Heroin is derived from the opium gum found in the plant. For years, the Taliban had used taxes on drugs to finance its military. That all changed, however, with Omar’s eight-line message.

Heroin comes from the gum of opium poppies (Papaver somniferum). These flowers aren't difficult to grow, Wankel said. They thrive in temperate climates and are probably native to the Mediterranean ...

In this undated photo made available Dec. 12 by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), workers collect opium gum in a poppy field in Shan State, Myanmar. (UNODC via AP) ...

However, India is the only nation allowed to extract gum opium—skilled workers extract the latex that contains 70% of the morphine synthesized by the plant by lancing its flower-bearing pod.

Before the Taliban seized power in August 2021, the illicit trade in opium, a gum produced from poppies, helped pay for their insurgency. The mullahs encouraged farmers to plant poppies and taxed ...

said to be among the largest supply sources of raw opium gum and heroin in northern Mexico. They also allege the cartel is growing into a major distributor of fentanyl. Treasury officials alleged ...

But the Queen was also someone who liked to get high, from opium tinctures to chewing gum laced with cocaine. National Treasure: What Malcolm X Reveals About the Power of Speech on His 100th ...

Some of the strongest and most meticulously constructed sections of the book concern the two citadel-like factories in Patna and Varanasi where raw opium gum was processed into wholesale slabs of ...

And it probably would, because that elixir is essentially a mixture of camphor and opium. In his 1597 guide to plants and their uses, botanist John Gerard recommended burning the gum of the ...

So whatever the shortfall, a private company can bridge that gap. When you process opium gum, how concerned are you about illegal trafficking and how will you manage it? The menace of trafficking ...

UN Drug Experts Say Opium Production Has Leveled off in Myanmar, but Instability May Trigger a Rise BANGKOK (AP) — There has been a slight drop in the production of opium in Myanmar, the world ...