The environmental impacts of MDMA production warrant consideration

The protection of rare species and the illegal drug trade may at first seem entirely unrelated. However, the environmental impacts of illicit drug production are very real. Because these markets remain underground, they cannot be held accountable for their disastrous impacts on our planet. Currently, one tropical plant is being decimated to produce the illicit drug MDMA.

In full: https://www.earth.com/news/environmental-impacts-mdma-production/

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