First, the FAQ. It has two parts: The first section contains information on using the site's features; the second is the Opium Poppy FAQ itself. The FAQ is an ongoing project, although most of the basics are now all there. But it is is by no means 100% complete -- so I urge everyone to contribute if you can. If you have some good information to add, just click on the "Click here to submit a new tutorial" link at the bottom of the FAQ pages. You need to be a registered user on the forums to contribute, and all articles must be approved by the staff before they will appear..

We're also pleased to announce the return of the Links section to the site. It's categorized and fully searchable, and contains lots of great off-site resources for not only poppy-related information, but harm-reduction sites, pain management, drug policy advocacy groups, and even general gardening info. Registered users can submit links to the database -- so if you know of any sites that you would like to share with other poppies.org members, make sure to add them!

On the forum front, the "Opiate and Drug Pharmacology" forum has been merged with the "Pharmaceuticals" forum. The Pharmacology forum just wasn't being used for its original intent, so it was a bit on the redundant side. Also, the "Literature" and "Media and Music" forums have been combined into the aptly named "Media, Music and Literature" forum.We've also re-organized the order of the forums slightly. All of this has been done in an attempt to make the forums more user-friendly and reduce confusion when it comes to where a topic should be posted.

Cheers,

The Rev.