> For anything ~ 200k+ that isn't literally holding your baby hostage from imminent death, it's probably cheaper to get a degree in chemistry and some lab equipment.

Or find a chemist who was tempted by Breaking Bad but found the ethical problems and risk profile unsatisfactory, who would jump at the chance for a little profitable humanitarian patent infringement.

Which leads to an interesting HN startup idea (or at least a Cory Doctorow novel): SciHub, but for drugs…