• @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.