Romans had their own LSD. Women knew the morning-after pill. Marcus Aurelius was an opium addict.
Opium is known to humanity since neolithic times. It is produced by a plant called Papaver somniferum.
Harvesting of opium hasn’t changed since neolithic times. The bulb is first incised with a blade. This causes the opium “gum” to ooze out and dry. The dried “gum” is harvested and further dried.
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