re: #97 albusteve

take that, you poppy scum…
[Link: www.cnn.com…]

I saw this article earlier, and got stuck on this statement:

The U.S. military bombed about 300 tons of poppy seeds in a dusty field in southern Afghanistan Tuesday

Maybe this is just bad reporting. But poppy seeds aren’t the problem; heroin is refined from the sap of the plants. Poppy seeds are used for replanting, of course, but 300 tons of them? We’re talking tiny seeds, here; that’s a hell of a lot of seeds, way more than would be required for replanting. They’re also used for seasoning on bagels and rolls, of course, which might account for the enormous quantity stockpiled. But that would be a legitimate, legal use for them - not something you would want to bomb.

I’m just not understanding this story. Something’s wrong with it.