Weekly Brief from Tasmania

Provided by Jiang Shan

Provided by Jiang Shan Source: Provided by Jiang Shan

The Tasmanian opium poppy farming industry produces about 50% of the world's licit poppy straw that is later refined into opiates such as morphine and codeine. Jiang Shan, Editor of the Chinese News Tasmania Monthly told listeners that the state government plans to increase production



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