Poppy Tea. Discuss.

[Taverner]

I think you know what I mean:

I had some last night. Not too strong, but strong enough. Man. Oh man. Lady Papaver is my new girlfriend :)

[geardaddy]

1. How'd it taste?

I think you may have found a loophole. I know that you can grow poppies legally, you just can't "harvest" the bulb thingy or whatever it is.

[Taverner]

2. There are many loopholes there :)

It tasted awful, but you're drinking alkaline so what do you expect?

Poppy tea is illegal, yes - but growing the poppy is not, and neither is cutting it out to dry it. Making the tea, well :)

But the nice thing is that the tea is nowhere as strong as other forms of opiates.

[LeftyMom]

4. Last I heard they sell the flowers on ebay for "flower arranging"

[Taverner]

8. Yes I heard that too

Many floral shops sell the dried poppies as well.

Drugs are nature's hugs :)

[geardaddy]

5. Ahhh.

I didn't realize that the tea was illegal as well.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

3. be careful, i hear its equally addictive as any other form of opium

[Taverner]

6. It is - my rule is never two days in a row

As well as never more than 3x in a week.

It is addictive, if anything because of the experience: 1 hour into it and the codeine hits. You feel very mellow, like you just had a glass of wine or beer. 2 1/2 hours into it the morphine hits, and you feel this surge of pleasure, not unlike an orgasm, overcoming your entire body. This lasts an hour and then you go back to that mellow state again. It's very nice, and I can see wanting to feel that way ALL of the time.

[Debi]

9. An hour long orgasm???

:blush:

Oh My!!!

[Taverner]

10. Um, yeah

I know - more specifically the warming part of the orgasm. The part where your whole body feels this warm rush for about an hour.

[supernova]

14. Hmmm. color me

intrigued... ;-)

[Debi]

7. My parents just bought me this lovely poppy jacket

Are we talking about the same thing?

[Whoa_Nelly]

11. Gimme booze, not friggin' "Poppy" tea!

[xchrom]

12. i can do this with the poppies i grow?

how?

[Taverner]

13. Only if your poppies are Papaver Somniferum

California Poppies have some relaxing effects, but are not narcotic. Papaver Setigerum, the ancestor to the Somniferum Poppy, can also produce narcotics.

[likesmountains 52]

16. There was an article in Harpers about 8 years ago about this...the

author said it was like "wrapping your brain in a silk scarf." I have been wanting to try it ever since...but I'm too afraid I'd like it too much..I have, however saved the article..

[JVS]

15. If I am in town ever, can I split a samovar of it with you?

[wildhorses]

17. sounds perfectly wonderful, thanks

love to have a cuppa;)