āĻžāρāϜāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏ⧇āϰāĻž āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•ā§āϰāϝāĻŧ āĻ—āĻžāχāĻĄ

āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻŸā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ• āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āύ, āϕ⧇āύāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž āϝāĻžāϚāĻžāχ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āύ āĻŦāĻž āĻ­ā§‹āĻœā§āϝ āĻĄā§‹āϜ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āύ āύāĻž āϕ⧇āύ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāϞ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ āĻ…āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĨ¤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻļāϤ āĻļāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āωāĻĒāϞāĻŦā§āϧ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϝāĻŧ, āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϖ⧁āρāĻœā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āĻ§ā§āϝ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤ āĻāχ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏ⧇āϰāĻž āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āϏ⧁āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇⧎

āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ

āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋāϰāĻ­āĻžāĻ— āĻ—āĻžāρāϜāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ, 0.1g āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āϞāϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ 200g+ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āϏāĻš āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϕ⧇āϟ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ āφāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļ - āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ­āϰāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ $15-25 āĻ–āϰāϚ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻžāĨ¤ āϘāύāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ (0.001 āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āϞāϤāĻž) āĻĒāĻžāύāĨ¤ āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϚāϞ⧁āύ; āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻĄāϞāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āϞāϤāĻž āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤


āĻ—āĻžāρāϜāĻž āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻ˛ā§āϞāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ

For precision measurement standards, nist āĻ“āϜāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻĒ provides official calibration guidelines.

āĻĒāϕ⧇āϟ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ

Best for: Everyday cannabis flower weighing

āĻ¸ā§āĻĒ⧇āϏāĻŋāĻĢāĻŋāϕ⧇āĻļāύ:

  • āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āϞāϤāĻž: 0.1g (100mg)
  • āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž: 100-500 āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ
  • āφāĻ•āĻžāϰ: āĻĒāϕ⧇āϟ āĻŦāĻž āĻĄā§āϰāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻĢāĻŋāϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇
  • āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝ: $10-30

Pros:

  • āĻĢ⧁āϞ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āϞāϤāĻž
  • āĻŦāĻšāύāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻŋāϚāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ
  • Affordable
  • āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϏāĻšāϜ

Cons:

  • āϘāύ⧀āĻ­ā§‚āϤ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϝāĻĨ⧇āĻˇā§āϟ āϏ⧁āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āύāϝāĻŧ
  • āϛ⧋āϟ āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰ⧀ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇

āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ

Best for: Concentrates, precise dosing, edible making

āĻ¸ā§āĻĒ⧇āϏāĻŋāĻĢāĻŋāϕ⧇āĻļāύ:

  • āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āϞāϤāĻž: 0.001g (1mg)
  • āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž: 10-50 āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ
  • āφāĻ•āĻžāϰ: āωāχāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻļā§€āĻ˛ā§āĻĄā§‡āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ•āĻŽāĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻ•ā§āϟ
  • āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝ: $15-50

Pros:

  • āϚāϰāĻŽ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āϞāϤāĻž
  • āϘāύāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āϝ
  • āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻ­ā§‹āĻœā§āϝ āĻĄā§‹āϜ
  • āĻĒ⧇āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ āϗ⧁āĻŖ

Cons:

  • āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āĻ¸ā§āϰ⧋āϤ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύāĻļā§€āϞ
  • āĻ¨ā§āϝ⧁āύāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ
  • āϧ⧀āϰ āϰāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻ‚
  • āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ•āύ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ

āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āύāĻžāϘāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻ˛ā§āϞāĻž

Best for: Large quantities, making butter/oil

āĻ¸ā§āĻĒ⧇āϏāĻŋāĻĢāĻŋāϕ⧇āĻļāύ:

  • āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āϞāϤāĻž: 1 āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ
  • āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž: 1-5 āϕ⧇āϜāĻŋ
  • āφāĻ•āĻžāϰ: āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽ
  • āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝ: $10-40

Pros:

  • āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ“āϜāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽ
  • āωāĻšā§āϚ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž
  • āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āύāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋
  • āĻĻā§āĻŦ⧈āϤ āωāĻĻā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ

Cons:

  • āĻ…āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϪ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āύāϝāĻŧ
  • āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻāĻ•āĻ• āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻ“āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāĻž
  • āĻ­āĻžāϰ⧀ āϏāĻžā§āϚāϝāĻŧ


āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŽā§‚āϞ āĻŦ⧈āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āϝ

Accuracy

0.1 āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ (āĻĒāϕ⧇āϟ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ):

  • āĻĢ⧁āϞ āĻ•ā§āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•
  • āĻ…āĻˇā§āϟāĻŽ, āϚāϤ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ, āφāωāĻ¨ā§āϏ āϝāĻžāϚāĻžāχ āĻ•āϰ⧇
  • āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ—āϤ āĻŸā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāĻ‚ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ­āĻžāϞ

0.01g (āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āϞ āĻĒāϕ⧇āϟ):

  • āϛ⧋āϟ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϪ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āφāϰāĻ“ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•
  • āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϧ-āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āϝāĻžāϚāĻžāχāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ­āĻžāϞ
  • āϘāύāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĻāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ (āĻŦ⧇āϏāĻŋāĻ•)

0.001 āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ (āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ):

  • āĻĄā§āϝāĻžāĻŦ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āϝ
  • āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻ­ā§‹āĻœā§āϝ āĻĄā§‹āϜ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ
  • āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻĢ⧁āϞ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ“āĻ­āĻžāϰāĻ•āĻŋāϞ

Capacity

āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻŽāĻŋāϞ⧇āϰ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž:

  • āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ—āϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ: 100-200 āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āϝāĻĨ⧇āĻˇā§āϟ
  • āϘāύ āϘāύ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āϕ⧇āύāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž: 500G+
  • āĻ­ā§‹āĻœā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž: 1000G+ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•

Note: Higher capacity often means lower precision at small weights.

āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§‡āϰ āφāĻ•āĻžāϰ

āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ“āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āύ āϤāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ:

  • āϛ⧋āϟ āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽ: āύāĻžāĻ—, āϘāύ⧀āĻ­ā§‚āϤ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϜāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻž
  • āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽ: āϜāĻžāϰ, āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ­āĻžāϞ
  • āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ āĻ“āϜāύ āĻŸā§āϰ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ

āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ•āύ

āϕ⧇āύ āĻāϟāĻž āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ:

  • āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āϰāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻ‚ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇
  • āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ
  • āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āϞāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇

Types:

  • āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ•āύ (āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāϜāύāĻ•)
  • āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ•āύ (āφāϰāĻ“ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ­āϰāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ)
  • āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ•āύ āĻ“āϜāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ

āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ

Battery:

  • āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ
  • AAA āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§‹āϤāĻžāĻŽ āϏ⧇āϞ
  • āĻ…āĻŸā§‹-āĻļāĻžāϟāĻ…āĻĢ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāρāϚāĻžāϝāĻŧ

āχāωāĻāϏāĻŦāĻŋ āϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻœā§‡āĻŦāϞ:

  • āϕ⧋āύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ
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  • āĻĒā§‹āĻ°ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāϞ āύāϝāĻŧ
  • āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āϐāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĻ• āφāύ⧁āώāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋāĻ•


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āϏ⧇āϰāĻž āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻ—ā§āϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāϕ⧇āϟ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ

āφāĻŽā§‡āϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāύ āĻ“āϜāύ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ AWS-600

  • āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āϞāϤāĻž: 0.1 āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ
  • āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž: 600 āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ
  • āĻŦ⧈āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āϝ: āĻĢā§āϞāĻŋāĻĒ-āφāĻĒ āĻĸāĻžāĻ•āύāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āχāύāϞ⧇āϏ āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽ
  • āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝ: ~$12-15

āϕ⧇āύ āĻāϟāĻŋ āϏ⧇āϰāĻž:

  • Reliable brand with good QC
  • Protective lid doubles as tray
  • Excellent accuracy for price
  • Long battery life

Best Budget Pocket Scale

Fuzion Digital Scale

  • Accuracy: 0.1g
  • Capacity: 200g
  • Features: Backlit, tare function
  • Price: ~$8-12

Why it's best:

  • Accurate enough for casual use
  • Very affordable
  • Compact size
  • Good reviews for price point

Best Milligram Scale

Smart Weigh GEM20

  • Accuracy: 0.001g
  • Capacity: 20g
  • Features: Tweezers, calibration weights, windshield
  • Price: ~$20-30

Why it's best:

  • Includes everything needed
  • Accurate and reliable
  • Good for concentrates
  • Professional features

Best High-Capacity Scale

Ozeri Pronto Kitchen Scale

  • Accuracy: 1g (0.05oz)
  • Capacity: 5000g
  • Features: Tare, unit conversion
  • Price: ~$12-18

Why it's best:

  • Large platform
  • High capacity
  • Kitchen-friendly appearance
  • Reliable brand

Best Premium Option

AWS Gemini-20

  • Accuracy: 0.001g
  • Capacity: 20g
  • Features: Professional grade, calibration set
  • Price: ~$25-35

Why it's best:

  • Industry standard for precision
  • Excellent long-term reliability
  • Accurate calibration weights included
  • Worth the investment


What to Avoid

Red Flags

Too cheap:

  • Under $8 usually means poor QC
  • Inconsistent readings
  • Short lifespan

No brand name:

  • Can't verify quality
  • No customer support
  • Often clones of good scales

Novelty designs:

  • CD case, phone case scales
  • Usually sacrifice accuracy
  • Gimmick over function

Inflated capacity claims:

  • "1000g capacity, 0.001g accuracy"
  • Physically impossible specs
  • Sign of dishonest seller

Common Issues with Cheap Scales

  • Readings vary with placement
  • Drift over time
  • Won't hold calibration
  • Buttons fail quickly
  • Display dies
  • Inaccurate at low weights


Scale Maintenance

Keep It Accurate

Do:

  • Store in protective case
  • Calibrate monthly
  • Clean platform gently
  • Replace batteries proactively
  • Keep away from moisture

Don't:

  • Exceed weight capacity
  • Drop or jar the scale
  • Store in extreme temperatures
  • Press hard on platform
  • Use with wet materials

Cleaning

For regular cleaning:

1. Turn off scale

2. Wipe platform with dry cloth

3. Use isopropyl alcohol for residue

4. Let dry completely before use


Calibration Guide

When to Calibrate

  • New scale (out of box)
  • Monthly for regular use
  • After moving or dropping
  • After temperature changes
  • If readings seem off

How to Calibrate

Using calibration weights:

1. Place scale on stable surface

2. Turn on, let stabilize

3. Enter calibration mode (varies by model)

4. Place required weight when prompted

5. Wait for confirmation

6. Test with known weight

DIY calibration check:

  • US nickel = 5.0g exactly
  • US penny (post-1982) = 2.5g
  • Stack multiple for larger weights


Buying Tips

Where to Buy

Best options:

  • Amazon (wide selection, reviews)
  • Head shops (see before buying)
  • Kitchen supply stores

Avoid:

  • Gas station scales
  • Unknown online sellers
  • Used scales (calibration unknown)

What to Check

Before purchasing:

  • Read recent reviews
  • Verify accuracy claims
  • Check return policy
  • Confirm calibration method
  • Note battery type needed

Price Expectations

By quality:

  • Entry level: $8-15
  • Mid-range (recommended): $15-25
  • Premium: $25-50
  • Professional: $50+


The Verdict

For most cannabis users: Get a quality pocket scale with 0.1g accuracy. The AWS-600 or similar ~$15 option provides the best balance of accuracy, durability, and value.

For concentrate users: Invest in a milligram scale like the GEM20. The extra precision is essential for proper dab portioning.

For edible makers: Consider both a milligram scale for dosing and a kitchen scale for ingredients.

Don't cheap out—the difference between an $8 scale and a $15 scale is significant in terms of accuracy and longevity. A good scale lasts years and pays for itself in verified purchases.


This guide is for educational purposes. Always comply with local laws regarding cannabis.

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