Yep. I've seen bowls of those available for free at various events. Even if I'm not going to partake of stuff that would need those, I'm happy to see them passed around freely.

They give these out in NYC, but make a point to say that the test strips won't catch everything. So still be really careful if you go this route.

Yea it’s like skiing in avalanche terrain. Forecast and observation don’t remove the risk

Test strips are just as or almost as illegal as the drug themselves in many state. Except without the huge profit margins to incentivize dealers to carry them.

Why are they illegal?

"Paraphernalia."

IN my state it is a felony have a reagent that say tests for THC whereas ownership of the THC itself is legal.

That's idiotic. I put it right up their with "let's reduce pregnancy by making it hard for teens to get condoms so that they don't have sex".