The poppy will grow luxuriantly in almost ... well adapted to the culture of opium, and thus another drain upon the resources of the country be cut off by home production.

On the contrary, Vermont opium is condemned as being merely an extract of poppy leaves and stalks, with a little true opium juice, very variable in composition, and wholly unfit to replace the ...

From mind-altering substances to calming herbal remedies, here are ten plants (and one fungus) that you can cultivate right ...

"My father taught me how to grow poppies ten years ago," he says. "Until this year, I was able to produce 60 pounds of opium from my farmland ... Pretty good salary, go home every night ...