The Legend
There was once a man who drove hundreds of thousands of miles through Texas spreading poppy Seeds. He didn’t care where they landed and he never turned around to go
September’s Challenge
September Covenant: Planting Seeds, Bearing Pain, Preparing for Change This month is mine. September is the month when the body aches and the soil cools. Some harvest, some sow, but
Vice on Poppy Tea
The Origin of Poppy Tea Long before the rise of empires, in the fertile cradle of civilization the ancient Sumerians cultivated a plant they called “Hul Gil”, meaning “Joy Plant.”
Vice on Laudanum
Let’s talk about the Historical Production of Laudanum in the 17th–19th Centuries. Laudanum, a poppy sap suspension medicine, was produced by dissolving ground up dried poppy sap (that had first
Vice on Morphine
Hear me now this information is extremely valuable. Knowledge is extremely valuable. The discovery of morphine is a fascinating tale of a young German pharmacist, Friedrich Wilhelm Adam Sertürner, whose