cathinone freebase

[gugglebum]

Just a random idea I got ... since khat (the leaves) produce stimulation & euphoria, when eaten, wouldn't smoking them produce those same effects, except over a shorter period of time & much more intensely?
Anyone ever tried it? Would it be possible?

 

[kludgie]

My only experience with methcathinone was a form definitely not refined enough by any standards to smoke, so I put it in capsules. However, I happpened to have a stupid friend around who said he'd try smoking it, and although I recommended him not to, I'm not his mother. Off foil, did a bit, and lots of the impurities oxidized. He was tweaky like you get on crack, except I'd say crack is cleaner that that shit was

 

[SovietContin]

First of all, I doubt you'd need to convert the cathinone to a freebase. You can smoke amp and methamphetamine as a hydrochloric salt no problem, so I don't see where there would be that big of a difference with cathinone.
The thing with smoking it is this. First, there's probably a reason why people don't do this. Second, the reason is probably because cathinone is so unstable and the chemical decomposes within hours after the leaves start to dry.. AND you would probably need A LOT of leaves to get an adequate dose. So you couldn't really extract the cathinone and you would probably have to roll an entire cigar or two out of the leaves, which would likely be extremely unpleasant. And the leaves would really have to be dry to smoke. It just wouldn't work.

 

[gugglebum]

Oh wait, SovietContin, I meant the actual POWDER, not the leaves. I screwed up there with my wording. Is no good.
So, the methcathinone powder, when converted into base ... that would work, right?
From what kludgie said, it sounds like it worked for his friend ...
All we need now is someone to volunteer as a labrat to try it ...
... kidding.
Well, I'm glad you say it worked. I'll do some more research into this now.