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RE: Poppies

I'm sure this is true of poppies but marijuana is different. A neighbor
owned a piece of land remote from is home and didn't actually keep up with
the property. Marijuana was grown on his land without his knowledge and the
land was confiscated and he went to jail. Utterly true, I know him well and
all of his family. The only evidence was the marijuana was there (fact) and
he must have known.
PS I grow poppies and plan to continue, BUT Big Brother watches and will
kick your butt if its politically advantageous.

At 07:25 AM 10/31/97 -0800, Nathan Jacobsen wrote:
>If you don't know they are opium poppies, then you are safe from
prosecution. It seems that the U.S. government is quite pleased to honor
its citizens for blissful ignorance.
>
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>From: 	lowery@teamzeon.com[SMTP:lowery@teamzeon.com]
>Sent: 	Tuesday, 28 October, 1997 10:07 AM
>To: 	seeds-list@eskimo.com
>Subject: 	Poppies
>
>I read with interest a little while ago on this list about poppies and
>their culture.  Someone had mentioned that a friend had bought poppy seeds
>from the grocery and grew some that way.  I now have a jar.  I live in zone
>5.  Should I sow these seeds now or wait until spring?  If spring, then
>when?  What is the best method of propagation:  sow in a seed flat or
>scatter them about the garden bed?
>
>I also read where you cannot legally grow opium poppies, yet I see them
>often in gardening magazines in featured gardens and I see where T&M offers
>them.  I would love to get these seeds as I think those poppies are
>gorgeous.  Has anyone had a negative experience growing these?  I wouldn't
>want to have these in my rose bed and the cops raid me one night!
>
>One last question (please bear with me!):  I would like to try and grow
>oriental poppies (the true perennial type) from seed, yet I've read where
>they will not come true from seed and will have misshapen blooms.  Is this
>true in anyone's experience?  I don't want to pay a lot of money per plant,
>yet I don't see these offered in catalogs inexpensively nor do I see seed
>packets of individual types -- only a mixture.  What's up with these?
>What's the best method of propagation?
>
>Mucho gracias to all advisors!!
>
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