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Re:Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved (1991) by Workaccount2 on Thursday March 31, 2022 @09:58AM (#30867259)
On the safety/purity part

If you have the means ($100? $200) there are labs (or lab) that will test the chemical for you before you take it.

Re:Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved (1991) by pmoriarty on Thursday March 31, 2022 @01:13PM (#30869725)
In the US, I believe these labs are prohibited by law from telling you how pure the compound is. They can only tell you what it is, not its purity.

This is allegedly because the government doesn't want to help illegal drug manufacturers to refine their products. Which, if true, is horrible because it doesn't lead to improved safety but to more dangerous illegal drugs.

Re:Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved (1991) by netizen-936824 on Thursday March 31, 2022 @01:31PM (#30869970)
Another example of how prohibition does more harm than good