Somni-Store Visit the Poppies.org Somni-Store for Opium Poppy Seeds, The Poppy Growers Starter-Kit, Poppy Related Books, Poppies.org T-Shirts, Mousepads, and Poppy Tea Mugs!

E-Mail this page to a friend!

news growing usage botany law addiction chemistry reviews misc

Drug War News (Latest 5 Items)

Narcophobia and the Opium Myth December 11, 2003 Is the prohibition of natural substances such as Opium and Marijuana really just narcophobia? Here's a very interesting article from Singapore that explores whether Opium's impact on health has been over dramatised, and that prohibition effectively ammounts to little more than a century-long sustained attack on traditional Asian culture. This is pretty progressive stuff considering it's coming from a country where even chewing-gum was illegal until recently... Discuss This Article Read The Full Story

U.S. to Wage War on Afghan Opium November 25, 2003 American forces in Afghanistan are planning an offensive against the nation's poppy crop -- supposedly the country's biggest ever. Apparently a couple of Generals saw those "if you buy drugs, you're supporting al-Qaida" commercials, and decided to take action. After all, if you can't find any of the actual terrorists, you gotta make it look like you're doing something. Discuss This Article Read The Full Story

Opium Exhibit at Vancouver Museum November 20, 2003 For those in the Vancouver area that are interested, the Vacouver Museum has an exhibit on until March 2004 entitled "Opium: The Heavenly Demon". Co-curated by Barbara Hodgson (author of Opium: A Portrait of the Heavenly Demon), the exhibit "traces opium from ancient cultures to the shores of North America, revealing on the way, both the miraculous and devastating effects of opium and its derivatives". For more information, visit the Vancouver Museum web site.

Opium seizures on the rise in... Canada? November 17, 2003 Customs officers at Vancouver International Airport have seized more opium in the past five weeks than they did in all of 2002. Police say the busts indicate a growing demand for the drug in British Columbia. Discuss This Article Read The Full Story

Latest WoD Casualty: Geoffrey the Giraffe November 1, 2003 A Toys R Us television commercial, which features the company's mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, inhaling helium from a balloon, has drawn the ire of anti-drug campaigners who say the ad sends a "dangerous message to children." Discuss This Article Read The Full Story