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36 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just Say Yes,
By A Customer
This review is from: Opium for the Masses: A Practical Guide to Growing Poppies and Making Opium (Paperback)
The title of this little book says it all. Opium has been a staple of folk remedies and recereational drug use since before the first stone in the Pyramids at Giza was laid. Taken as a tea, or eaten, opium is less dangerous than coffee. The effects are mild, and pleasant. The propaganda of the last 75 years is nothing short of criminal. Hogshire's approach to his subject is two-fold. First, he presents a history of the venerable Papaver Somniferum. Then he shows the reader how to obtain opium containing poppies and extract the drug from them. Provided you exercise some common sense and discretion, the potential for running afoul of the law is virtually nil. A truly valuable primer on the use of the oldest of tonics and medicines, and tonic in itself for what it does in setting the record straight about this supposed "hard" drug. Even if you have no intention of using opium, this is a must read for anyone interested in contemporary drug-policy, and why it has so miserably failed.
31 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good history of opium but not worth the money,
By A Customer
This review is from: Opium for the Masses: A Practical Guide to Growing Poppies and Making Opium (Paperback)
This book is a decent overall history of opium use with a bit of the authors two cents thrown in.The aftertitle is very decieving though since a very minute portion of the book is dedicated to telling the reader about the extraction process even though the information is correct.I gave it three stars because the content is good but the opium extraction methods and preparation techniques are widely available on the internet for free so,basically the book is a waste of money for that purpose.Vaults of Erowid and the Lycaeum give all this information with no charge and tons more,save your money folks.Ponder the arcane workings of capitalism...
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lovely little gem but title a joke/untrue,
By $Bill$ (uk) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Opium for the Masses: A Practical Guide to Growing Poppies and Making Opium (Paperback)
Nice little gem of a book but it only devoted,it turned out, about half a page or a few small paragraphs to the actual subject of how to grow poppies.No joke.And what little info there, was very scant and poor.The initial reason that had prompted me to buy the book was indeed after my own unsuccessful attempts to grow poppies. So the title does'nt make any sense and it's certainly NOT a practical guide. However it does offer alot of interesting curios and gems of knowledge on the subject of opium in many disparate fields from scientific to historical. It is not a book to take too seriously but it was very informative and i learnt a lot of stuff i previously didn't know about. On a practical level it does tell you how to slit the popppies, make poppy tea and advises youu buy' hens and chicks' variety at florists as the right ones to buy but almost next to nothing on actual cultivation.Opiate addicts or the simply curious will find it all interesting including the lovely snippets of chemistry and potted history and the like.Recommend. Enjoyable read.5/5
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