Interesting note at the end: "I was also able to dispell the long-held rumor that opium poppy was legal to grow and purchase if only intended for “ornamental pu

Interesting note at the end: "I was also able to dispell the long-held rumor that opium poppy was legal to grow and purchase if only intended for “ornamental purposes.”". One can easily buy dried pods of papaver somniferum, found on the first few result pages of a google search. I wonder if this is an enforcement oversight, a loophole, or a scam?