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I imagine that being able to carefully control the purity, dosage and the environment will go a long way. It is unfortunate that it is impossible to get illegal

I imagine that being able to carefully control the purity, dosage and the environment will go a long way. It is unfortunate that it is impossible to get illegal drugs of known purity, concentration, and quality.

drewblaisdell 14y ago
It is absolutely possible to get illegal drugs of known purity, concentration, and quality.
- scarecrowbob 14y ago
  Indeed, but it requires knowledge, experience, and trust... each of which can be difficult to obtain in themselves.
  - ceejayoz 14y ago
    Most of this stuff is easy enough to produce in a controlled, safe manner. There are suppliers for medical-grade cocaine, for example, as it's used in a small set of procedures.
- hcarvalhoalves 14y ago
  Just look after a guy called "Heisenberg".
refurb 14y ago
If you can get approval to possess a Schedule I substance from the DEA, you can purchase drugs such as LSD and psilocybin from companies that manufacture them. They also come with certificates of analysis describing their purity. http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/etc/medialib/docs/Sigma/General_Information/deareq_usa.Par.0001.File.tmp/deareq_usa.pdf http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/etc/medialib/docs/Sigma/General_...
- betterunix 14y ago
  Just make sure you do not do something silly like publish a book on how to make drugs using easy-to-find supplies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PiHKAL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PiHKAL
- eric_bullington 14y ago
  I've just read a very interesting book after seeing it mentioned in HN's earlier discussion of LSD. It's by Dr. Rick Strassman, who conducted the first trials of a psychodelic held in the US in 20 years (using a potent psychodelic called DMD). Even after his trial was approved by the FDA and DEA, he struggled to find a supplier for human-quality DMT, although he had already procured a sufficient quantity of laboratory-quality of DMT for testing purposes. It's a very interesting book -- I highly recommend it [0]. He's not a strong writer in terms of narrative (I found the book's pacing to be jarring given the intensity of experiences described), but he's very precise and describes some very interesting work, and some amazing experiences had by his subjects [0]. 0. http://www.rickstrassman.com/ http://www.rickstrassman.com/

drewblaisdell 14y ago

It is absolutely possible to get illegal drugs of known purity, concentration, and quality.

scarecrowbob 14y ago
Indeed, but it requires knowledge, experience, and trust... each of which can be difficult to obtain in themselves.
- ceejayoz 14y ago
  Most of this stuff is easy enough to produce in a controlled, safe manner. There are suppliers for medical-grade cocaine, for example, as it's used in a small set of procedures.
hcarvalhoalves 14y ago
Just look after a guy called "Heisenberg".

refurb 14y ago

If you can get approval to possess a Schedule I substance from the DEA, you can purchase drugs such as LSD and psilocybin from companies that manufacture them. They also come with certificates of analysis describing their purity. http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/etc/medialib/docs/Sigma/General_Information/deareq_usa.Par.0001.File.tmp/deareq_usa.pdf http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/etc/medialib/docs/Sigma/General_...

betterunix 14y ago
Just make sure you do not do something silly like publish a book on how to make drugs using easy-to-find supplies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PiHKAL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PiHKAL
eric_bullington 14y ago
I've just read a very interesting book after seeing it mentioned in HN's earlier discussion of LSD. It's by Dr. Rick Strassman, who conducted the first trials of a psychodelic held in the US in 20 years (using a potent psychodelic called DMD). Even after his trial was approved by the FDA and DEA, he struggled to find a supplier for human-quality DMT, although he had already procured a sufficient quantity of laboratory-quality of DMT for testing purposes. It's a very interesting book -- I highly recommend it [0]. He's not a strong writer in terms of narrative (I found the book's pacing to be jarring given the intensity of experiences described), but he's very precise and describes some very interesting work, and some amazing experiences had by his subjects [0]. 0. http://www.rickstrassman.com/ http://www.rickstrassman.com/