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Opium
23 posts
Tens of Thousands of Drug Arrests Reported in Sri Lanka Since December
Sri Lanka began a nationwide crackdown of drug trade and drug use in mid-December of 2023.
January 23, 2024
Myanmar Surpasses Afghanistan as World’s Largest Opium Producer
A United Nations report shows that Myanmar has taken the place of Afghanistan as the world’s largest producer of opium.
December 21, 2023
Afghan Poppy Harvest Down 95% After Taliban Opium Ban
The United States withdrew from Afghanistan in February of 2020 and in August of 2021 the Taliban officially took power.
November 8, 2023
From the Archives: New York, Mon Amour (1979)
Toot in Times Square, 'ludes in the Stock Exchange and punk rock at CBGB—New York is still Fun City
July 30, 2023
Cartels Ditch Pot and Opium Fields for Synthetic Drugs, Mexico Defense Secretary Says
The governments of both Mexico and the U.S. admit that legal cannabis is hurting cartel crops.
December 21, 2021
Flashback Friday: Master Addicts
A mini-catalog of überaddicts, originally published in the November, 1982 issue of High Times.
December 6, 2019
Afghanistan Opium Production Hits New Record—Again
The latest stats from the UN’s annual Afghanistan Opium Survey are in, and the news is grim. Opium production…
December 4, 2017
Politician Believes Legal Weed Will Spur A Communist Revolution
Anti-weed red-baiting? Retro!
November 30, 2017
This Country Could Soon Legalize Cannabis And Opium
India is finally making strides in its efforts to normalize cannabis.
November 26, 2017
Yes, Poppy Seed-Eaters CAN Fail a Drug Test
In 2010, Elizabeth Mort was preparing to give birth. Before she went into labor, the Pennsylvania woman steeled…
May 31, 2017