But he wants more research. The debate has now found its way onto the Web, where the old therapist crowd behind MDMA has become active. But the most important reason for e's quick and recent spread into places like Denver and Sacramento is that professional criminals have almost completely assumed control of its trade. The life of a typical tablet found in the U.S. begins somewhere along the Dutch-Belgian border, a quiet region of pig farmers. The setting is rural but not far from the Brussels airport.
Manufacturers convert abandoned barns or garden sheds into e factories, which can be filthy.
They are drawn by the profits. After setup the marginal cost of each pill is maybe 10 cents . Mobsters have the distribution networks to move millions of pills. Users can ask dealers for a good brand by name. Officials in the Low Countries are cracking down on e factories but warn that production is cropping up in central Europe and Spain.