Unlike opium, nitazenes and other synthetic opioids can be produced anywhere in the world using precursor chemicals that are often uncontrolled.

NAMSAI- Over 22 acres of illegal poppy cultivation in Namsai district of Arunachal Pradesh were destroyed, by security forces ...

Assam Rifles and Arunachal Police's joint operation destroyed 22.5 hectares of illegal poppy cultivation in Namsai. Itanagar ...

Howard Chua-Eoan is a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion covering culture and business. He previously served as Bloomberg Opinion's international editor and is a former news director at Time magazine.

The ruling states the Controlled Dangerous Substances Act "does not distinguish between seeds that have different levels of ...

All charges have been dropped against a Tulsa couple who were accused of selling poppy seeds online to a woman who died.

Manipur Police arrested one suspected raw opium smuggler and recovered 13.2 kgs of contraband items in an operation in Imphal ...

BBC reported that due to the presence of opiate traces in poppy seeds and the potential to use the seeds to grow opium poppies, they are banned as a food ingredient in China. SCMP report explained ...

At the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve, endless fields of poppies create a stunning ... Anyway, they would wilt at once, and the seeds necessary for the next crop would be wasted. As this is ...

Derived from the poppy plant, the psychotropic narcotic has fascinated people for 5,000 years. For better and for worse.

Poppies bring a delightful, delicate look to any garden with their tissue-like petals in spring. You'll be shocked to learn this is the best time to plant them.