• @Etterra
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    82 months ago

    Is they plant that’s made into cocaine in this same category?

    • @Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In
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      132 months ago

      Listing the manufacturing steps needed to get cocaine from plant into a wall street trader nose is mind blowing

      Step Chemicals Used
      Harvesting Coca Leaves N/A
      Soaking in Solvents Gasoline, Kerosene, Diesel Fuel, Water
      Alkaline Treatment Sodium Carbonate, Lime
      First Filtration N/A
      Acidification (Coca Paste) Sulfuric Acid
      Evaporation N/A
      Further Alkaline Treatment Ammonia, Sodium Bicarbonate
      Solvent Extraction Ether, Acetone, Kerosene
      Precipitation Hydrochloric Acid
      Oxidation (Purification) Potassium Permanganate
      Conversion to Cocaine HCl Hydrochloric Acid
      Drying N/A
      Cutting/Adulteration Baking Soda, Sugars, Levamisole, etc.
      • Flying Squid
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        12 months ago

        And that doesn’t say how many coca leaves it takes. Which is a whole shitload.

        I once had coca leaf tea (mate de coca). Obviously a fraction of the strength of cocaine. I did not care for the taste, sort of like damp straw, but the effect was so much better than caffeine. Total alertness without a jittery feeling and it wears off after 3 or 4 hours.

        Honestly, if they could do something about the taste, I’d find ways to import it.