acid manufactor?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Leonard_Pickard

I came across this guy while looking up some info on Leary. I'M sure some of you people have heard of him & his plight -

The DEA claims him & his partner had a Santa Fe lab that typically produced about 1 kilogram or 2.2 pounds of pure LSD, about 10 million doses with a street value of about $40 million, every five weeks.

I haven't been into the psychedelic scene for a long time (at least since the GD years) - but that's a awful lot of hits

Question is -Has this made much news out west? Anyone ever heard what kind of acid they attributed to him- Its been awhile now- any new news on him
just courious,
jjack

 

ohoho the guy is nuts!!!

i like him

 

the silo cook, an inspiration to us all.

taking a missile silo, a nuclear holocaust proof structure built specifically for mass murdering people and turning it into a acid factory.

 

2 life sentences without parole, for LSD?

come on now.

that's great though. taking something that was built for hate, and using it for love.

 

I think the way that someone survives in that business effectively is by ending the trace from the drug back to them pretty early.

So, I dont think anyone would ever know that their acid came from this dude unless they were really in the know-how and could just take enough that it wouldnt matter how pure it was (purity is the only difference that can differ amongst acid manufactures, they are all making LSD in the end, so there will only be more or less LSD and more or less impurities/non-active variants of LSD)

 

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We could have had a repetition of the 60's if he hadn't been busted? He and his guys produced a ton of L... I don't think a lack of L is the reason why our culture isn't mirroring that of the 60's.

I don't know much about him, but it was a big deal when it happened. There is tons of LSD around these days, from what I can gather. There was a drop off for a while, but there was a huge bust in Cali like a year ago and there has still been plenty of L going around. I highly doubt he was producing as much as the feds claimed - they always blow the busts way out of proportion so that it seems like more of a success.

 

Strangely I think you're right. I think it has something to do with society, culture, media, technology, etc. that affects the way people are taking LSD. Before it was illegal before 66/67, I think more people used it properly and had the life changing experiences which you should have, but then all these media scare tactics, technology, cell phones, video games, TV, computers, and all these social attitudes and norms that were never accepted in the 50's and early 60's came about because of the late 60's, and Idk but it seems like as a result of all this, instead of taking it and sitting in a room for 6 - 12 hours listening to jefferson airplane and jimi hendrix, kids are going to parties and watching TV and listening to rap and just aren't taking it seriously at all - they just wanna get fucked up. It is a supply problem too - it's not as scarce as it was from like 03-06 but there's still not enough around like there has to be for any major changes to happen like the 60s. At least in my area anyway. It's tough to get most people to even consider taking it and then to take it right, it is a challenge in today's shitty society, but it is possible.

 

You can write Leonard Pickard and Clyde Apperson here:
CLYDE APPERSON14058-031
FCI VICTORVILLE MEDIUM I
SATELLITE CAMP
P.O. BOX 5100
ADELANTO, CA 92301

WILLIAM LEONARD PICKARD 82687-011
USP TUCSON
U.S. PENITENTIARY
P.O. BOX 24550
TUCSON, AZ 85734


Be sure to send them stamped self addressed envelopes for a response!

do not try to send anything illegal. (you can send that stuff to me! hehe)


Don't know about stateside but here in hawaii there is a severe L drought so visitors are always welcome!

aloha!

 

you know he had already had a previous conviction for posession with intent, and i think attempted manufacture also. most likely he narked to get off that first rap scott free, possession of LSD with intent is no joke. trusted sources tell me pickard was egotistical and and in way over his head. it was only a matter of time, everything comes full circle in the end.

moral of the story: dont be a snitch.

 

well shit.. he supplied the whole country and probly alot of other countries..

probably made alot of people go insane.. my neighbor hasn't been right in the head for years..

 

He was no snitch. In fact he was set up by feds and his "friend" Dr. John Halpern.

He's a smart man. His only mistake was trust.

I'm working on a petition for the new Prez. to give a pardon or at least shorten the life with no parole sentence.

aloha!

 

He wasn't right in the head to begin with then. No one goes insane..at least not real only imagined while tripping only to come down and realize...oh..that was the acid talking.

He PROVIDED and shared his gifts for the betterment of society. Well he had to earn a living too! ; )

 

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/artic...rchive/2001/06/10/MN170988.DTL&type=printable

 

Who says sitting in a room for 6-12 hours listening to Jeffereson Airplane and Jimi are going to give you life-changing experiences? Who says going to a party on cid won't? If anything, at a party, you can have a much more insightful trip than simply listening to music, or vice-versa. It changes everyone in different ways, I, personally, go about doing relatively normal things that I would be doing anyway, lucy allows me to see what I've been doing daily in a different and insightful way. Simply the act of dosing, with no after effects can change you. I'm not quite sure what you mean about taking it right, especially with acid. Hell you could shove it up your ass and you'd still get there. Who says listening to rap isn't good to trip to? If you take acid to get high then good for you. If you take it to meditate good for you as well. Set and Setting are conducive to a good trip, so if you're most comfortable at a party listening to rap music, then by all means, take acid there once you are familiar with doses and effects. And for those people saying our good friend Lucy can bring back the ideals of the 60's, I'm dissappointed. I think most of you should know that although acid was a big part of that whole era, it wasn't the only driving force.

 

yup that's how it went down..thanks for the link!...oh to have been there..before the bust..yeah don't forget Skinner the doublecrosser.

that neurosoup chic is supposed to be doing a movie about the whole thing.

aloha!

 

That would make some movie! Wow, the thought excites me..

 

Come on now... You've got to be kidding. LSD can fuck your brain up. It can cause temporary to permanent psychosis. Psychosis=Insane

 

Temporary I agree with. What really happens to the brain on acid is a different way of thinking and mental process while under the influence. After the chemical has wore off we still have the memories that were created and stored in our brains. The more we are stoned or tripping and making thoughts and decisions that influence our inner self, the more that these different perceptions create who we are, sometimes magnifying the artistic gifts or talents as well as the insecurities and mild psychosis we all have to some degree.

I'm 47, been smoking pot daily since '77, used to eat acid in the late 70s, (black stars, orange sunshine, purple micrdots) found a connection in the 80s for awhile and ate the stuff like every few days for as long as I had.
Since then only great weed, mushrooms galore but acid is very rare.

I think one could go psychotic if they aren't in the right mind on acid and not have set/setting right.
I took several hits way back after my first divorce because I was depressed and man that really messed me up. Crying is sometimes a part of a good acid trip but that time was a memorable bummer! It still occupies some negative space in my mind.

So in retrospect of the beginning of my post I guess some folks MIGHT be messed up directly or indirectly by acid.


Maybe I just need more testing!

 

people go crazy on acid because they are all ready crazy, and when they dose they dose too high. I've seen it.