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Afghanistan opium poppy supply plummets 95% after Taliban ban - U.N
Reuters via AOL· 7 months agoOpium poppy production in Afghanistan, previously the world's top supplier, has plummeted since the...
Watch: Afghan farmers catapult opium across border to beat Taliban crackdown
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoOpium smugglers use a catapult to launch the drugs across the border from Afghanistan into Iran...
Amitav Ghosh’s Reckoning With Opium
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIt takes some daring to choose opium as your historical protagonist. The milky sap of the poppy flower has taken so many forms across so many centuries...
Chinese woman gets jail time for growing opium poppies for her hot pot
NextShark via Yahoo News· 1 week agoA woman in China's Guizhou province was sentenced to prison for growing nearly 1,000 opium poppies...
Dover-bound opium pods intercepted in Wilmington port. This isn't their first time here
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 12 months agoNearly 10 pounds of opium poppy pods bound for Dover were intercepted in Wilmington last week, U.S....
Types of poppies – 16 of the most beautiful annual varieties to grow
Homes & Gardens via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAnnual poppies such as the pretty pink variety 'Shirley' are easy to plant and grow Annual poppies...
How the Taliban Suppressed Opium in Afghanistan—and Why There's Little to Celebrate
Time via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA Taliban security personnel destroys a poppy plantation in Sher Surkh village of Kandahar province...
Opium dating back to 14th century BC found in ancient grave site in Israel
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOpium traces have been discovered in Israel in vessels used in burial rituals by the ancient...
Afghanistan no longer world's biggest opium producer, U.N. report finds
CBS News via Yahoo News· 5 months agoBangkok, Thailand — Myanmar became the world's biggest producer of opium in 2023, overtaking...
Opium production increases 32% in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Taliban has banned all drug production and insists the report is "not true," but with people...