The little seeds on bagels?
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benignintervention@lemmy.world 6 months ago
In the US it’s illegal to grow poppy if you know what it is
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 6 months ago
RFKJrsBrainworm@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Yup
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 6 months ago
But…why are bagel seeds illegal to grow? And why aren’t bagel producers getting in legal trouble?
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
Poppy seeds grow into opium plants if you put them in the ground.
Jarix@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Similar to growing hemp instead of cannabis. Though I’m not that familiar with the specifics of different poppy strains
modular950@lemmy.zip 6 months ago
nice try! you can’t prove that I know anything!
Kolanaki@pawb.social 6 months ago
They can’t prove I know what it is tho. 😏
“What do you mean I had to know because I was making heroin? You mean my calming sleepy flower juice from those cool flowers I found?”
krunklom@lemmy.zip 6 months ago
You need to use a razor to bleed the poppies for their latex, which is opium.
I’d say if you’re found with poppies that you’ve done this to then there’s a very good chance you knew what you were doing.
shalafi@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Only the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. The rest are just fine.
antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
What are you talking about that’s the breadseed poppy.
shalafi@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Seems you’re correct. So how are poppy seeds so common if they’re Papaver somniferum? Weird.
antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
It’s all about ignorance and intent. If you grow P.somniferum ornamentally, and/or shake it out for seeds it’s fine. You can even sell the dried pods for floral arrangements. But if you make tea out of the dried pods, or milk the latex it’s illegal. Which is insane since the pharmaceutical opioids are so much more harmful and dangerous.