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Have you had your prostate checked?
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So firstly, I’ve often heard the opposite regarding determining LSD purity in a proper lab context. This paper discusses it some, but I know advancements have been made in analytics since then: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378434797005380There are also several papers that discuss LC/GC MS determination of isometric content of LSD on blotters. It is fairly straightforward in a laboratory context to determine LSD purity.
There are numerous studies, particularly in Europe and one notable one in Brazil, where presumed LSD blotters have been collected at festivals or from police seizures and subjected to LC/GC MS. With the exception of Brazil the findings are that the blotter is either impregnated with pure LSD or with some other psychoactive substances such as a DOC or NBOMe. LSD has only extremely rarely found on the same blotter as another psychoactive substance. Meaning your basic Ehrlich indole test followed by Hoffman is pretty reliable (except for ruling out ETH-LAD)
Only one paper on user-level drug testing I have ever read commented on the identification of manufacturing residues from LSD using LC/GC MS. This indicated residues being <1%. There are also several papers that discuss LC/GC MS determination of isometric content of LSD on blotters. It is fairly straightforward in a laboratory context to determine LSD purity.
Energy Control’s testing regime specifically quantifies and differentiates LSD from iso-LSD (using HPLC with a coupled UV detector). But there is little data out there to suggest that it is being found on blotters based on the various public studies they have provided data to.
Yes. I thought that was a very interesting article in support of the argument that isomers and metabolites (of LSD in this case) are fairly easily and routinely discernible if that’s what you are looking for. So mysterious contaminants or variants at the molecular level won’t stay mysterious for very long (which has implications for the ‘MehDMA discussions too I think).Have you seen this? https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00414-006-0078-x
When William Leonard Pickard was busted for the final time it was claimed he had been running a series of labs that were producing kg amounts of near pharma-grade LSD every month. Say 10 million standard doses a month. About the same time another major chemist and their mutual supplier of precursors were taken down and there began a well-known drought of LSD for several years.Having said that, I’ve long been dubious of Energy Control’s ability to determine with high accuracy what’s in the samples they receive. Personally I think that acid quality varies from lab to lab in the underground world. I know some batches are made better than others, and it leads me to believe that impurities are introduced by sloppy, inexperienced, and/or unskilled amateur chemists sometimes..
I’d like to read the papers you mentioned regarding isometric content of LSD on blotters.
You know man, I recently read Operation White Rabbit: LSD, the DEA, and the Fate of the Acid King by Dennis McDougal (published Oct 2020, and a highly recommended read), and one take-away I got from the book was that Pickard was never completely full of shit, but he wasn't exactly free of any misgivings or capable of spinning up yarns and facts to suit his need, barely bending truths here and there in a manner that couldn't be questioned most times, and that attitude and approach occasionally would bite him in the ass.When William Leonard Pickard was busted for the final time it was claimed he had been running a series of labs that were producing kg amounts of near pharma-grade LSD every month. Say 10 million standard doses a month. About the same time another major chemist and their mutual supplier of precursors were taken down and there began a well-known drought of LSD for several years.
Although there is a huge amount of myth and misinformation around his case, Pickard always claim LSD production is decentralised but most of the evidence from the criminal justice system suggests a small number of mega producers. I can’t find very much evidence of small-scale LSD labs being busted the way meth, MDMA, speed, and other labs are around the world.
If this is true it would suggest there is really not that much variation in LSD quality from amateur chemists though Pickard had spoken about variations in batches he made from things like lab temp and humidity during the process.
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I began with the papers re-published on the Energy-Comtrol website and followed up the citations. The most significant ones are the testing done at festivals attracting users from multiple countries because that seems to give a reasonably random multi-country sample for the testing.
I've wondered about this, but I see no evidence he ever received a §5K1.1 reduction in sentence for substantial assistance to the U.S. prosecutor nor a Rule 3553(b) motion granted, but I'm also not privy to his Judgment and Commitment papers, which would clearly notate such a ruling in his case. I doubt you've seen his JNC papers either though, so what makes you so certain he snitched?pickard was a dea snitch aswell
Yes but rats also go around undetected sometimes, and/or Pickard might've felt he would be able to mitigate his risk from Skinner here. I don't know, but I certainly don't like accusing people of being rats without definitive proof.rats hang out with rats.
Yeah I could believe that.Pickard was involved in murders, warlords and the taliban in the 90s.
Do you know him personally or somebody else told you this?The bastard is a truly crazy human he lived it all.
You openly call the man a snitch and then also state that you respect him?But i respect him
Who said he was a saint? You're the one stating you respect someone you think is a snitch. So what are you talking about and who are you addressing here? I know it's not me, because my central thesis is that he's not fully to be believed, and is quick to tell sketchy “facts” and outright lies.but lets not go around saying hes a saint lol.
No one is debating this.He was up to many dark shady things aswell this was high level organized crimminal stuff.
This is true according to records presented in the book as well.Pickard was busted many times
But is this true? Doesn't seem like the author would've risked his reputation by holding out a pivotal fact such as what you claim. It's easy to say things like this, but again, can you show me some proof of this? I see no evidence suggesting his cooperation – no co-defendants besides Clyde Apperson who was arrested with him near the Wamego lab. It looks like he alone took the fall each and every time.and only ever got off by snitching.
He certainly made mistakes, that's for sure. Can't comment on karma here, but you sure have a weird, conflicting opinion of the man.Karma comes around and bites him in the ass.
Oh so you make LSD, then?Making LSD is not that haard in the 21st century.
Yeah like what? Just keep it in generalities so as to not violate site rules, but which new paths are you referring to?many many new paths to high quality crystal have been discovered by chemists to avoid the law.
True. This doesn't indicate that it's easy though. And all of it pivots on acquisition of the appropriate precursors which is not something everyone has the privilege of knowing where to find quite so easily. It's a bit of an exclusive club, those with access to legit ergotamine tartrate…they still make lsd in califorina holland czech germany spain and poland and even obsurce places like australia and even in nz.
Clandestine chemistry has always been cool to me, and I like the picture you're painting here, even if alchemists were a little bit nutty in their pursuits, lol.Chemists are out there living like some secert alchemist producing this sacred holy molecule LSD-25.
Can't argue with you therethey are doing gods work.
Most of them were on the agency payroll in one way or another. Whole movements were compromised. They were your modern day social media influencers without all the modern day aspects involved. Pretty much every notable leader, pioneer or what have you were all involved to some degree. Much of the swinging sixties that started off all of this was predicated on attempting to create these leaders who would alienate and isolate their followers, which they did with great success. By the time it was all over pretty much all notable figures for these movements were compromised and had been working with, either directly or otherwise, the government.I've wondered about this, but I see no evidence he ever received a §5K1.1 reduction in sentence for substantial assistance to the U.S. prosecutor nor a Rule 3553(b) motion granted, but I'm also not privy to his Judgment and Commitment papers, which would clearly notate such a ruling in his case. I doubt you've seen his JNC papers either though, so what makes you so certain he snitched?