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Psychedelics aren't physiologically addictive and don't induce the same economics as what you'd generally think as "recreational drugs". There are no LSD or DMT
by Bayart 1y ago
Psychedelics aren't physiologically addictive and don't induce the same economics as what you'd generally think as "recreational drugs". There are no LSD or DMT cartels.
- graemep 1y agoMaybe not exactly the same, but plenty of people do buy LSD and other hallucinogens from illegal sources. The lack of cartels are perhaps a reflection of the lack of the international supply chains etc. associated with drugs like cocaine and heroin?
- Bayart 1y agoIt's a reflection of the lack of money. Those substances are comparatively cheap, not habit forming and don't build up long term tolerance. A lot of them are pretty easy to DIY (though not LSD-25). The typical LSD user will buy a $10 blotter once in a while. The money flow is not worth mentioning in the broader scope of illegal substances trafficking.
- voytec 1y ago> The lack of cartels are perhaps a reflection of the lack of the international supply chains etc. No. Most of Europe (apart from Scandinavian states, Belarus and Russian Federation, I believe) has access to legal LSD prodrugs. Not analogs but a LSD-25 molecule with attached [it changes] something group which is detached after ingestion, making the ingested substance "the real thing". These do not pass the LSD/DMT Ehrlich test[0]. AFAIK citizens of at least a few US states can as well fully legally obtain such compounds from up north. So no - lack of LSD cartels is not a result of the lack of international supply chains. As GP stated - it's because these substances have a very low addiction potential. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehrlich%27s_reagent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehrlich%27s_reagent
- Klonoar 1y agoTangential, but some people have indeed reported batches of 1P-LSD passing that test.