practical lsd manufacture by uncle fester

The DEA has recently estimated the total number of clandestine

LSD labs operating in the United States at only 100, with most of

them located in northern California. This alarmingly low number of

labs leaves the supply of LSD in this country at constant peril. Further,

the concentration of production in so few hands has left us awash in

a mediocre swill comparable to the beer spewed out by the major

brewers. The vast majority of acid is uniform, bland, low powered

and uninspiring.

This distressing situation results from the convergence of a series

of factors. The botanical sources of lysergic acid are not easily

available in large quantities. The actual production of LSD from

these botanical sources is a touchy and involved operation. The most

convenient and direct starting materials for acid production such as

lysergic acid or lysergamide are controlled substances and unavailable

directly to the public in any quantity. These roadblocks,however,

pale in comparison to the most important factor - the inaccessibility

of good information to those motivated to put it into action