| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Legal
Russland. Russia views opium poppy cultivation as response to sanctions
Russland. Russia views opium poppy cultivation as response to sanctions
A special commission of the Russian government has approved a draft law on the procedure for growing “narcotic” plants in Russia, in particular, the allowed varieties of hypnotic poppy (Papaver somniferum L). (...)
The Russian government’s website stresses that the international market for pharmaceutical substances for the production of opium drugs is controlled by a group of 10 companies, nine of which are under the jurisdiction of the states that imposed sanctions against Russia. (Belsat TV, Weißrussland, 23.10.2018)
https://belsat.eu/en/news/russia-views-opium-poppy-cultivation-as-response-to-sanctions/