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Opium Poppy Control Act

Daniel Bessner

In: Encyclopedia of Drug Policy

Edited by: Mark A. R. Kleiman & James E. Hawdon

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412976961.n274

Subject: Public Policy, Drug Crimes

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Bessner, D. (2011). Opium poppy control act. In M. A. Kleiman & J. E. Hawdon (Eds.), Encyclopedia of drug policy (Vol. 1, pp. 617-618). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781412976961.n274

Bessner, Daniel. "Opium Poppy Control Act." In Encyclopedia of Drug Policy, edited by Mark A. Kleiman and James E. Hawdon, 617-618. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011. doi: 10.4135/9781412976961.n274.

Bessner, D 2011, 'Opium poppy control act', in Kleiman, MA & Hawdon, JE (eds), Encyclopedia of drug policy, SAGE Publications, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, pp. 617-618, viewed 4 June 2020, doi: 10.4135/9781412976961.n274.

Bessner, Daniel. "Opium Poppy Control Act." Encyclopedia of Drug Policy. Eds. Mark A. Kleiman and James E. Hawdon. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011. 617-618. SAGE Knowledge. Web. 4 Jun. 2020, doi: 10.4135/9781412976961.n274.

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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. On average, 3,000 tons were shipped to the United States per year; in 1938, the year before Hitler invaded Poland, approximately 4,400 tons were shipped to the United States. Once war broke out on the European continent, the shipments of poppy seeds to America ceased. This cessation of trade resulted in a stark rise in the price of opium, from $0.07 a pound to $0.50 a pound. The market soon responded to the overwhelming demand for poppy seeds. Beginning in late 1939, many American farmers, particularly in California, cultivated poppy seeds. Although opium ...

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