A Feb. 24, 2010, proposal to make the chemical precursor ergocristine a List I chemical has been finalized (76 Fed. Reg. 13778; March 31, 2011). The chemical is used as substitute for the List I chemicals ergotamine and ergonovine in the illicit manufacture of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), a Schedule I controlled substance. Handlers of ergocristine are now subject to the chemi... Read More