Reason

FROM THE ARCHIVES

15 YEARS AGO

March 2008

“Today, workplace drug testing is a billion-dollar industry. It has also spawned a thriving antitesting industry and entirely new crimes. In Indiana, simply owning a Whizzinator—a comically complex but allegedly effective device that consists of a fake latex penis, a harness, synthetic urine, and heating pads—can lead to a 180-day jail term and a $1,000 fine. (This law hasn’t stopped people from buying the $150 unit.

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