Poppy Plants

Jagle

Misuse of drugs act 1984

11.—(1) The following subsections are hereby substituted for subsections (1) and (2) of section 17 of the Principal Act:

“(1) A person shall not cultivate opium poppy, any plant of the genus Cannabis or any plant of the genus Erythroxylon except under and in accordance with a licence issued in that behalf by the Minister.

(2) Every person who cultivates opium poppy, a plant of the genus Cannabis or a plant of the genus Erythroxylon in contravention of subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of an offence.”.

(2) Section 19 of the Principal Act shall be construed and have effect as if the reference in subsection (1) (a) thereof to the cultivation contrary to section 17 of that Act of opium poppy included a reference to the cultivation contrary to the said section 17, as amended by subsection (1) of this section, of any plant of the genus Erythroxylon.


so poppy plants are illegal ya?
how come noone goes to jail for growing poppies

Wolfe Tone

Its legal to have the seeds.

Jagle

ya like it is with cannabis, the offence is only commited when you germinate them

question is, why is no one ever arrested for growing poppies, i know loads of people who grow them, aunties, neighbors, so on
what gives

sbsquarepants

Jagle wrote: »

“(1) A person shall not cultivate opium poppy, any plant of the genus Cannabis or any plant of the genus Erythroxylon except under and in accordance with a licence issued in that behalf by the Minister.

(2) Every person who cultivates opium poppy, a plant of the genus Cannabis or a plant of the genus Erythroxylon in contravention of subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of an offence.”.

(2) Section 19 of the Principal Act shall be construed and have effect as if the reference in subsection (1) (a) thereof to the cultivation contrary to section 17 of that Act of opium poppy included a reference to the cultivation contrary to the said section 17, as amended by subsection (1) of this section, of any plant of the genus Erythroxylon.


so poppy plants are illegal ya?
how come noone goes to jail for growing poppies

Poppy plants aren't illegal. Opium poppy plants are.

TheZohanS

Jagle wrote: »

so poppy plants are illegal ya?
how come noone goes to jail for growing poppies

The opium poppy is illegal, the poppy they use for Remembrance Day is a corn poppy.

Jagle

opium poppy are the ones that produce seeds and are edible,
so its growing this kind that illegal

sbsquarepants

Jagle wrote: »

opium poppy are the ones that produce seeds and are edible,
so its growing this kind that illegal

I don't think so. But there is a very small amount of opium in normal poppy seeds, enough to fail a drug test for opiates in some cases if you eat a roll or whatever with them on it.

Edit:- Just had a quick look and it seems the poppy seeds we eat do indeed come from the opium poppy! It's a funny old world!

MagicMarker

Poppy seed roll..... Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

mikom

Jagle wrote: »

so poppy plants are illegal ya?
how come noone goes to jail for growing poppies

I don't know if this guy got jail.

A man charged with growing cannabis plants and opium poppy at his Menlo home has been remanded on continuing bail.

http://www.galwaynews.ie/17184-menlo-man-charged-growing-cannabis-home

Lord Derpington

MagicMarker wrote: »

Poppy seed roll..... Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

http://www.wpxi.com/news/25370016/detail.html

Jagle

greenfly wrote: »

http://www.wpxi.com/news/25370016/detail.html

interesting considering a positive blood test is all thats needed to get you 4 years driving ban, thread about it yesterday

AnonoBoy

In the US people have been jailed for growing them. Haven't heard of too many cases here.

Arrested for selling the seeds on Ebay

Arrested for growing them in their yard.

pragmatic1

Jagle wrote: »

ya like it is with cannabis, the offence is only commited when you germinate them

question is, why is no one ever arrested for growing poppies, i know loads of people who grow them, aunties, neighbors, so on
what gives

Because its mostly middleaged and old people who grow them. Not strung out junkies and drug dealers.

Jagle

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Because its mostly middleaged and old people who grow them. Not strung out junkies and drug dealers.

so as long as rich people keep breaking laws its fine, but if a middle class person were to do it, BIG CRIME?

come on seriously