who one day discovered how to make cocaine from a plant? the same question about all drugs really.?
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or who was the first person to think hey I will take this wheat plant, grind it up, throw in some stuff and make bread?  the world is full of such mysteries and I find its better to not think about them or your brain will explode.
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http://www.nida.nih.gov/DrugPages/Cocaine.html                every thing you need to know about it
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God made marijuana. It existed before man...and before man wrote the bible. It is a herb.
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According to the following website, it depends on the form of cocaine being produced, and looks like some really nasty chemicals are involved (sulfuric acid, kerosene, benzene, ammonia, etc...). Yuck.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocaine
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Well whether or not it was discovered doesn't really matter. The fact that there is a symbiotic, mutualistic relationship between plants (producers) and all other organismsis quite important.  The plants depend on humans and animals for CO2 (carbon dioxide) which we exhale as a by-product of cellular respiration. \n\nThe plants in turn use that to build simple starches as their food source through the process of photosynthesis.  Then the by-product of the plants cellular respiration is Oxygen which the humans and animals all need to survive.\n\nIf we as humans didn't understand this important relationship that exists we in our ignorance may destroy the plant life that exists on earth (think Amazon Jungle and deforestation).  Without the plants we have no oxygen, without oxygen we DIE!\n\nThat's pretty significant don't you think?
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Allegedly yes.\n\nRemember at the time cocaine was considered a valuable medicine. Coca-Cola contained it and was named after it.\n\nHere is a copy of the alleged ad: http://boards.marihemp.com/boards/politics/media/75/75533.jpg
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You can by all the Chaparral you want on line.It has been used for hundreds of years by American Indians for Cancer.It's the strongest anti oxidant known to man.Back in the 60's there was a woman who died from Liver failure and when they search her house to find out what could have killed her they found a bottle of chaparral along with a whole Pharmacy next to her bed.It didn't matter that she was taking a hand full of pills at a time that her Doctor gave her.It must have been the Chaparral.The evidence was not conclusive but they had a chance to blame something other than the Pharmaceutical drugs.We all know that Nobody Ever Died from taking a Pharmaceutical drug.  RIGHT????????
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Im a big fan of shrooms. I can sit and laugh for hours at all the shit i see and i think its amazing. Ive dabbled in coke and I think its a dumb drug. Pointless. Im a pot smoker but I think its dumb, yet i still do it. Im growing up now, i think its time I stop messing with drugs! But they were fun!
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No record of who actually discovered it. It is several thousands of years old. It can be naturally extracted from Willow bark.
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I think Jesus was the drug dealer of his day and he had that good sh^t that had everyone thinking he was the Son of God because he had some good drugs.  It sounds like they were all high at times but they did have some philosophical ideas.
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what kind of drug are you on and would you be so kind to share? hahahaha   i haven't heard a question like that since high school when we smoked out a station wagon. hahaha
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In addition to the leaves of the coca plant, there are a number of chemical compounds and solvents involved in the processing and refinement of benzoymethyl ecgonine, or cocaine.  \n\nBecause this is your "homework," I prefer to give no further information, so please see the links I've included in my sources for a more comprehensive chemical breakdown of said chemical compound, and a 3-D rendering of it's molecular structure, and a concise, yet brief description and analysis by Merck.  *Please bear in mind that any information you may encounter regarding the clandestine manufacture of any controlled substances is a felony crime and may be punishable by law; and that this assistance/information is provided (not disseminated) soley for institutional/educational purposes.  =)  Don't try it at home (or in the garage), alright?  \n \nI hope this helps you, bee well, and bee safe.
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Not directly through the use of it but people who traffic in it have been known to be killed by other drug dealers and sometimes by law enforcement. If a guy gets really high and does something truly stupid that results in his death then who is to say that he wouldn't have done the same stupid thing if he was straight? Nobody ever overdoses on pot, it's just not possible.
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Albert Hofmann, the scientist who happened upon the compound for lysergic acid diethylamide.\n\nHe's deeply disapointed that his discovery has been turned into a recreational drug.\n\nHe believes that it could make great strides in helping mental illness but burned out dope fiends ruined it.
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Cocaine is not at all equal to sugar.  One thing they do have in common is that snorting either of them is unhealthy for your body.
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i was trying to find an answer and the only thing i was able to find is this web site that basically explains EVERYTHING you need to know about cocaine...3/4 the way down is the section about cutting agents\n\nhttp://www.erowid.org/archive/rhodium/chemistry/psychedelicchemistry/chapter8.html
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If you don't even know the name of the chemical, the answer to this question is waaaaaaayyyyyy over your head.  You couldn't begin to understand the synthesis (which I'm sure I have on my bookshelf somewhere) and you're sure not going to find someone who is going to sell you a drug of the most illegal variety in the open public of this web site.\n\nYou shouldn't be messing with anything of that sort.  It is incredibly dangerous, both psychologically and legally.  Every person I've ever known who has messed with it had an experience bad enough to become convinced to never again go near it.