Ok, ok...here is a glimpse of one of them
And yes, opium is very dense, so a little chunk weighs alot.
I smoked a few grams but found it wasn't worth it. You have to smoke alot of it in order to get high (like nodding high). So unless you have a large supply, smoking it is very wasteful. Plus, I find the high from eating it to be far more enjoyable and satisfying.
There isn't much of a rush to smoking it. The high sort of creeps on slowly. Whats interesting is that after you finish smoking it, the high continues getting stronger. And it lasts a very long time. I've noticed the same thing from smoking tar heroin, a long lasting high that keeps on getting stronger even after you are done smoking it. Difference being that tar heroin does have a bit of a rush when you smoke it. Smoked opium tastes alot like tar heroin smoke, in fact it tastes exactly the same, minus the vinegar taste from the acetic anhydride. The plants themselves smell like tar heroin (minus the vinegar).
But I'm never growing these again. Was alot of fun though. I just don't need a constant supply of this stuff, because if I have it around I'll find excuses to take them. It was really a crazy feeling to get high off of narcotics that I grew myself from a little seed. And it wasn't a subtle high, it was full blown pinned pupils, face scratching, dropping my phone on the floor while nodding on the toilet, type of high.