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Monticello contacted, I'm sure through their legal counsel, the Department of Agriculture which indicated growing the poppies in question was legal and the Atto
by tssva 3y ago
Monticello contacted, I'm sure through their legal counsel, the Department of Agriculture which indicated growing the poppies in question was legal and the Attorney General of Virginia's office who indicated that the law was contridictary and unclear. This when they then contacted the DEA for an opinion.
- sidewndr46 3y agoif you're talking about the USDA, it's irrelevant. You might as well ask a cow it's opinion on whether prime rib or sirloin is better. USDA does not prosecute drug crimes. The USDA could also just as easily lie to you if they wanted to.
- tssva 3y agoThe USDA does have primary federal law enforcement power for National Forests including drug crimes, but that is irrelevant to this discussion. The FDA not the DEA is the primary regulator and enforcement agency for poppy seeds intended for human consumption. The USDA is the primary regulator of seeds intended for planting. Since the seeds being sold at Monticello were sold with the intended for use in the planting of poppies, when surveying for opinions it seems an appropriate agency to get one from.