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From: peter@baylor.UUCP (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: net.rumor
Subject: Re: Re: cocaine in (very) old coke
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Date: Wed, 24-Jul-85 15:08:32 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 24 15:08:32 1985
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> You're confusing coca leaves with cola nuts.  Coca leaves contain cocaine;
> Coca Cola many years ago contained cocaine from coca leaves, but not much.
> According to the book "Big Secrets" (I don't remember the author), a bottle
> of Coke had about the same stimulating effect as a cup of coffee.
>

According to "Big Secrets", that was because of the caffeine, not the cocaine.
I believe Coca Cola uses acetone to remove the cocaine, much like Sanka uses
it to make decaf coffee. The extracted cocaine is dissolved in acetone and
only a suicidal speed-freak would consider using it.  "Big Secrets" is a neat
book. Look up what it says about Colonel Sanders & MSG.
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