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[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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.

[–] FlyingSquid 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Thebeardedsinglemalt 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Here's a good very underground video showing the back alley process

[–] FlyingSquid 1 points 1 month ago

I have either seen the documentary that came from before or something extremely similar.