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 ...

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 ...

While poppy seeds themselves don’t contain opiates, the seeds can become contaminated and coated with small amounts of opioids that were in the pod.

Poppy seeds themselves don't contain opiates. But during harvesting, the seeds can become contaminated with opiates contained in the milky latex of the seed pod covering them. (Getty/borchee) ...

But during harvesting, the seeds can become contaminated with opiates contained in the milky latex of the seed pod covering them. What affects opiate content in poppy seeds?

Health Medicine Poppy seeds can skew drug test results, but they won’t actually intoxicate you Poppy seeds themselves don’t contain opiates. But during harvesting, the seeds can become ...

Police officers discovered 10 kilograms of opium poppy pods during an RCMP traffic stop that was made because of the driver's tinted windows.

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.