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Re:LSD Chemist William Pickard to Be Released from Prison by masklinn on Saturday July 25, 2020 @06:32AM (#23948096)
As zelly notes below the US has mandatory life sentence for certain amounts of drug production. Under 21 USC § 848(b), a life sentence is automatic for the principal administrator of a "continuing criminal enterprise" involving in excess of 300 times the quantities listed at 21 USC § 841(b)(1)(B), which for LSD would be (v):

> 1 gram or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)

By all accounts, Pickard had produced kilos of LSD.

Not defending the life sentence (let alone two concurrently), but it's a logical consequence of the US's fucked up laws & sentencing guidelines.

> Wonder what people were getting for drugs that actually kill people.

Depends, were they "black" of "leftist" drugs that "actually kill people"? I don't think anyone got jailed over leaded gas.

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Re:LSD Chemist William Pickard to Be Released from Prison by dfalzone on Monday July 27, 2020 @01:50PM (#23967573)
Kilos? Jesus, what would that even look like? I can't imagine that that much LSD would exist in the world at the same time. Amazing
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Re:LSD Chemist William Pickard to Be Released from Prison by andrepd on Saturday July 25, 2020 @07:23AM (#23948367)
Reminder that leaded gas is still in use.
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Re:LSD Chemist William Pickard to Be Released from Prison by Enginerrrd on Saturday July 25, 2020 @09:25AM (#23949005)
In the US? Not really. Its sale is banned for use in cars. Wikipedia says there are a few exceptions for aircraft, farm equipment, and marine engines, but even in those fields I've never heard of it being used. It's also been pretty much phased out worldwide with a few tiny exceptions. What exactly are you referring to?
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Re:LSD Chemist William Pickard to Be Released from Prison by tonyarkles on Saturday July 25, 2020 @10:20AM (#23949352)
100LL is still a super common aviation fuel. It has a relatively low amount of tetra-ethyl lead, it it’s there.
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Re:LSD Chemist William Pickard to Be Released from Prison by andrepd on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @08:43AM (#23975095)
I'm referring both to avgas (there's a measurable effect in populations near airfields) and leaded automobile fuel in a few countries in the world.
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Re:LSD Chemist William Pickard to Be Released from Prison by throwaway0a5e on Saturday July 25, 2020 @09:09AM (#23948913)
You're right, but only technically. Leaded gas is in use in GA aircraft only. The overall contribution this makes to atmospheric pollution is infinitesimal. Diesel garbage trucks are worse for society the amount of leaded gas we still burn.
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Re:LSD Chemist William Pickard to Be Released from Prison by chrisweekly on Saturday July 25, 2020 @09:12AM (#23948930)
where?
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