I probably count as a pioneer in this sort of thing; I remember an outfit on usenet who was an early research chemical and plant salesman, and thought it was incredibly cool to be able to do this. While nothing bad happened, I regret those youthful indiscretions, and feel sad for the kids messing with far more potentially dangerous things these days. I remember a big population of junkies ended up with parkinsons because someone cut corners on a fentanyl synthesis and made an isomer which is now widely used in Parkinson's research. It's only a matter of time before something like this happens again. Perhaps it already has.
I'm absolutely for the legalization of all drugs, but haven't figured out how that marketplace should look like -- I don't think they should be "pushed" at all.
I probably count as a pioneer in this sort of thing; I remember an outfit on usenet who was an early research chemical and plant salesman, and thought it was incredibly cool to be able to do this. While nothing bad happened, I regret those youthful indiscretions, and feel sad for the kids messing with far more potentially dangerous things these days. I remember a big population of junkies ended up with parkinsons because someone cut corners on a fentanyl synthesis and made an isomer which is now widely used in Parkinson's research. It's only a matter of time before something like this happens again. Perhaps it already has.