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CLAREMONT, N.C. (CBS) A field of poppy plants that could be used to make opium was discovered in North Carolina and had an estimated value of $500 million, a sheriff tells CBS affiliate WBTV ...

Opium is a highly addictive narcotic derived from the poppy plant, used historically for pain relief, but now mainly known for its role in producing drugs like morphine and heroin.

The entire opium poppy plant, including poppy pods, poppy straw and poppy straw concentrate in either liquid, solid, or powder form, is a controlled substance.

A search of the home uncovered nine firearms, approximately 60 opium poppy plants (cut and scored), marijuana plants and thousands of various rounds of ammunition, police say.

Six months after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers intercepted Dover-bound opium poppy pods at the Port of Wilmington, officials have seized another shipment. The 3-kilogram package ...

Washington — Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan was down sharply last year, according to the United Nations and private sources, but the plants are being grown in most provinces despite a ...

The opium poppy is a plant from which opiate drugs are derived. The milky latex found in the seed capsules of the plant contains various naturally occurring opiate compounds.

At first, the opium poppy took a back seat to another history-defining plant: tea. The British drank it by the gallon and lined their coffers by taxing it aggressively.