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

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

A mob of around 80 people on Friday confronted a security team that went to destroy illegal opium poppy cultivation in Manipur's Kangpokpi district and damaged four vehicles, police said.

Opium, the base from which morphine and heroin are produced, is harvested from poppy flowers. Meanwhile, Myanmar registered growth in cultivation and production from 2021 through 2023, which UNODC ...

Here are seven medicinal plant species that have proved their worth in gold and may well have more to give to the future of ...

Opioids are a class of drugs that “derive from, or mimic, natural substances found in the opium poppy plant”, according to ...

In the early hours of September 14 2021, three men parked in a quiet car park in the southern English market town of Abingdon-on-Thames.

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

Despite efforts from the government and international organizations to reduce opium poppy cultivation, poppies still bloom in certain parts of the country, particularly in the northern and central ...

A 10-year-old boy in Yinchuan City, Ningxia reported his father to the police after being scolded for not completing his homework. According to a report by CTWant, the incident occurred in Yongning ...

The new non-opioid drug has been approved for the treatment of severe pain, such as that following surgery or an injury.