I decided to post the lists here because home gardens are no exceptions. As for the first list, I read in the official website of the law that people should apply for permission when they'd like to grow those plants in their home gardens (the fine is up to a million yen in the case of those plants' being found in home gardens without permission.) This law is new, and I haven't heard about someone's being asked about his/her Coreopsis lanceolata etc., so I don't know what will happen actually. Anyway, I read the reasons why those plants are listed, and thought I could post the list here. As for opium poppies, the law isn't new. I'm sorry but I don't feel like even googling about the punishment even though I know no one is watching me. You should report to public health center (hokenjo) or police immediately when you find those poppies. I sometimes see gardeners' calling attentions each other on the internet because foreign nurseries (T&M etc.) sometimes enclose free seedbags of opium poppies. And I don't think any excuses will work when you are found to have Cannabis sativa. Not only your plants but also you'll be taken away. The law about this plant isn't new, either. Hope this helps. Anzuume

I just realized this is a super old post but here's my 0.02 worth. Opium comes from the pods of the flower in which seeds collect. When the pods dry they crack open and seeds spill out to grow another year. If one cuts the undried pods a liquid with opium in it will ooze out. The amount of opium one would get is nil. It's bitter (I think) and no one would eat it even accidentally. The seeds are exactly the same used on poppy breads. I don't know why but the opium poppy seeds are maybe better tasting, more nutritious, or maybe you simply get more from opium poppy than other types of poppy. The seeds from a California poppy probably taste terrible if they have any taste as they're really small (so small I can't recall ever seeing any). So if you're worried simply don't grow them. on the other hand it's irresponsible for us, the government in the USA, to go around looking for trouble in someone's yard and thus I encourage you to grow what pleases you. One key to the US Constitution is to pursue happiness. Rich and powerful people like Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, and all of the dead soldiers who fought for the USA did it for the words on that document. My opinion about growing things that please you is that God gave us the ability to be happy over smallest of things like beauty. The beauty in that photo isn't even 1/100th of the real life beauty. About children and animals. The seeds aren't harmful and are nutritious. If you open the pods after they're dried you'll have seeds to cook with, enough to grow the next year, and even some to feed to wild birds. The seeds have at least this in them: per tblspoon link here http://www.acaloriecounter.com/search/poppy%20seeds or http://www.acaloriecounter.com/search/poppy seeds Dietary Fiber: 1.716 g Vitamin C: 0.088 mg Calcium: 126.544 mg Iron: 0.859 mg Magnesium, Mg: 30.536 mg Phosphorus, P: 76.56 mg Potassium, K: 63.272 mg Zinc, Zn: 0.695 mg Copper, Cu: 0.143 mg Manganese, Mn: 0.59 mg Selenium, Se: 1.188 �g Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol): 0.156 mg Thiamin: 0.075 mg Riboflavin: 0.009 mg Niacin: 0.079 mg Pantothenic acid: 0.029 mg Vitamin B-6: 0.022 mg Folate, total: 7.216 �g (folate is critical for 'pre'pregnant women (just as you become pregnant you need this) Thiamin: 0.075 mg Riboflavin: 0.009 mg Niacin: 0.079 mg These are Vitamin B's (I think) which are critical to good brain function. My points are.. you can eat the seeds and you're getting good nutrition and vitamins. As I research more about food I begin to think that eating where our foods (not added vitamins) but foods with vitamins are the smart way to eat. Historically we've seen better health from 'natural' all inclusive foods rather than man made isolated nutrition. In 2012 this is becoming more obvious and here's why: More testing is being allowed for the use of marijuana. I've read reports, from the researchers themselves, who are saying that it's not one isolated compound that helps people but that it seems that it's the entire plant, with all of its compounds, which is more helpful for the purpose for which the research was done (to determine if cannabis would help people's ills). The other side: This isn't necessarily the case with all plant compounds. When we look at native people who've worked with plants for 1000 years we see that they occasionally prepare the plants or foods. This changes and removes or adds compounds to the plants. Equal time 'off'. Plant what pleases you and talk to friendly attorneys. Turn them back into the 'good guys' they were supposed to be by loving them and befriending them. Don't isolate yourself. Forums are great but real people are better. Good luck. Sorry if I wasted your time.

That's a problem of language and terminology, as we aren't "thick" all together, or alternatively - are we? LOL I guess it's the fault of people who want to force bifurcation (black-white thinking) in the dualistic world of ours. A world that wants things to either be good or evil. Hence chemicals also have to either be good or evil, - and as some are believed to be dubious substances, harmful, hazardous or even poisonous, we must think of them as being- and call them bad/evil by default. It's a general problem in many discussions, because most people aren't actually educated or used (or even radically refuse) to differentiate, as in adding (different) concepts to the original concepts. ;-) PS: don't you believe that nutrients are "minerals", - because what is used to compose standard nutrients can absolutely be defined as chemicals. They are in fact extracted from minerals in most cases, but yet undergo chemical processes with the extraction. Many are in fact products or byproducts, some even waste products of the chemical industry. Even some so called "organic nutrients" are in fact the result of chemical procedures, as in cooked in acid. Example: If you dissolve magnesium, by 'cooking' magnesium carbonate in citric acid, as it is actually done with some "organic ingredients" for nutrients, would you call those chemical or organic?! If there is even synthetic citric acid used instead of natural citric acid (which is way to expensive), how would you call the component that is obtained through this process?! We get played and fooled every single day - and even before the end of the day, not even waiting the exam at the end of the course - we already start to naively tell it around and try to convince others of the very same fallacies. That makes it possible for any lunatic to play the whole world by only telling their cock-and-bull story a single time ;-)

It is unconstitutional for Federal Police to do anything concerning drugs or potential drugs in the States except to prevent them entering the country (and possibly crossing state boundaries). Drug possession, trafficking, etc comes under State jurisdiction. Victoria has a clear precedent that it is not illegal to grow plants that have a potential to be used as drugs. The precedent covered Opium poppies. The grower was convicted of extracting opium but charges for growing them were dismissed. If the Queensland Police want to get serious, the Brisbane Botanic Gardens would be reduced to a lawn BrianB