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by Johnny Poppyseed (@johnnypopyseeds on 𝕏) A Policy Analysis on Ending the Opioid Epidemic through Legal Cultivation, Regulation, and Harm ReductionIndependent Research Publication — October 2025 Abstract This paper argues that the root of America’s opioid overdose crisis lies not in the Papaver plant itself, but in the prohibitionist framework that criminalized it. By transforming a…

Equipotent doses of Heroin, Fentanyl, and Carfentanyl. We’ve all heard of the super-potent, extremely deadly opioid fentanyl. We have heard the horror stories of how easy it is to overdose, how dangerous it is, and how afraid we should be. However, even with all of this information, many thousand of seasoned addicts fall prey to this substance every year. Why? Join us as we explore the real…

In the lab, acetylation is about as ordinary as boiling water. It’s the simple process of attaching a tiny chemical tag — an acetyl group — onto a molecule. Chemists do it every day to change how substances behave: aspirin is made that way, cellulose acetate for film and plastics too, even your own cells use acetylation to regulate DNA. It’s a basic chemical reaction, no more sinister than baking…

“Okay, Karen” – by ChatGPT I have a proposition for you. Society should refer to Drug Prohibition and those who support it as “Karen’s Laws” and “Karen(s)” respectively. Imagine this: someone eats Devil’s Trumpet—a notoriously poisonous and prolific plant with the charming side effects of delirium, organ failure, and death. Society shrugs. There are no crusades; No billion-dollar campaigns. The…

As summer appropriations season kicked off, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee quietly dropped a bombshell in its report on the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs (MilConVA) spending bill: Maybe let veterans use cannabis and psychedelics. The July 21, 2025 report acknowledges that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has concurred with a Department of Health and Human Services…

Donald Trump’s latest pivot: floating the idea of moving cannabis to Schedule III at the federal level — a major reclassification that would ease restrictions, open the door to broader medical access, and shift the national conversation. Cannabis reform has become the cool kid at the policy lunch table. Celebrities openly endorse it, influencers post glossy dispensary hauls, and politicians of…

Why We Must Re-Legalize Nature. Solanum nigrum The war on drugs didn’t stop with powder in baggies or pills in bottles. It’s crept into gardens, forests, and the weeds growing in your backyard. The plant Solanum nigrum — commonly dismissed as “poisonous nightshade” — is one of countless examples of nature vilified by policy, not by truth. Yes, it contains alkaloids. So does coffee. So does…

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was created by President Richard Nixon in 1973, born out of a controversial political climate marked by racial tensions and fear-driven propaganda. Its stated purpose was to enforce controlled substance laws and bring drug trafficking to its knees. Yet, half a century later, the DEA stands as an enduring monument to governmental failure, interference, and…

It’s a simple question.Would you do heroin if it were legal? Perhaps you’d like to try some homegrown cannabis. Would you take mushrooms? Smoke DMT? Microdose LSD? Pop a Vicodin for a migraine without needing a government permission slip? How about the right to grow what God gave you and consume it without fear of a three-letter agency busting down your door? Would you try any drug that’s…

Imagine being sentenced to more years in prison for having a plant than someone who raped a child. This isn’t a hypothetical situation — it already happened. It’s a feature – not a bug – of the modern American justice system. For decades, the United States has treated nonviolent drug offenses as if they were moral atrocities. They are oftrn punished more severely than crimes that rip lives…

Imagine going to a pain specialist because your body feels like it’s on fire—and walking out with a prescription meant for heroin detox. That’s not care. That’s surrender. In the last few years, pain management has morphed into risk management. Not for the patient—for the doctor. The result? A growing number of pain clinics now hand out Suboxone (buprenorphine/naloxone) like it’s a miracle drug.…

Imagine going to a pain specialist because your body feels like it’s on fire—and walking out with a prescription meant for heroin detox. That’s not care. That’s surrender. In the last few years, pain management has morphed into risk management. Not for the patient—for the doctor. The result? A growing number of pain clinics now hand out Suboxone (buprenorphine/naloxone) like it’s a miracle drug.…

Not long ago, anyone could walk into a store and buy a bottle of laudanum—opium dissolved in alcohol—without a prescription. Bayer sold heroin through the Sears and Roebuck catalog. For a quarter dollar, they would ship it straight to your door – with syringes. It wasn’t perfect. Addiction was rampant. Labels were vague. However, people knew what they were purchasing. Now, in the modern era,…

The government’s role should be to inform and protect, not to dominate and dictate. When laws like the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 go beyond mandating accurate labeling and instead criminalize individuals for making personal choices about what they consume or produce, we’ve crossed a dangerous line as Americans. Rather than providing a transparent, government-backed alternative for those who…

Recently, I was involved in a debate on Andrew Wilson’s debate group “The Crucible.” I lost, but learned a lot. Namely, not to become angry when my opponent resorts to ad-hominem attacks. I was called a “junky retard” at least eight times. I was also threatened with being kicked off of the server for “tone policing.” This occurred after I asked my opponent if calling their me a “retard” was…

The DEA has overstepped its intended purpose and is now actively interfering in the doctor-patient relationship For years, the opioid epidemic raged, leaving a trail of devastation across communities. In response, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has intensified its scrutiny of opioid prescriptions, a move that is now inflicting a new form of suffering: the systematic denial of adequate…