The poppies that produce edible seeds that are marketed for culinary purposes (and they do make a yummy pastry filling) have virtually no pharmacologically active compounds in them, and the same is true for ornamental species of poppy. Only one species has the powerful stuff (some of which is used to create prescription pharmaceuticals) and it’s banned in most of the world. It’s part of the plant’s natural defense against getting eaten by animals.
Well you have to give this guy credit for sniffing out the right species.
He could have used one of the inert ones and tried to fool people.
Honest businessman, I guess.
I heard he was an atheist even back in high school, but still highly principled, obviously.