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Re:The Wonderful Uses of Asbestos (1942) [video] by FreeFull on Friday January 01, 2021 @07:36AM (#25602847)
They still use coca leaves to make the syrup, just with the cocaine removed.
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Re:The Wonderful Uses of Asbestos (1942) [video] by jansan on Friday January 01, 2021 @10:33AM (#25603920)
Where does the cocaine go? Is it sold separately? :)
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Re:The Wonderful Uses of Asbestos (1942) [video] by Moto7451 on Friday January 01, 2021 @11:11AM (#25604230)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stepan_Company

The short answer is the cocaine is used for medicine.

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