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Ten_Percenter
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are they legally allowed to sell dried poppy pods at floral stores?
#5254678 - 02/02/06 10:50 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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I want to get some but i don't want to look shady.
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abrad84
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Re: are they legally allowed to sell dried poppy pods at floral stores? [Re: Ten_Percenter]
#5254688 - 02/02/06 10:53 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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I doubt many "normal" people know about all the wonderful, non craft related uses that can be put to.
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lemon_lw
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Re: are they legally allowed to sell dried poppy pods at floral stores? [Re: Ten_Percenter]
#5254744 - 02/02/06 11:12 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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alright i just talked with my wife and she works at a floral store and she said that she doesnt even have access to order them. she doesnt know if its illegal but its not one of the things she can get. so i can almost guarantee its a dead end.
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kaniz
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Re: are they legally allowed to sell dried poppy pods at floral stores? [Re: lemon_lw]
#5254766 - 02/02/06 11:18 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Well, one would asume that if they are in stock - they are allowed to sell them. Now, if you had to ask them to place a special order for them, that may raise a few eyebrows.
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OrizonsHorizon
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Re: are they legally allowed to sell dried poppy pods at floral stores? [Re: kaniz]
#5254820 - 02/02/06 11:34 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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THey're legal...They;ve been selling online for a few years now but they cracked down on most of the largescale operations Example: http://www.poppies.org/news/104440525433905.shtml
The laws havent changed..... The "contained schedule I" classification has been constant and applied for quite some time now, but after the DEA made a few examples of Pod sellers, the trade became pretty dormant. There are still some people who sell them---but you have to very careful in how it's advertised, marketed, sold too and described. THe people that were busted on ebay were only selling active Pod speicies...No other Floral-decor items.. THe purpose was barely ellaborated as being for arts and crafts, and alot of the people who were ordering had ebay names like "420Toker" and histories of buying stuff like boxes of ISI chargers, glass pipes, Cactii powder, GLow in the Dark tapestries and dried Hostilis root.
...Poppy pods arent a real popular item for those seeking actual Floral arangements crafts etc...They do pop up every now and then in shops but there isnt much of a demand for them---and when there is a request for this ugly potatosack Pod, they will usually only order fake plastic replicas.
---SO, this is something that can be considered Quasi-legal, much like that of P.Torch and Ayahuasca. Whether or not you are convicted is something the DEA will decide if they catch on. Most vendors dont take the risk anymore.
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Re: are they legally allowed to sell dried poppy pods at floral stores? [Re: OrizonsHorizon]
#5254876 - 02/02/06 11:56 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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this guy was telling me he ordered opium online and i was like, wtf...
i went to the website he told me and saw nothing of the sort, but at least now I know he was being serious.
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Re: are they legally allowed to sell dried poppy pods at floral stores? [Re: leery11]
#5254897 - 02/02/06 12:00 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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I know someone who used to work in a floral store. The women running it ordered a few dozen poppies, fresh, and really beautiful green pods. They don't know anything about drugs, however. So, when my friend asked if it was possible to order more, they said "sure". But, found out that their supplier didn't have any more. Probably a limitation on how many they can grow.
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Re: are they legally allowed to sell dried poppy pods at floral stores? [Re: Koala Koolio]
#5255024 - 02/02/06 12:29 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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I just re-checked the law about Opium Poppy Pods and they are actually listed as a Schedule II. The legislation about Opium Pods that are strictly grown for ornamental purposes is very vauge. THE DEA knows they are so widely distributed everywhere that there is little they can do to enforce this law. Pods for floral arangements set-aside, the Agriculture production that supplies the Poppy seed for Burger buns at fast food joints and pastires at markets is overwhelmingly hard to regulate.
I also find it amusing how in the article, they tested the poppy Seeds for traceable levels of morphine and decided to arrest him on those grounds. Theorteically, you could be arrested for having a poppy-seed muffin using this rationale'. The funny thing is, People who make Poppy Tea dont even use the seeds...the shell of the Pod is what contains the level of opiates, conentrated eneough to induce intoxication.
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Re: are they legally allowed to sell dried poppy pods at floral stores? [Re: OrizonsHorizon]
#5255044 - 02/02/06 12:33 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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my mom has a shit load of those things
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