Many people felt that planting opium poppy in their own yard for cooking and feeding chickens was a barrier to others, and two of the clients in lungi county, kowloon county, who had planted more than 600 plants, had actually been sentenced to imprisonment. I don't understand. It costs a lot more than you think。
I planted opium poppy in my home, and i planted myself into the game
In 2025, a public hearing was held at the longley county court in guizhouIllicit cultivationPoppy case. The accused zhou zhou and liu zhou zhou planted opium poppy on their own land next to their home, saying they kept it for their own use. This plant was discovered during daily patrols by the anti-drug brigade of the public security directorate of lungi county, where all the opium poppy was eradicated on the spot, and two people realized that the situation had been dramatic。
After an on-site count, 1046 opium poppy plants were planted in yoo hoi's own land, 595 of some kind per week. From each of the two plots, the public security organs randomly took 20 of them for sealing and sent them to an identification body for plant composition testing. It is on the basis of this number and the identification reports that the prosecutor's offices and courts followed up that the two individuals were formally prosecuted and sentenced。
500 is the red line
Under criminal law, the illicit cultivation of more than 500 opium poppy constitutes illicit cultivationDrug plantCriminal responsibility must be established. There's no "i'm just growing up" or "i'm going to eat myself." whether the purpose of the cultivation is to eat, observe or feed livestock, the quantity is treated as a crime and there is no room for negotiation。
Some 595 in a week, just past the threshold of 500, and 1046 in some form, close to double the threshold. Although not particularly large, the "largest" conviction criteria have been clearly met. They're both planted in their own homes for their own use, but the law doesn't exonerate you for "only for yourself"。
What did forensics find out
Of the 1,046 cases of liu and 595 of the 595 cases on a weekly basis, 20 were randomly taken from the public security authorities for sealing and sent to a forensic centre in guizhou for plant composition testing. This is a crucial step, since it is essential to confirm through professional validation that the plants are indeed opium poppy and not other plants with similar appearances that are central to the determination。
Validation reports indicate that five components of morphine, tibaine, codeine, opium poppy and nacotine were detected in the sample sent for inspection. These are poppy-specific bioalkali markers, and once detected, they become fully planted. This finding became the most critical chain of evidence in the entire case, leaving no room for controversy and the prosecution's allegations supported by hard evidence。
What was the sentence of the prosecutor's office
Following a review by the district prosecutor's office, it was concluded that the large quantities of illicit opium poppy cultivation in zhou and liu zhou constituted the crime of illicit cultivation of narcotic plants and that they had been prosecuted by the district court. In view of the fact that both men had reported their crimes as they had confessed, the public prosecutor's office issued recommendations for a step-by-step sentence: one to two months in a detention in a given week and three to six months in a detention in liu。
Only 500 red lines in a given number of cases per week are recommended for a lighter sentence, and liu is recommended for a slightly more severe sentence than twice the standard. The two men, who are both self-serving, are different in number and the sentence has a clear gradient. At the same time, both persons were subject to a suspended sentence, indicating that the public prosecutor's office considered them to be of a minor nature and limited social harm, giving them room for light treatment。
What does that mean
The district court of longley finally accepted the recommendations of the public prosecutor's office on sentencing. On one occasion, he was sentenced to two months ' detention, three months ' probation, a fine of $1,000; on the other, he was sentenced to four months ' detention, six months ' probation and a fine of $2,000. Probation means that sentences are not served in detention centres for the time being, but that during the test period, community correction requirements must be strictly observed and regularly monitored and reported to the justice system。
As a matter of fact, the two were not in prison for the time being, but had to wait for the next three or six months to report to the judiciary as required. Once a new offence has been committed or it has been discovered that it was committed during the trial period, the previous sentence of detention shall be executed immediately and the fine shall be substantial. The probation is not an exemption. It's just an observation period。
It's a crime to plant it. Don't use ignorance as a shield
In particular, the prosecutor of lungi county warned that even if you grow opium for the sole purpose of cooking, feeding the chickens, or making them look good, it would be an offence to have a number of 500. Any illicit cultivation of opium poppy, regardless of your intentions, is enforced by the public security authorities, and the number of cases met is directly criminalized, and will not be spared because you "have not sold"。
Many rural older people do not know that opium poppy is a drug plant under strict state control and feel similar to peppers and carrots, and are sown in the yard. But if the law doesn't look at you and you don't know it, if it's enough, it's a crime. Learn, learn, understand, and don't use "i don't know" as a shield。
Have you ever planted poppy in your yard? Do you think "not knowing" is a light excuse? You are welcome to share your views in the comment area and to share them with your relatives and friends。
