Yes thank you Vijay, if you see my last message, I misunderstood the article.. On 15 November 2013 02:48, VIJAY CHANDHOK <vc2m@mac.com> wrote: > I agree there is no indication there to say that you can extract morphine > from saffron bulbs or saffron is a substitute raw material for making > morphine. > Vijay > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Nov 14, 2013, at 10:10 PM, Youngs Aberdeen < > youngs.aberdeen@btinternet.com> wrote: > > > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > -- Steven : ) Esk Queensland Australia Summer Zone 5 Winter Zone 10