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Originally Posted by pmrid
I'm not sure if this is the only reason, but I believe that ethanol was one of the main chemicals used in the process of making methamphetamine. In my former guise as a Crown Prosecutor, I once prosecuted a guy who imported the stuff from China in 200 Liter drums disguised as something innocuous - false labels etc. He had bought a whole 4-story building down New Farm way in Brisbane and was making the stuff on an industrial scale.
Ethanol was then one of those chemicals that dealers had to maintain strict records for and be able to account for every drop.
Peter
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That is incorrect, ethanol is alcohol. They don't want people buying reagent grade ethanol because it is cheaper than a bottle of jack and twice the strength.