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.
In the US it’s illegal to grow poppy if you know what it is
Only the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. The rest are just fine.
What are you talking about that’s the breadseed poppy.
Seems you’re correct. So how are poppy seeds so common if they’re Papaver somniferum? Weird.
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.
The little seeds on bagels?
Yup
But…why are bagel seeds illegal to grow? And why aren’t bagel producers getting in legal trouble?
Similar to growing hemp instead of cannabis. Though I’m not that familiar with the specifics of different poppy strains
Poppy seeds grow into opium plants if you put them in the ground.