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Re:The LSD Museum, the Largest Collection of “Blotter Art” i... by cypherpunks01 on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @10:21PM (#36689738)
There were far fewer restrictions on obtaining precursors to drug manufacturing as compared to today. It's extremely difficult, but made much easier if you're not doing a total synthesis, for example if you obtain ergotamine tartrate and other precursors.

Anyone interested in LSD manufacture definitely should check out the Hamilton's Pharmacopeia episode with Casey Hardison. Shortened version here: https://youtu.be/Mj2grxdQLQs He was a bit of a genius too, explains some issues around ergotamine tartrate and also how he got busted. Casey is famous for the self-represented "cognitive liberty" defense of his offenses, which of course failed.

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Re:The LSD Museum, the Largest Collection of “Blotter Art” i... by rendx on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @11:36PM (#36690198)
Is there anything known about LSD production today? Since it is still widely available easily and cheaply.
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Re:The LSD Museum, the Largest Collection of “Blotter Art” i... by thumbuddy on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @07:05AM (#36692782)
No sane person would discuss such matters, right?
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Re:The LSD Museum, the Largest Collection of “Blotter Art” i... by kalverra on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @09:55AM (#36694565)
Well part of the issue is that there are a lot of RCs (Research Chemicals) that dealers often try to pass off as LSD, but are really slight tweaks on the chemical. They tend to be much easier and cheaper to make, so the street market is flooded with them (25i-NBOME is quite prolific). This can be a bit dangerous as there have been some (admittedly anecdotal) horror stories with people using these.

As for real LSD, it's insanely potent, and even a single batch can yield thousands, hundreds of thousands of doses. So you could probably stay pretty mobile while producing large amounts, assuming access to proper ingredients and equipment. See above our fellow polyglot genius who was hauling ass all over the country and supplying most of Rock and Roll with it.

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