US PRECURSORS
March 1st, 2003
BY PHILIP FINE and KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED States is calling for countries to offer up more information on their legal pharmaceutical and bulk chemical industries so as to better catch those who are using them for illegal purposes.
In its comprehensive annual report on worldwide drugs activities, the US State Department places some of the blame for many legal chemicals ending up in the hands of illicit drug manufacturers, on government political structures. The International Narcotics Control Strategy Report of 2002 says that many countries consider chemical ...
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