Hobart Huson
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Hobart Huson, also known as Strike, is the founder and site designer of online forum The Hive and author of several popular books such as Total Synthesis I and II, and Sources, in which he details methods of synthesizing a variety of amphetamines, obtaining equipment and chemicals, and avoiding prosecution for said activity.[1][2] From his books, it is clear that MDMA or Ecstasy was the drug he found to be most compelling: in his book Total Synthesis II, he describes as "the most benign drug [I have] ever encountered."
Huson posted on The Hive under the pseudonym Strike and was considered somewhat of an expert on the topic of underground drug synthesis but his true identity was revealed following a ten-month investigation by NBC show Dateline. A special episode of Dateline called The "X" Files was aired in 2001, after which he was arrested and imprisoned for various drug charges pertaining to the manufacture of MDMA.
Despite Huson's arrest, popularity for The Hive continued to grow until it went offline in 2004. At its peak, the Hive had thousands of participants from all over the world.
Additionally, Huson operated Science Alliance, a Texas-based compant that sold chemicals. Since September 2003 Huson has been serving a eight-year term in Federal Correctional Institution, Bastrop in Bastrop County, Texas for drug related charges related to his business.[3][4]
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[edit] Books
- Total Synthesis II. Panda Ink; 1 edition (August 1, 1998) ISBN 096582912X
- Sources. Panda Ink; 1 edition (March 1, 1998) ISBN 0965829111
[edit] References
- ^ "Supplier in drug lab ring sentenced to 8 years", The San Diego Union-Tribune, September 30, 2003. Retrieved on 2007-05-17.
- ^ "Escondido operation churned out Ecstasy", The San Diego Union-Tribune, May 29, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-05-17.
- ^ "Locate a Federal Inmate: Hobart Huson", Federal Bureau of Prisons, 2008. Retrieved on 2007-05-17.
- ^ "Texan pleads guilty to shipping chemicals to California drug lab", Associated Press, June 13, 2003. Retrieved on 2007-05-17.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Drug ring's downfall chronicled — News article concerning the arrest of the MDMA manufacturing group from Escondido, of which Huson was a member.
- hive.lycaeum.org - Huson's former website from Archive.org
