At the front end, acetylene and formaldehyde under very high pressure to make 1,4 butanediol (high energy Reppe chemisty: the Feds know all about this).
This is equipment found in petroleum sites, like a refinery.
I suggest you submit the names of your 3 people to the FDA because they are certainly on a list and I question your intellegence on the matter for that reason.
Feh, it is LA...you hear things....I may have exxagerated to make a point..I do not do that crap or associate with those who do, but in the gym world...GHB is common....I do know others that seem to have no problem getting it.
Shirley, you cannot think it is that hard to make when it is everywhere.