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Zealousideal_Wish687 t1_j9plqid wrote

Reply to comment by cynic-el in Pentagon warns troops eating poppy seeds could lead to failed drug tests by cynic-el

You do know that opium comes from the sap of the unripe poppy seed pod right…and not the actual dried and baked seeds? I think you should do a bit of research before making half baked (or fully baked in this case) connections. If it was that easy to create that strong a reaction from just the seeds they would be far, far more controlled than they are.

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Moms_spaghetti_6969 t1_j9s0yvb wrote

You can make an intoxicant off store bought seeds, it takes a lot though. The seed, pod, stem, and even the leaf still have latex in them, just not as much or as high a quality as from the living pod

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BrightGreyEyes t1_j9smms9 wrote

The problem is that the seeds need to be cleaned to remove the sap, and the cleaning isn't always as thorough as you'd want it to be

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