Most poppy seeds you'll see have been washed to reduce the amount of opium alkaloids, but they won’t be eliminated entirely.

Purchasing poppy seeds that have not been washed is currently a nebulous legal category. Buying poppy seeds for cooking or baking is completely legal. However, other parts of opium poppies - from ...

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Poppies are generally planted from seed in late winter. Unlike other flowers that need to be started indoors in trays, poppy seeds can be scattered outside in late February or early March when ...