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Originally Posted by sky dog

Real opium is made from cutting a poppy pod that is actually growing. You get it from the plant, not the seed. The juice the oozes out is made into opium.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium
http://opioids.com/poppy.html

Originally Posted by smash

growing the opium poppy is illegal...u most likely just wont get any hassle..id still say do it in the backyard or the crib though.

From: http://opioids.com/opium/faq.html

The legalities of Papaver sp. cultivation depends entirely on the law in the state AND region where you live. If you live in a city, you might want to check with your local council, who will usually have a list of banned and/or noxious weeds on file. You could try requesting a list, saying, for example, that you intend to set up a herb garden and want to grow St John's wort (which is a noxious weed in many places) and would they mind sending you a list? If you're in a rural area, try one of those Lands/Agriculture department type government agencies for a similar list. Then ring your local council. Laws governing the cultivation of plants operate at many levels - down to local.
Most Papaver species are legal to grow: some are NOT and are listed merely as weeds, which means that you _must_ take steps to eradicate them on your property and must not _cultivate_ them. In some instances their prescence on your property is not a problem PROVIDING that you are not cultivating them directly (ie they are classes as weeds), but not noxious weeds. P. somniferum is most likely to be problematic, but other Papaver spp may also cause legal problems depending on the paranoia of your government agencies.

Originally Posted by SuperJunky

This isn't technically opium, and you arnt really extracting anything, you are simply making a dilute rinse of the opium that has collected on the seeds. It isn't really smoke-able, and you don't want to over heat it, the major active component is morphine, which is destroyed at high temperatures, so if you where to scorch or burn this it would destroy a good deal of the goodies. You would be better off drinking it as a tea. Nasty but effective. Be careful though, you can OD on this stuff if you take to much, and it can definitely be addicting. As my name implies I'm a junky, not that I don't like weed, I just love opies, and I know what I love, this is all 100% correct info.


And to the person that asked about flowering poppies, they're the opposite of MJ, they need lengthening days to flower instead of shortening. Try16 hours of light or so and grow them under 11 or 12. Poppies are best grown outdoors though, and don't over water them. They don't transplant well, though it is possible.

Good Luck w/ your opiate adventures.

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