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		cynicalpeace on Oct 10, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: On 17th century "cocaine" Nope. Coca-Cola and the Stepan Company have worked very hard to keep this fascinating fact under wraps. It's obviously not a good look for them.

cma on Oct 10, 2024 [–]

i thought they need the separated drug part of the extract anyway because that's the source we use to produce lidocaine in the US.

cynicalpeace on Oct 11, 2024 | [–]

They do the extraction in New Jersey

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