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Do Poppy Seeds Really Mess Up A Drug Test? We Asked A Pharmacist
poppy seeds are the seeds of a poppy flower—specifically the papaver somniferum. This variety, also known as a breadseed or ...
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257 pounds of opium poppy pods from Madrid seized at Dulles Airport
STERLING, VA. (7News) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted a total of 257 pounds of opium poppy pods from Madrid at Washington Dulles International Airport last week.
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The Taliban’s ‘unprecedented’ crackdown on opium poppy crops in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have succeeded in slashing opium poppy production in the country after banning cultivation of the crop, analysis of satellite imagery and reports from the ground ...
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U.N. drug experts say opium production has leveled off in Myanmar, but instability may trigger a rise
Opium, the base from which morphine and heroin are produced, is harvested from poppy flowers. Meanwhile, Myanmar registered growth in cultivation and production from 2021 through 2023, which UNODC ...
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Poppy cultivation in Afghanistan is at an all-time low, but heroin flows to Europe continue unabated
poppy cultivation has practically come to a standstill. For the first time in decades, Myanmar has replaced Afghanistan as the world's largest opium and heroin producer. It would be natural to ...
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UN: Afghan opium prices skyrocket following ban on poppy cultivation
The spike follows the Taliban government’s ban on poppy cultivation in 2022 and destruction of crops. This led to a significant reduction in opium production, the report released on Wednesday said.
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Afghan opium prices soar after poppy ban
VIENNA: Opium prices in Afghanistan are soaring and handing “massive profits” to criminal groups following a poppy cultivation ban imposed by the Taliban authorities, the United Nations ...