As beautiful as poppies are, it would be convenient if you could just plant the poppy seeds from your kitchen cabinet - but ...

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

The red poppy flower is a symbol of remembrance of soldiers who have died in WWI.

For centuries, poppy seed tea has been used for its narcotic, analgesic, antidiarrheal, or euphoric effects, or as a substitute for opiates. What are the risks associated with this herbal beverage?

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.

Baking with poppy seeds and using the pods in flower arrangements are both common but few people know that growing a certain kind of poppy plant or possessing them is illegal in the United States ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted a total of 257 pounds of opium poppy pods from Madrid at Washington Dulles International Airport.

Until recently, poppy pods could be found in wholesale spice markets in Beijing and elsewhere in China, although they were often kept out of public view and sold only to trusted customers.

LONGMONT – A tiny red poppy, placed in the left lapel button, commemorates one of the most horrific wars in history. Engulfing nation upon nation, one hundred years have passed since the signing ...

California poppies will form seed pods after blooming and leaving just one unpicked flower will leave behind hundreds of poppy seeds when the pod ripens and explodes. Hector Amezcua hamezcua ...

The unripe seed pods carried score marks, meaning the 'poppy tears' or latex inside has already been harvested for opium. The sap is also processed into heroin.