A 3-year-old boy in Japan with a strong interest in plants was honored by police after he discovered an illegal opium plant growing in an open field. The young plant enthusiast, who runs to his ...

The last of July or early in August is a good time to sow the seed, as the plants stand the winter without injury. The single poppy he found to yield more opium than the double, and there is less ...

The discovery comes just a day after 140 opium plants were seized from a university campus in Rohtak, raising concerns over the presence of narcotic plants in educational institutions. The crime ...