/r/PoppyTea

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A Subreddit Dedicated to Poppy Tea.

We strive to be an arcane subreddit, but now that you have found us, all information is available to you freely. We provide data-based harm reduction for the purpose of helping people make educated and informed decisions to maximize personal safety.

Welcome to /r/PoppyTea

This subreddit is dedicated to Poppy Tea and harm reduction. Read this before posting. Obey The Rules or be banned.

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Seeds are more potent than ever before. This subreddit is THE only accurate and up to date resource on poppy seeds, their potency and harm reduction. Do not base your dosage (your life) on outdated information from elsewhere online.


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Frequently Asked Questions

Species Identification

Alkaloids in Poppy Tea

Potential Pesticides in Poppy Tea

Current State of Our Seeds

Noteworthy Links

Health Guide

Withdrawal Guide

The Rules

Due to reddit sitewide policy and new law, vendor/bag reviews of any sort are strictly prohibited. Anyone attempting to post a review will have their post removed, a second attempt will result in the user being banned.

The Rules

By participating in this subreddit, you agree to abide by the following rules:

Rules

This is a harm reduction subreddit. We work very hard to maintain this forum of the poppy tea community as a safe place for free speech. Discretion is essential. Each and every instance of poppy tea discussion outside of this forum increases the likelihood of legal or regulatory procedures being implemented, thereby ending legal (safe) access to poppy seeds. Violation of any part of Rule 1 undermines everything we do and stand for.

  1. Do not discuss or mention poppy tea outside of this subreddit.

1.1 Do not discuss or mention this subreddit elsewhere online or in public.

1.2 No cross-posting. No re-posting.

1.3 Only introduce people to poppy tea in private (one on one).

  • Absolutely NO sourcing of any type whatsoever. This is a reddit site-wide policy, is total and absolute, and is not up for discussion or debate.

  • 2.1 Vendor, bag, expiration date, lot number, or any other type of reviews are strictly prohibited.

    2.2 Photos of brand packaging, mascots, or other visual information, hints, or clues, are strictly prohibited.

    2.3 Megathreads or compilation posts are strictly prohibited.

    2.4 Do NOT return seeds. It endangers access for everyone.

    2.5 Coupons, codes, discount offers, rebates, swag, prizes, contests, brand-associated offers, promotional materials, or requests for any such items are strictly prohibited.

    2.6 Discussion of selling, trading, or gifting seeds is strictly prohibited.

    2.7 Sourcing in the form of abbreviations, misspellings, 1337, usernames, or any other forms of veiled sourcing will be met with permanent ban.

  • Remain civil at all times. No hate speech. Be kind to one another.

  • 3.1 Do not harass your peers. Do not attempt to control each other. If there is an issue, PM us.

    3.2 By participating in this subreddit, you agree to not make derogatory, disparaging, insulting, or belittling statements directed at others, or make direct or indirect personal attacks on choices, circumstances, ideas, opinions, occupations or personal situations of others. You agree not to post any comments or media which is abusive, obscene, vulgar, slanderous, hateful, threatening, insulting, or otherwise offensive. All types of these comments are contrary to the spirit of legitimate communication, damages our community, and are unequivocally forbidden. Please report any and all such posts to our mod team for removal.

  • Unsafe information is prohibited.

  • 4.1 Always provide context when discussing dosage (describe your past history and current tolerance).

    4.2 Do not attempt to post reviews of any sort. This includes vendors, expiration dates, lot numbers, and any other specific information about the source of your seeds.

    4.3 Do not give inappropriate dosage recommendations.

  • No SPAM. No advertising. No sourcing, sale, trade, exchange, or gift cards. No bulk-group purchases. No meetups. No bots. No exceptions.

  • 5.1 Any and all forms of brigading and doxing are strictly prohibited, against reddit site rules, and are illegal.

    5.2 Mods have no liability over user posts. Mods will remove all instances of sourcing, and sourcing attempts, to the best of their abilities.

    Minor Rules

    • Don't use "SWIM", "FOAF", "My Buddy" or any other self-incrimination avoidance tactics. It does not protect you, and is annoying.

    • No mobile, shortened, or disguised links.

    • Low-quality posts may be removed at moderator discretion.

    • There are MANY answered questions on the FAQ, and it is frequently updated! Please check if your answer is there before posting.

    • Discussion of ANY brands or vendors is strictly prohibited. Just in case you forgot.


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    1

    Australian seeds all bunk

    I just moved back to Australia recently and have tried 4 different sources of seeds, all from very different suppliers. They have all been basically useless. 3 of the batches resulted in a fairly clear brew which I knew would be useless before even tasting it. The 4th one I tried was supposedly unwashed and came out looking good but I didn't feel much at all from it.

    The crazy thing is in the country I was in before I would specifically look for Australian seeds as they were always good quality.

    0 Comments
    2024/11/07
    00:31 UTC

    3

    Addiction criteria

    Im planning on growing poppy mostly for edible seeds but I also plan on milking it for my medicine cabinet. Has anyone ran into trouble thinking they could restrict use to medicinal needs? I am generally happy but have addiction in family members and have witnessed the darkness that can be brought about by addiction. Given my awareness of the harms I believe I will be safe but having a 1/8th acre of poppy might provide enough for occasional rec use which im worried might snowball. Am I overthinking growing this beautiful plant?

    14 Comments
    2024/11/06
    05:19 UTC

    2

    Questions for beginner

    I’m aware of the dangers but I have some questions. I have 0 tolerance and have played around with opiates before, I am aware that this stuff is pretty strong, I plan on doing 10g for my first time, with that being said

    1. How long should I expect to be high?

    2. Could someone give me a range of what I should expect compared to hydrocodone mgs If that’s possible?(I know potency can vary)

    3. To avoid withdrawals/getting hooked, how far should I space out doses? I’m planning on only doing small amounts every 2 weeks. (I am aware this stuff is a slippery slope).

    4. Is mixing with weed a bad idea if it’s a low dose?

    5. How do you make the tea?

    Can I put seeds in water bottle add water shake and strain? Or can someone give me a more detailed explanation, thanks.

    7 Comments
    2024/11/05
    05:45 UTC

    3

    Thoughts on these?

    Not sure how to tell if they're good lol TIA!

    9 Comments
    2024/11/04
    23:47 UTC

    9

    My finest eighth of reduced PST. The pipe tobacco helped it burn but it was mostly opium byproduct smoke in a Meersham pipe

    16 Comments
    2024/11/03
    17:34 UTC

    19

    The Good Ole Days

    I broke out some 2019 seeds today. 🥰. I stocked up back then when I was a daily user and then decided to quit.
    Now I use them sparingly. This is 450g, first wash.

    8 Comments
    2024/11/02
    21:33 UTC

    2

    Is 1/2 lbs of pods alot just in general?

    .

    5 Comments
    2024/11/01
    20:29 UTC

    3

    Wash color?

    I'm use to a light to medium brown wash. Anyone have yellow?

    9 Comments
    2024/11/01
    18:07 UTC

    7

    They are a little on the the small side

    A bit disappointing.but still 4000-8000 seeds in each one

    3 Comments
    2024/10/31
    08:26 UTC

    28

    Two sides to the poppy. The beauty and the danger..

    Ain’t this a sight?? I can’t believe how much this little guy oozed. About the size of a 10c coin (AUS)

    17 Comments
    2024/10/28
    21:39 UTC

    3

    I went to the shop to get seeds n the other guy that gets seeds there tells em he uses them for seeds

    If u got a good spot tell em ur making bagels or even soap or something don’t tell em ur making drugs ya dummies

    7 Comments
    2024/10/28
    18:13 UTC

    2

    Do these look alright?

    This is my second time sourcing pods (usually just do seeds)

    Do these look ok? Im not sure what to look for as far as good quality?

    Thanks

    2 Comments
    2024/10/27
    23:53 UTC

    3

    Avoiding papaverine negative alks?

    So AUS has a big problem with papaverine crap flooding the market, just wondering if any vets out there know how I should dissolve this shit to avoid the well known negatives of papaverine (heart rate shit). I can barely find any info on it, is there anything I can do to salvage the good alk content or nah they just bunk?

    18 Comments
    2024/10/27
    19:25 UTC

    13

    Even more to be concerned about

    I made a previous post about how we should all be concerned right now. My inbox is practically flooded by random NEW users that I have never talked to pushing hard for sources. EVERYONE should just go dark right now. With that... I'm out.

    13 Comments
    2024/10/24
    23:55 UTC

    3

    “Shelf-Life” of Brewed Tea?

    How long will a brewed batch of tea last in the fridge in a sealed container?

    It’s the product of a second steep, but it looks as good as the first steep. The first steep got the job done, so the extra wasn’t needed, but I didn’t want to waste it. It’s only about one dose, so losing it wouldn’t be tragic…but “waste not, want not”…however, I’d hate to accidentally poison my husband!

    Thanks!

    6 Comments
    2024/10/24
    04:29 UTC

    0

    Using Dried Poppy Powder in a Coffee Machine: What You Need to Know

    Hey everyone,

    I’m a regular user of poppy somniferum for pain management, i already posted my recipe here. Recently, I considered trying something a bit unconventional: using a coffee machine to create a new poppy « coffee » (lol) method.

    • Advantage: Smaller quantity to drank, easy, fast, potent

    • Disadvantages: more dangerous, more thebaine, a bit less actives alkaloids due to the heat BUT for a WAY smaller water qtty

    Here’s my experience and research:

    You need a pressure coffee machine (like an espresso machine), i haven’t tried with other ones, it’ll exposes the poppy powder to high pressure and hot water. This can extract the active alkaloids (thebaine too, so be careful but indeed MORE morphine and codeine too) much faster and in higher quantities than steeping poppy in hot water for tea, that’s the advantage, and in a wayyy smaller quantity

    With tea, the extraction is more gradual, and you can adjust the soaking time and water temperature for more control.

    AND YES IT WORKS DAMN GREAT, its fast & convenient.

    Its lead to a stronger concentration of alkaloids in the 1st extracted solution, so BE CAREFUL (its stringer than tea, also u can do a second wash but forget about other wash (you can try but it was not as effective as tea for me, all alkaloids are extract within the first wash)

    • Risks for the machine

    Poppy powder thats not well ground or residue could clog the filters or even damage your coffee machine, IF ITS NOT GROUND WELL. It’s not the cleanest substance to run through a machine designed for ground coffee.

    To not struggle with that GRIND your dried POWDER in a COFFEE GRINDER, do it before extracting, just take ur 2 tbspoon (for example) and put it in da coffee grinder first.

    U can add a spit of any acid (i use white vinegar) into the powder thats in the portafilter or directly in the watertank.

    TL;DR: Smaller quantity to drank, easy, rapid to do, potent, absorbs faster and harder, but it is more dangerous cuz more thebaine, a bit less actives alkaloids due to the heat BUT for a WAY smaller water qtty (thats why you absorbs it faster)

    19 Comments
    2024/10/23
    14:44 UTC

    24

    Everyone needs to be careful.

    Thought this warranted a post. Seems reddit is out for blood when it comes to legal drugs, even when you don’t do anything wrong. All I do is warn people about toxic and potential health issues that can arise using Australian seeds as of the current moment.

    So be very careful with what you say, even in private it seems.

    It is also very coincidental timing with the influx of totally new users asking many questions. Maybe I’m being a conspiracy theorist but it’s very odd.

    Be careful, be safe. Don’t say too much.

    31 Comments
    2024/10/12
    11:16 UTC

    23

    People please don’t be dumb

    There are many posts in here already explaining how to do it stop asking where n how to get seeds it makes this stuff seem super sketchy. If u read the rules u can’t even talk bout that in here just do ur own research on where to get good seeds n test em ur self cause pic won’t help us tell u if the seeds are good. Also if u have a good spot keep it to urself who knows who is in here.

    18 Comments
    2024/10/11
    18:20 UTC

    26

    EVERYONE should be worried about this...

    I don't know how many people keep track of the news, but there is a huge renewed interest in PST by the authorities (law enforcement and lawmakers) that just started about two weeks ago in the US. There are active bills that are trying to criminalize it and active stings starting. Everyone should really keep this in mind right now. It doesn't seem I'm like this sub is a huge deal, but it has been SPECIFICALLY mentioned in articles recently. Law enforcement and elected officials will use our posts to make policy and busts. I understand that people find their way here out of curiousity, but the seasoned people on here should take this seriously. DMs looking for sources and info shouldn't be brushed aside. I'm not kidding! It only takes one bill to be pushed through to make it beyond hard to have the medicine some of us need. Maybe just keep it vague, low key and go seni-quite for a little while? For the sake of what we all need and the community at large? Just a suggestion... It really worries the shit out of me.

    8 Comments
    2024/10/11
    06:25 UTC

    0

    Brand New. No Clue What I’m doing. Help.

    I just bought 120 grams of seeds. Is this enough? How do I make the tea? I hear people talking about how if you buys seeds from the store they have to be unwashed and I see other posts on people washing them. Some said something about Mountain Dew helping with it and I have no clue what to do. I have 120 grams of seeds from Kroger and I don’t know where to go next. I also dont own a mason jar. Can someone please explain what I need to do in order to make tea?

    10 Comments
    2024/10/11
    03:22 UTC

    5

    Looks OK? 250g worth

    9 Comments
    2024/10/11
    06:48 UTC

    22

    Tips to Stop You Being Ripped Off

    With the current lack of quality seeds leaving people unsure of what is what, numerous opportunisric 'new' online vendors seem to be popping up and selling what we all know are currently hard to find types of seeds and to sell them they are making dubious claims which can be used to detect the scammer and potentially protect you from these ripoff merchants.

    Beware any vendor with hardly any or very few reviews as they are probably rebadged vendors who couldn't sell anything after receiving poor reviews on their previous account(s). It's easy to write a few great reviews after getting one of your firends to buy with money you gave them. However, you typucally won't find lots of reviews of this type. Few reviews ought to beconsidered suspect.

    Especially beware anyone trying to sell you, 'Tasmanian Unwashed Organic seeds'

    If they are trying to tell you this then you can be certain this is embellishment at best, and a pack of lies at worst, since the pharma crops grown in Tasmania are in no way organic and those small farms that are organic, (if there are any, since I've never heard of them) would never be large enough to supply anything like a commercial export market.

    'Unwashed' is an interesting one. If they claim this, then you can be sure they're dodgy. Why?

    Because the growers and wholesale suppliers of poppy seed do not indicate details of treatments or processes the seeds have undergone to potentially limit their residual narcotic content and so, for any vendor to thus claim their prodiuct as 'unwashed' means they are making things up in order to get your money.

    The clincher is if you see any and or all of of these terms being used and the price is insanely high then you have a vendor worth skipping over.

    Hope this helps you avoid the current wave of up and coming conmen using your need and lack of supply to their own greedy advantage. May they bite themselves.

    29 Comments
    2024/10/10
    12:18 UTC

    5

    Are the ones on the left right

    4 Comments
    2024/10/09
    18:16 UTC

    4

    Poppy alkaloids strength vs other opiates/oids

    Is there any scientific literature out about the potency of alkaloids found in poppy tea? Or the dopamine units (like rx opioids are around 600, heroin is 800 etc)? I don’t get effects as strong as heroin but I prefer it over Percocet. I’m wondering how does it compare in strength officially speaking. Apologies if this is in the collection of information posted on the sub, it’s a lot to comb through. Thanks

    11 Comments
    2024/10/09
    05:14 UTC

    1

    Poppy seed storage

    Someone asked how I store my seed. I keep them in tinted mason jars, with absorbent packs for any moisture (never been an issue for me) and I keep them tucked away in the pantry for when I want to pull some out and make tea. How do you guys store yours ? My last yield was 30lbs - it’s a lot of work but I think it’s worth it in the end.

    2 Comments
    2024/10/08
    16:44 UTC

    5

    Whats the best way to proceed to make PT? With Green pods?

    I have had some little attempts with PT and found that I have been feeling afterwards quiet mild affects but enough to just chill out and be in that base level euphoria that gets you in a nice head buzz but not feeling the desired effects. I have been using green pods which I know isn't the best method due to therabine levels and so on and the morphine isn't produced to its maximum level. I am being a lil cheeky and wondering if there's ways to speed up the process. I have chopped up stem and pod along with half a lemon, then put into a warm pot of water making sure not to boil and stirring vigoursly for 20-30 minutes, let sit for a bit and then strained out into a jar… coming to be a yellow colour. (Heard the darker the better and a more so of a oil tinge on top of liquid with a stronger bitter after taste) - although my tea didn't taste very bitter maybe with all the lemon juice too. White Seeds get stuck in bottom as strainer as isn't a fine as needed.

    Other questions: Also the seeds… are they okay to be at a earlier stage and white? Presume its better to black seeds Are the pods meant to be scraped to see if the dark liquid comes out as these are sappy white. I'm guessing hard to tell but I have heard 1-2 weeks after flower is best to pick or completely dried. - can you pick and store to dry. Will the morphine levels concentrate with them off the actual plant itself?

    1 Comment
    2024/10/07
    07:22 UTC

    2

    Bad aus batches?

    Hi does anyone remember the exp dates of the bad aus batches specifically for the 150s pls I think I may have bought some of the older bad ones, any help would be great

    19 Comments
    2024/10/07
    07:32 UTC

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