Q: I read all of these stories about people obtaining opiate-like highs from some sort of preparation of poppy seeds. Is such a thing really possible? I knew about the false positive the seeds can give on drug tests, but are they actually psychoactive?
A: Yes, many poppy seeds that are sold in grocery stores are the seeds of P. somniferum, the opium poppy. These seeds contain small quantities of psychoactive opiates, primarily morphine. Some people make tea out of relatively large quantities of poppy seeds in order to get the effects of the morphine.
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You mean I can actually grow Opium Poppies from grocery store seeds?
Yes you can. The very same seeds that you find on any poppyseed bagel are Opium Poppy seeds.
The seeds you buy in the grocery store are of a variety commonly called the “Breadseed Poppy”. This type of poppy is indeed Papaver Somniferum, and will produce fluffy flowers and decent sized pods. As long as the seeds have not been cooked, they will still grow. Culinary seeds however are often not as viable as commercial seeds, but chances are you will still get a decent germination rate from them. The quality and potency can also vary greatly.
But in the end, it’s better than nothing! And if you’re only growing poppies for their beauty as a flower, then they’re a perfect place to start.
So if you can’t find any at the flower shop, just go to the spice rack!
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this is interesting ive got to try poppy tea!ive been mad at the war on drugs i still am it helped my family ruin my life but there are apparently more legal drugs then i knew i hope everybody including kids can try poppy tea if they want im also into the herbal relaxant kava it works best liquid mixed with sugar and cream in water or choclate.
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My husband Adam Parfrey is editing a book right now called “Opium for the Masses.” This book has a cultural history of opium poppies and includes methods of growing poppies and recipes to make tea and home grown pain medication, so you won’t have to pay the doctors and drug companies to dole it out to you. Coming out in October/November through Feral House.
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This is very interesting! As it has been my understanding for many years that the opium poppy seeds in our country were not viable. I thought that all opium poppy seeds were sterilized by one of two methods,either a prosess of steam sterilazation(kind of like huge autoclave machine), or were made sterile by another prosess where they basically use a dose of radiation.
Many,many years ago I had the pleasure of getting my hands on a big fat brick of raw opium,that of course was before anyone really saw the value of reducing it to heroin.
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