Steven, I think you are mistaking the nature of the project - Where did you get the idea that morphine or any dangerous drug might be extracted from the saffron crocus? I saw nothing in the film report or text of the story to say that these crocus are on the way to becoming plants on a banned list - in Australia or anywhere else ? The idea is for the Afghans to grow and harvest saffron to tempt them away from growing the opium poppies. Saffron is the only crop that can compete financially with the opium crop. Clearly there will be greater costs in setting up the saffron farming initially but it must be worth a try, I would have thought. M