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Ergocristine is anergopeptine and one of theergotalkaloids.[1] As of February 24, 2010 ergocristine has been federally regulated. Because of the existingControlled Substances Act regulatory controls on theLSD precursorslysergic acid,lysergic acid amide,ergotamine, andergonovine,clandestine laboratory operators have sought uncontrolled sources of precursor material for the production of LSD. This has led to theillicit utilization of theprecursor chemical ergocristine as a direct substitute for ergotamine and ergonovine for the illicit production of LSD. In fact, the largest clandestine LSD laboratory ever,William Leonard Pickard andClyde Apperson, that was seized by theDrug Enforcement Administration (DEA) utilized ergocristine as the LSD precursor according to court documents.[2]
The DEA determined that ergocristine was readily available from commercial chemical suppliers. DEA had identified at least three suppliers of ergocristine, of which one distributor is located domestically; the other two are based inGermany and theCzech Republic.[3][2]
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