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... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > drugs and society > drug policy > drug laws and policies > Opium Poppy Control Act
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > deviance > drugs and society > drug policy > drug laws and policies > Opium Poppy Control Act
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > deviance > drugs and society > drug policy > drug laws and policies > Opium Poppy Control Act

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Opium Poppy Control Act  

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  • Before World War II, few people in the continental United States grew the poppy seeds from which opium is cultivated. America imported poppy seeds from Europe, particularly from the Netherlands and Poland. [Source: Encyclopedia of Drug Policy; Opium Poppy Control Act]

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