While poppy seeds are exempt from drug control under the Controlled Substances Act, opium contaminants on the seeds are not, the agency says. The Justice Department has brought criminal prosecutions ...

Poppy seeds come from the Papaver somniferum plant, which is also used to make drugs like opium and morphine.In fact, many drug tests are so sensitive to opiates that the U.S. Department of ...

Cocaine "is no worse than whiskey" and is only illegal because it comes from Latin America, said Colombian President Gustavo Petro, whose nation is the world's biggest cocaine producer and exporter.

Cocaine use is on the rise globally, influenced by a growing supply chain and an increasing number of narco subs evading the law. The Week. US Edition. SUBSCRIBE & SAVE. Less than $3 per week.