I'm a newb, been spending the past couple weeks just reading every possible thing I can, on this sub as well as other sites. Still very much on the fence about whether or not I am ever actually going to order anything. I am looking for reassurance, yes, but I am also genuinely curious. I noticed r/darknetmarketnoobs seems to be more full of people asking technical advice, so I thought maybe I should just ask here.
I just want to be able to order enough weed to smoke by myself. I'm sure this a pretty common goal. I'm not greedy(for money), don't even plan on hooking my friends up if/when I have it. According to this article in 2012 USPS seized 7,600 parcels containing 42,000 pounds, which means the average parcel seized contained 5.5 lbs.
Now obviously it's silly to ask something like "How likely are the cops to bust down my door if I get caught receiving an ounce." But I think a more concrete question that would probably be of interest to a lot of people, is what is the smallest amount that anyone is aware of anyone being arrested/searched for? Are there any KNOWN instances of someone being prosecuted for less than say a qp, regardless of locale? What about less than a half oz? Even word of mouth stories would be of some interest here.
Dude, just do it and don't worry about it.