Dried poppy pods are often considered ornamental, no jokes here. However, they have a much wider range of uses, beyond their ...

When Elaine on Seinfeld failed a drug test after eating a poppy seed muffin back in the 1996 episode “The Shower Head,” the idea that you could fail a drug test after eating poppy seeds took off.

Why bother to harvest seeds from the flowers in your garden? Because you will save money, the seeds are fresh and it is relatively simple to do once you know how, says RHS chief horticulturalist Guy ...

Poppy seeds derive from a plant called Papaver somniferum, the opium poppy.“Somniferum” is Latin for “sleep-bringing,” insinuating that it might contain opiates. But according to experts ...

The U.S. Defense Department issued a memo on Feb. 17, 2023, warning service members to avoid eating poppy seeds because doing so may result in a positive urine test for the opiate codeine.

The U.S. Defense Department issued a memo on Feb. 17, warning service members to avoid eating poppy seeds because doing so may result in a positive urine test for the opiate codeine. Addiction and ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. The U.S. Defense Department issued a memo on Feb. 17, 2023, warning service members to avoid eating poppy seeds because doing so may ...

Opium comes from the immature seed pods of the opium poppy. It can be used as a narcotic in its raw form or processed to make heroin and other drugs. $14.5M in poppy pods seized ...

Poppy seeds can become contaminated with opiates during harvesting. For the US Defense Department, invoking a ‘poppy seed defense’ may not be enough to rule out a positive drug test result.

After cutting ripened breadseed poppy pods, store in paper bags and use them as needed like salt shakers to disperse the seeds over baking and in other cooking. The Times Colonist Jul 13, 2022 4:58 AM ...