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== Legal Status == | |||
'''United States:''' Opium poppies are specifically scheduled under U.S. Law. Opium and its constituent chemicals are listed in Schedule II. Seeds are specifically exempted from the list and are legal and readily available throughout the US. | |||
'''Brazil:''' Papaver somniferum is controlled in Brazil, and requires a Ministry of Health license to cultivate. | |||
'''Canada:''' Papaver somniferum, its preparations, derivatives, alkaloids and salts, including all of the chemicals in poppies are controlled and listed in Schedule I in Canadian law. Seeds are specifically exempted from the list and are legal and readily available throughout Canada. | |||
'''Finland:''' Growing poppies is allowed for ornamental purposes and seeds are widely sold without restriction, but according to criminal law, growing Papaver somniferum for [[Opioids|opiates]] is a crime.{{Template:BotanyBox/Papaver_somniferum}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
[[ | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papaver_somniferum ''Papaver somniferum'' (Wikipedia)] | ||
*[https://erowid.org/plants/poppy/poppy.shtml Opium Poppy (Erowid Vault)] | |||
*[https://drugs-forum.com/wiki/Poppy Drugs-Forum] | |||
[[Category:Plant]] | [[Category:Plant]] | ||
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Legal Status
United States: Opium poppies are specifically scheduled under U.S. Law. Opium and its constituent chemicals are listed in Schedule II. Seeds are specifically exempted from the list and are legal and readily available throughout the US.
Brazil: Papaver somniferum is controlled in Brazil, and requires a Ministry of Health license to cultivate.
Canada: Papaver somniferum, its preparations, derivatives, alkaloids and salts, including all of the chemicals in poppies are controlled and listed in Schedule I in Canadian law. Seeds are specifically exempted from the list and are legal and readily available throughout Canada.
Finland: Growing poppies is allowed for ornamental purposes and seeds are widely sold without restriction, but according to criminal law, growing Papaver somniferum for opiates is a crime.
| Papaver somniferum | |
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.jpg) Drawing of P. somniferum |
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| Taxonomical nomenclature | |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Unranked | Angiosperms |
| Unranked | Eudicots |
| Order | Ranunculales |
| Family | Papaveraceae |
| Genus | Papaver |
| Species | somniferum |
| Common nomenclature | |
| Common names | Opium, Ah-pen-yen, dreams |
| Constituents | |
| Active constituents | Morphine, Codiene, Thebaine, ect. |