Opium for the people: Extraordinary move to legalise poppy crops - Independent Online Edition > Asia

Opium for the people: Extraordinary move to legalise poppy crops - Independent Online Edition > Asia: "The 'IoS' can reveal Tony Blair is considering calls to legalise poppy production in the Taliban's backyard. The plan could cut medical shortages of opiates worldwide, curb smuggling - and hit the insurgents"