Huh? They were doing this under the table and behind closed doors. They weren't looking for free advertising. THG is a designer drug, designed to avoid detection in normal steroid testing. Personally, I would have never been able to afford this type of drug (however, you are correct in assuming I did never try). But I doubt if little ol' me could just call up BALCO and ask them to hook me up with some undetecable steroids. They were afraid of getting caught, which they ultimately did.
"(however, you are correct in assuming I did never try)"
I didn't assume or accuse you of trying, I asked you for your source of knowlege on the unavailability to the general public.Sheffield is on record as saying Barry Bonds gave him a cream made by BALCO. Why? Was he a pitchman for BALCO? I will assume BALCO was in business to make money, just like Nike. Do Nike pitchmen pay for their equipment? The huge market for steroids is in the college and high school market. I'm not naive enough to believe BALCO wouldn't sell to anyone who's check cleared