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Perhaps Tasmania? Tasmania has legalized opium production and you'll see fields of opium poppies everywhere since it's the source of the majority of medical opi
by AnotherGoodName 6y ago
Perhaps Tasmania? Tasmania has legalized opium production and you'll see fields of opium poppies everywhere since it's the source of the majority of medical opiates. The reasons for Tasmania being the center of the western worlds poppy production are obvious. It's easy to ensure the exports to the rest of the world are done via controlled channels.
This does lead to the weird situation where an entire population has easy access to opium should they want to raid nearby fields; the fields are lightly fenced with warning signs stating that it's bad for your health. Perhaps surprisingly to many Tasmania doesn't really have any issues from this. This may lend some credence to the above article - it takes more than just access to lead to issues for people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_opium_poppy_farming_industry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_opium_poppy_farming_...