Dreaming of a lush home garden filled with every imaginable delight? Think twice before planting certain common edibles. This ...

The opium poppy is a source of opioids such as morphine and codeine, used for pain relief and cough suppression. The plant is also cultivated illegally for narcotic production, with extracted ...

The climate of these parts of Asia seems peculiarly adapted to the growth of the species of poppy (papaver somniferum), from which opium is obtained ; accumulating in the juice of the plant the ...

and at the same time you plant your opium and I will look in the other direction," said Lemahieu. Afghanistan's deputy counter-narcotics minister, Haroon Rashid Sherzad, said neither the government ...

KABUL, Afghanistan — The fields of Balkh province in northern Afghanistan were free of opium poppies this ... so I have to grow marijuana instead of poppy," he said. Drug dealers from the ...

Ranchi/Gumla: Acting on a tip-off, Khunti police on Friday night seized two tractors loaded with 991 kgs of poppy plant bulbs ...

Sow your opium poppies - used to make medical painkillers including morphine, codeine and oxycodone, as well as illegal narcotic heroin - in autumn or spring for a bumper crop in summer ...

Bhilwara: A police constable posted at Jawda police station was arrested Friday evening for his involvement in a major opium poppy husk smuggling case that came to light 15 days ago in Chittorgarh ...

By Alyssa Vu There is a silent but deadly force terrorizing the nation. It does not discriminate between man or woman, rich or poor. It starts out as an invited guest, turns into a close friend, and ...

If ever there was a flower that symbolises the fleeting, bittersweet beauty of the garden in summer, then it’s surely the ...

California poppies are one of the state's natural treasures, and any visitor should make it a point to see them in full bloom. Here's where to go.