Poppy seed and Poppy plant

[Stuart Brown]

In article <1992Sep11.192010.31367 at watson.ibm.com> yozzo at watson.ibm.com (Ralph Yozzo) writes:
>A friend of mine tells me that the poppy seed that
>we find on some bread is the same as the seed for the
>poppy plant that they make marijuana from. 
>
>Can anyone confirm or deny this?
>
>
>-- 
>Ralph Yozzo (yozzo at watson.ibm.com)  
>From the beautiful and historic Mid-Hudson Valley area of NY state

I think you mean the poppy plant that heroin and morphine are made from, and theanswer is yes.  Marijuana is hemp.
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Stuart M. Brown                             If you can remain cool when all 
U. of Manitoba, Dept. Plant Science         Around you are in panic,
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