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KWSN - MajorKong Send message Joined: 5 Jan 00 Posts: 2892 Credit: 1,499,890 RAC: 0 |
But I wouldn't use ammonia (NH3) to do it. Bull excrement. Sodium hydrogen carbonate... aka Sodium bicarbonate... aka Baking soda... NaHCO3 Go research the topic. (Cocaine)HCl + NaHCO3 -------> (Cocaine) + H2O + CO2 + NaCl Cocaine powder + Baking soda -------> Crack cocaine + Water + Carbon Dioxide + Table salt. |
Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9954 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
But I wouldn't use ammonia (NH3) to do it. Well I know nothing aboout this subject but a couple of websites and Wiki, say “Crack†cocaine is a smokeable form of cocaine made into small “rocks†by processing cocaine with sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) and water." |
Мишель Send message Joined: 26 Nov 13 Posts: 3073 Credit: 87,868 RAC: 0 |
It does make it easier to enforce something. However, why do we feel the need to enforce something that doesn't actually harm anyone (if indeed it does) but the user? Well thats the problem with drugs, isnt it? You don't just harm yourself, you become a danger to your surroundings as well. This becomes especially true the harder the drugs get (or the the higher the THC percentage in the weed you smoke/otherwise ingest). And I agree, weed is still relatively harmless, compared against other drugs. Which again, is why I support decriminalization. I just don't support outright legalization because I feel its better to keep weed locked in a corner where its tolerated and accepted but where it can't grow into 'big weed' like tobacco and alcohol. Its bad enough that those two are as big as they are, I dont think adding a third would be a great idea. |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34041 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
But I wouldn't use ammonia (NH3) to do it. I know a lot about the subject. Never in my lifetime have I seen anyone preparing crack with baking soda but after consulting the internet it looks possible, strange... rOZZ Music Pictures |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24876 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
me thinks that tobacco companies are in a panic. This post just doesn't seem to jibe with a previous one of yours... I guess it's a good thing i fly the flag of Uruguay. How are you able to smoke your "pot" without the use of tobacco? |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34041 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
me thinks that tobacco companies are in a panic. People smoke weed without tobacco all the time. Usually they smoke it in a so called 'bong' then. rOZZ Music Pictures |
Мишель Send message Joined: 26 Nov 13 Posts: 3073 Credit: 87,868 RAC: 0 |
I guess you're one of those people who can't tell the difference between 1 litre of beer, 1 litre of wine, or 1 litre of vodka, it's all the same. It's all about the volume. No, but the higher the THC percentage in your joint, the bigger the effect. Of course, if you compensate it by putting less of it in your joint, it wouldn't matter. But I have yet to see someone put less weed in their joint because the THC percentage is higher. The amount of weed stays the same, in order to get a bigger hit out of it. In any case, the more stoned out of your mind you get, the bigger the risk you pose to your environment. And I told you, I support decriminalization, so if people want to partake in taking drugs I won't hassle them over it. But I'm not gonna approve of it either. |
TRuEQ & TuVaLu Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 505 Credit: 69,523,653 RAC: 10 |
I think of a world free of addictive stuff of all kinds. That would be a souber world. //I need to add I smoked ordinary cigarettes for 34years...Why was I so stupid? I also use alcohol in small amounts. Why do I dp that? It is because it is socialy accepted and it is available everywhere!! WHY??!? |
celttooth Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0 |
addictive stuff of all kinds Great, no salt! |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34041 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
I think of a world free of addictive stuff of all kinds.That would be a souber world.//I need to add I smoked ordinary cigarettes for 34years...Why was I so stupid? I also use alcohol in small amounts. Why do I dp that?It is because it is socialy accepted and it is available everywhere!!WHY??!? I have an addictive nature, it's in my genes on my fathers side. The fact you are posting this here means you can handle it well, it's no heroin you know:) rOZZ Music Pictures |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30608 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
Apparently Nicotine, except for its additive qualities, is not especially harmful to the Human Body. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotine wrote: The LD50 of nicotine is 50 mg/kg for rats and 3 mg/kg for mice. 30–60 mg (0.5–1.0 mg/kg) can be a lethal dosage for adult humans. However the widely used human LD50 estimate of 0.5–1.0 mg/kg was questioned in a 2013 review, in light of several documented cases of humans surviving much higher doses; the 2013 review suggests that the lower limit causing fatal outcomes is 500–1000 mg of ingested nicotine, corresponding to 6.5–13 mg/kg orally. Nevertheless nicotine has a relatively high toxicity in comparison to many other alkaloids such as caffeine, which has an LD50of 127 mg/kg when administered to mice. It will kill you and you say it isn't harmful. Very glad you aren't a doctor. |
TRuEQ & TuVaLu Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 505 Credit: 69,523,653 RAC: 10 |
I think of a world free of addictive stuff of all kinds.That would be a souber world.//I need to add I smoked ordinary cigarettes for 34years...Why was I so stupid? I also use alcohol in small amounts. Why do I dp that?It is because it is socialy accepted and it is available everywhere!!WHY??!? Well, if it wasn't available everywhere you wouldn't get your hands on it. Addictive nature or not. |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34041 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
I think of a world free of addictive stuff of all kinds.That would be a souber world.//I need to add I smoked ordinary cigarettes for 34years...Why was I so stupid? I also use alcohol in small amounts. Why do I dp that?It is because it is socialy accepted and it is available everywhere!!WHY??!? True, but tell me something that isn't available these days! rOZZ Music Pictures |
The Simonator Send message Joined: 18 Nov 04 Posts: 5700 Credit: 3,855,702 RAC: 50 |
Well, if it wasn't available everywhere you wouldn't get your hands on it. That's true, and banning something often leads to the creation of a black market for it, with all associated risks such as adulteration, extortion, theft, etc. Supply the stuff legally, with accepted minimum quality levels, and you cut down on the associated crime. Life on earth is the global equivalent of not storing things in the fridge. |
The Simonator Send message Joined: 18 Nov 04 Posts: 5700 Credit: 3,855,702 RAC: 50 |
Supply the stuff legally, with accepted minimum quality levels, and you cut down on the associated crime. You're still using an illegal supplier as a comparison point. If the stuff were available in shops; the price would probably be lower (i said probably), there would be less harmful substances mixed with it (drain cleaner, sodium bicarbonate, brick dust, who knows) and the purity would be higher so less would be needed overall. Plus, one could supply clean needles or whatever paraphernalia is necessary thus reducing secondary infections and other complications. Life on earth is the global equivalent of not storing things in the fridge. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24876 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Well, first off, you could try writing to the local Environmental Health office & after getting the usual reply, fire off a complaint to your local police division, & again after getting the usual reply, Write to your MP. |
The Simonator Send message Joined: 18 Nov 04 Posts: 5700 Credit: 3,855,702 RAC: 50 |
Or i could beat myself over the head with a paddle and get much the same response. MPs don't like having their opinions challenged, and drugs have had so much propaganda as life-destroying evil things that must be eradicated, they won't back down now. Life on earth is the global equivalent of not storing things in the fridge. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24876 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Or i could beat myself over the head with a paddle and get much the same response. Looks much better this way :-) |
The Simonator Send message Joined: 18 Nov 04 Posts: 5700 Credit: 3,855,702 RAC: 50 |
That did raise a giggle. Life on earth is the global equivalent of not storing things in the fridge. |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34041 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
Supply the stuff legally, with accepted minimum quality levels, and you cut down on the associated crime. We have authoritative sources over here who provide clean needles and everything else an addict needs to get a 'clean shot' like disinfection swabs and such. In pharmacies one can also find synthetic amphetamine and cocaine as well as medical weed. rOZZ Music Pictures |
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