On the contrary, Vermont opium is condemned as being merely an extract of poppy leaves and stalks, with a little true opium juice, very variable in composition, and wholly unfit to replace the ...

The ban on growing opium poppy has devastating consequences for the Afghan rural population. The Taliban have yet to offer alternatives. Calls for international aid are growing louder.This week ...

When it was established in 1926, this factory used a different design of four petals and no leaf, and they still use it to this day. 4. The first British poppy crop was destroyed by hares In the ...