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Afghanistan opium poppy supply plummets 95% after Taliban ban - U.N
Reuters via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOpium poppy production in Afghanistan, previously the world's top supplier, has plummeted since the...
Dover-bound opium pods intercepted in Wilmington port. This isn't their first time here
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 11 months agoNearly 10 pounds of opium poppy pods bound for Dover were intercepted in Wilmington last week, U.S....
Arizona couple's 'dried floral business' actually sold opium in Indiana, say authorities
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA judge sentenced an Arizona couple to three years in federal prison after shipping hundreds of...
Afghanistan no longer world's biggest opium producer, U.N. report finds
CBS News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoBangkok, Thailand — Myanmar became the world's biggest producer of opium in 2023, overtaking...
War-wracked Myanmar is now the world's top opium producer, surpassing Afghanistan, says UN agency
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMyanmar, already wracked by a brutal civil war, has regained the unenviable title of the world’s...
Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as world’s largest producer of opium
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA man working at an illegal poppy field in Myanmar - AFP Myanmar has overtaken Afghanistan to become...
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...
A Theory About Ancient Israel and Opium May Have Just Been Proved
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPhoto Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/GettyArchaeologists excavating outside of...
Myanmar is now world's largest source of opium, UN says
Reuters via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMyanmar has become the world's largest source of opium, thanks to domestic instability and a decline...
'Mexican miracle' kickstarted modern U.S.–Mexico drug trade
United Press International via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoThe story of the Mexico-U.S. drug trade is less a tale of cops and kingpins than it is a fable about...