Weaning people off the opium here was not that difficult, because it only yields about 8 kg per hectare.

Weaning people off the opium here was not that difficult, because it only yields about 8 kg (18 lb) per hectare.

I'm not going to kid you that if you walk into the jungle, you won't find a single poppy. But it would only be one of a few plants grown by an addict for personal consumption. Commercial cultivation is over.

In 2001 at this time of year, those hills would have been a sea of pink and white.

Religion is the sign of the oppressed... It is the opium of the people.

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