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Old 09-08-2007, 02:05 AM posted to rec.gardens
Eggs Zachtly Eggs Zachtly is offline
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Amos Nomore said:

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Amos Nomore wrote:

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Eggs Zachtly wrote:

Ann said:

I've got breadseed poppies

You know that Papaver somniferum is illegal to grow, in the US, right? (Not
that any black helicopters are going to be circling your house, heh. But,
they /are/ illegal).


Opium poppies are perfectly legal to cultivate in the US. It is illegal
to process them for opium production. You cannot be busted for simply
having poppy plants on your property. However, you are subject to
arrest and prosecution if there is visible evidence of deliberate opium
collection such as scored capsules.


I would like to retract that statement. Opium poppy plants are
scheduled in the US. Deliberate cultivation of the plant is actually
illegal, but since these plants are so common and have many uses other
than drug production, cultivators are rarely prosecuted unless they are
growing conspicuously large quantities or are otherwise clearly engaged
in drug production. If you are bothered by law enforcement for having a
few poppy plants on your property, claiming they were not planted but
volunteered should get you off the hook unless, of course, you've been
slashing those pods.

I apologize for misinformation.


Ahh, just saw this, after referencing the code. =)

We'll call it a draw. =)
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