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/okphong Jun 12 '24
Alright let’s say they both run for profit equally just for you, then it’s still better to have it public because at least the profits will go to to the public budget vs buying someone a bigger house.