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Both the white and the red allotropes of phosphorus are basically not sold anymore, although they were readily available until several years ago when some morons used red phosphorus in the preparation of metamphetamine. Shortly thereafter, the DEA made it a listed and prohibited compound. You can still purchase red phosphorus under special license, but you'd have to have a pretty good research reason for having it. It is possible to convert it to the highly poisonous and pyrophoric white allotrope, but you need special equipment and expertise which you probably don't have.

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Q: Do you need a permit to buy white phosphorus?
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