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Most American LSD is distributed through the "Rainbow Family" distribution network. Basically the same people you see on the streets of San Francisco. It's a stretch calling these people a gang. It has zero connection to drugs like heroin, cocaine, and meth.

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and that is because there is no profit in LSD (I suppose related to it not being addictive?)

In SF, $50 will get you an eighth of pot, whereas LSD is like $5/hit (so a twenty is enough to meet God)

A vile costs less than $1 per hit and a fraction of that price for someone "in the family". You can only move so much though since it's not a habit.

Several factors favor a small source of distributors. Ergot is dangerous to work with, it's a difficult synthesis, and the overhead costs of making 1,000 hits and 1,000,000,000 is essentially the same.

Why use vials? Unpredictable dosage, charged by weight if arrested... (of course, I'm not sure how much SFPD cares about hippie drugs)

Not to mention the guys selling it for $20/sheet every 4/20 on Hippie Hill -- there's your year's supply right there.

Just an example. It's been a while since I've been involved in any scene.

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