Papaver somniferum

[Pickledlemons]

Non dried? What ARE you on about, I use DRIED pods, you put them in a coffee grinder? I heard you use a razor on a ripe fresh pod and the opium oozes out which you have to scrape off. No idea how to use fresh, maybe one of those pipes

You can but its a lot of work and you need A LOT of poppies to get a reasonable amount that way. If you are just doing your own little garden I highly recommend just doing tea. Though I as well have only made tea from dried pods, I believe I used around an oz but this was a long time ago I could be mistaken, and also the alkaloid content can vary a lot so its good to err on the side of caution.

 

[Halif2]

I heard you use a razor on a ripe fresh pod and the opium oozes out which you have to scrape off. No idea how to use fresh, maybe one of those pipes

Good news! It couldn't be more simple. You just take that sap and put it in your mouth. That's it.

I shed a tear when I think of all the precious opium that has been wasted by people trying to turn it into something smokable when they could have just eaten it for great effects. There's this very strong, historical and cultural notion that opium is smoked, but the vast majority of people who are just growing a few cheeky plants are better off eating the sap and/or making tea from the pods.

It's the KISS method (keep it simple, smoothbrain)