China's revenge for the opium wars... I probably count as a pioneer in this sort of thing; I remember an outfit on usenet who was an early research chemical an

China's revenge for the opium wars... I probably count as a pioneer in this sort of thing; I remember an outfit on usenet who was an early research chemical and plant salesman, and thought it was incredibly cool to be able to do this. While nothing bad happened, I regret those youthful indiscretions, and feel sad for the kids messing with far more potentially dangerous things these days. I remember a big population of junkies ended up with parkinsons because someone cut corners on a fentanyl synthesis and made an isomer which is now widely used in Parkinson's research. It's only a matter of time before something like this happens again. Perhaps it already has.