Re: Papaver somniferum

In a message dated 12/21/2000 10:32:21 AM Central Standard Time, 
mlaute@micron.net writes:

<< 
 >Duncan
 
 Yes, it is the opium poppy, and drug enforement people can rip it out 
 and/or "arrest" your property. Margaret L
  >>
Here is a little tidbit from the net

Are Somniferum Seeds Legal? Where can I get some?
                          Answered by ajones on November 22, 2000
                          In the United States and Canada, poppy seeds are 
perfectly legal. This is
                          because poppy seeds do not actually contain any of 
the alkaloids that are
                          present in the fully-grown poppy plant. Opium poppy 
seeds are also the same
                          seeds used on poppyseed bagels. So if poppy seeds 
were illegal, everyone
                          who's ever eaten a bagel should be considered a 
felon. 

                          However, the DEA in the US has recently embarked 
upon a campaign of
                          intimidation against many seed suppliers, most 
notably Thompson and Morgan.
                          Thompson and Morgan will no longer ship their 
Somniferum varieties to the
                          united states because of this.

                          All is not lost though. You can still purchase 
seeds from a variety of online
                          retailers, as well as from many gardening depots, 
hardware stores, and
                          florists. If you're really having a hard time 
finding any poppy seed, just go to
                          the grocery store and buy some McCormack(tm) or 
other brand of
                          grocery-store seeds



Paul

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