thing about cocaine is that the stuff which it is derived from,
Coca leaves, have been planted and cultivated in the area for as
long as time immemorial...
people in Bolivia are rarely seen not chewing the stuff, and it is
part of their culture.. you want to be polite, you offer Coca, you
want to propose to someone, you offer Coca...
however, dunking it in kerosene and then treating the stuff with
sulphuric acid turns it into Cocaine...
then using the low grade stuff and treating it with other things
crystalises it into Crack which is seriously more addictive and
hits harder than Cocaine...
however, the raw material, coca leaves, when chewed, is an almost
harmless stimulant much akin to coffee..