poppy seeds are the seeds of a poppy flower—specifically the papaver somniferum. This variety, also known as a breadseed or ...

"This is a nightmare for the whole family," the new mom said after being separated from her son for three days An Alabama mother briefly lost custody of her newborn baby when her drug test came ...

The climate of these parts of Asia seems peculiarly adapted to the growth of the species of poppy ... opium only once by tapping. The tapping should be performed a few days after the flower ...

Poppy seeds are banned in China, Taiwan and Singapore Because of the opiate traces that can be found ... their association with WW1 and WW2, the flower has long been linked with young men dying ...

or rather the poppy, with white seeds, is generally considered the true opium plant. When the capsules are about half grown, or three or four days after the flower has dropped, is the proper time ...

For farmers displaced by conflict, the hardy poppy is the only thing that keeps them from starving. Read more at straitstimes ...