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by jrogers65 4901 days ago
Cocaine is not a synthesised drug - it's a plant extract. Amphetamine also occurs naturally in plants like Acacia Berlandieri, though it is synthesised when used for medical/recreational purposes.
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HN can be surprisingly fact free when the topic of drugs and drug policy reform comes up. Thanks for being part of the solution. I believe that workers have detected methamphetamine in Acacia as well.
I read a little through your comment history and it's good to see some fellow psychonauts/drug geeks in here.

I can't edit my post above and have a slight correction -

> Cocaine is not usually a synthesised drug - it's a plant extract.

There are ways to synthesise it but they are expensive compared to an extraction, which is relatively simple and only requires common materials.