Australia banned edible opium in 1906
U.S. Congress bans opium in 1905
it is an illegal drug
In most countries Opium is illegal. Some medications (Morphine) are opium based and so are (Schedule 8 in Australia) restricted on who can administer them to patients or hold the keys that access the cupboard they are stored in.
Great Britain would not stop its merchants from selling opium in China.
Opium is actually illegal in Singapore. As to what would happen, if we look at Singapore today, there is not much impact actually. Lives still carry on as normal.
For Heroin Opium Poppies.
Opium in the 80's.
Although possession of opium poppy seeds is not illegal in the United States, growing opium poppies is illegal.Since WikiAnswers goes by the laws of the United States, we cannot provide information on how to grow opium poppies.
They have not been legal. During the early 18th century opium was used by upper class males in "opium dens". It was popular but no legislation actually was in place to stop it despite police at the time raiding many of these establishments Both these drugs are not classed as Class A a in the uk and are illegal
Some narcotics with numbing properties are cocaine, heroin, opium, opium derivitives, or ecgonine. Unfortunately most of these are illegal and are highly addictive.
If you are referring to the derivitive of the opium poppy called "tar," it certainly is.