Tasmanian opium poppy farming industry

Opium poppies (Papaver somniferum) under cultivation in Tasmania

The Tasmanian opium poppy farming industry was established in Tasmania in 1966.[1][2]

Farms in Tasmania produce about 50% of the world's licit poppy straw that is later refined into opiates such as morphine and codeine.[3]

Tasmanian Alkaloids is Tasmania's largest corporate grower of opium poppies.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Legislative Council Select Committee Inquiry: Tasmanian Poppy Industry". Parliament of Tasmania. November 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Chang, Charis (9 April 2014). "States want their cut of Australia's growing opium poppy industry". news.com.au (News Corp). Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Gardner, Jessica (14 January 2014). "Opium poppy venture on a high". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  4. ↑ Ogilvie, Felicity (25 June 2009). "Happy hops damage poppy crops". ABC News (Australia) (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 6 July 2014.