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Re:I supported legalizing all drugs, then the opioid epidemi... by narrowrail on Thursday April 20, 2017 @12:02PM (#14157878)
The required acreage to yield opium in significant quantities is way beyond a closet (or even a basement). Not to mention that heroin is ~1% of total opium weight.
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Re:I supported legalizing all drugs, then the opioid epidemi... by nnfy on Thursday April 20, 2017 @12:19PM (#14158074)
If we're talking about Joe's personal use, a single poppy plant produces multiple doses, according to this[1] reference and some anecdotal drug forum dose suggestions, on the order of tens of mg.

1.https://erowid.org/archive/rhodium/chemistry/opium.html

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Re:I supported legalizing all drugs, then the opioid epidemi... by narrowrail on Thursday April 20, 2017 @04:28PM (#14160538)
>produces multiple doses

Could you tell me what number "multiple" is and what a "dose" looks like?

Are we talking about raw plant material that is opium, or refined heroin/morphine/codeine? The conflation of the word drugs and plant material seems like the most absurd gorilla in the room.

Off to do some coffee...

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