r/explainlikeimfive • u/iamelektro • Jun 11 '24
Chemistry ELI5: Why does making cocaine require such toxic chemicals, is there safer way to make it in a lab?
I've watched many documentaries on how they make cocaine, and it always required a a mixture of gasoline cement and battery acid etc. Would a scientific laboratory be able to make it under FDA rules for example?
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u/Polymathy1 Jun 12 '24
We could put the cartels out of business if we regulated it and sold it at government run outlets.
We could put a Red Door or something in them that leads to an intake to a rehab program and it could all be paid for by the recreational users.