'Significant' theft of toxic poppies could cause death, Tasmanian authorities warn

The theft of a "significant quantity" of medicinal-grade poppies could result in a "life-threatening" situation if they are ...
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States want their cut of Australia’s growing opium poppy industry

The world’s biggest drug crop has been growing for years right under our noses in Tasmania and it has become so lucrative that other states now want a cut of the profits. Opium poppies have been grown ...
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’High’ wallabies blamed for Aussie crop circles

SYDNEY — Wallabies snacking in Tasmania’s legally grown opium poppy fields are getting "high as a kite" and hopping around in circles, trampling the crops, a state official said. Tasmania ...