Chinese woman gets jail time for growing opium poppies for her hot pot

A woman in China’s Guizhou province was sentenced to prison for growing nearly 1,000 opium poppies on the roof of her apartment buildi...

Opium-Addicted Parrots Are Destroying Poppy Crops in India

Farmers in India are guarding their crops against some parrots which have apparently become addicted to the opium poppy fields. According to...

Canadian Bar Touches Nerves With Theme Based on China’s Deadly Opium Wars

A new bar in Ontario, Canada has raised eyebrows for taking its name out of a dark period in Chinese history that left thousands of people d...