The poppy flower (Papaver rhoeas) is an enduring symbol of remembrance and hope, particularly in recognition of the Armed ...

There has been a slight drop in the production of opium in Myanmar, the world’s biggest source of the illicit drug from which ...

Until 2022, Afghanistan was the country with the largest opium poppy cultivation area in the world. The ban led to a recorded 95% drop in poppy harvests in 2023.

They are P. rhoeas L. (common poppy, corn poppy, field poppy) and P. somniferum L. (opium poppy, or literally ‘sleep-inducing’ poppy) and they have a rich history of economic, medical and scientific ...

At first, it appeared that the April 2022 ban on the opium poppy cultivation by the Taliban would be a success. Satellite images and area reports indicated major reductions in poppy fields ...

The report, accessed by IANS, said the area under illegal poppy cultivation in nine districts -- Chandel, Churachandpur, Kamjong, Kangpokpi, Noney, Senapati, Tamenglong, Tengnoupal, Ukhrul -- in ...

“Top Chef All-Stars” cheftestant Angelo Sosa has opened Poppy Den in Summerlin’s Tivoli ... has a view right through Tivoli up to the Red Rock Mountains. In all, there are four environments ...

Mexico City, 1 July – Opium poppy cultivation has significantly dropped for the first time according to a new report published by UNODC and the Government of Mexico last week. According to data, the ...

On the left in front of the Tree of Life, the figure of Love holds Dante's flaming heart; with closed eyes, Beatrice contemplates the Earthly Paradise. The red bird of death carrying an opium poppy ...

Rogan's podcast producer Jamie Vernon pulled up an article that claimed 90 to 95 percent of the world's illicit heroin, an opioid drug made from opium poppy plants, came from Afghanistan around ...

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Tasmania's poppy fields, grown for medicinal purposes, sometimes attract unexpected visitors—red-necked wallabies. These marsupials consume the opium-rich poppy heads, leaving them dazed and ...