Ecstasy (MDMA) Threatens Rare Cambodian Tree PDF Print E-mail
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ecstasy pillsPhoto: Monogrammed ecstasy pills seized from a lab in Indonesia (Microgram Bulletin)
What could ravers and other all-night clubbers of the world possibly have to do with the increasingly rare Mreah Prew Phnom trees (Cinnamomum parathenoxylon), found in Cambodia’s rainforests? Well, a lot - according to the authorities of the Cambodian ministry of environment and conservationists who have shut down several distilleries which produce a type of oil found both in cosmetics and in the production of MDMA – or more commonly...

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