The 'underground publications' covering this topic havedone little to clean up this situation. They assume a level of understanding of the arcaneįield of lysergic chemistry not generally possessed by eventhose skilled in the 'cooking arts.' The scientific articles dealing with this topic are barelyreadable by the typical person with an undergraduate degree inchemistry. I can think of no other area of organic chemistry which, towe common working pot-boilers, is shrouded in as muchmystery, or is as thoroughly obfuscated as the production ofLSD.
These roadblocks, however, pale in comparison tothe most important factor - the inaccessibility of goodinformation to those motivated to put it into action. The actual production ofLSD from these botanical sources is a touchy and involvedoperation. The botanical sources of lysergic acid are noteasily available in large quantities. This distressing situation results from the convergence of aseries of factors. Further, the concentration ofproduction in so few hands has left us awash in a mediocreswill comparable to the beer spewed out by the major brewers. Thisalarmingly low number of labs leaves the supply of LSD in thiscountry at constant peril. The DBA has recently estimated the total number ofclandestine LSD labs operating in the United States at only 100,with most of them located in northern California. 107A Few Words Concerning Calamus by Cousin 97Precursor And Essential Chemicals.99Waste Exchanges.
