Easy to understand and easy to read. This makes it useful not only to law enforcement and lawyers, but anyone interested in making LSD-25 or the Tryptamines. It goes into detailed descriptions of lab techniques and unravels a lot of terminology that is often misunderstood by the non-chemist. Comprehensive reference guide on the syntheses of LSD-25. The Curtis Reaction.
Some people recommend the book, others condemn it as inaccurate and dangerous.
Practical LSD Manufacture Psychedelic Chemistry One of the first books dealing with clandestine methods of extracting THC from marijuana, making LSD, cocaine, mescaline, harmaline, muscimole and more. Largely journal entries that have been copied over verbatim from journal articles. Many recipes contain dangerous typos a la the Anarchist's Cookbook. It is, however, a good source of references where people interested in the chemistry involved can obtain the original journal articles and preform the chemistry correctly. Psychedelic Chemistry Recreational Drugs Profusely illustrated, it covers the equipment, techniques and reagents used in the clandestine manufacture of illegal drugs.