In 'The Wizard of Oz' are the poppies that the witch creates to put Dorothy and her friends asleep the same thing as opium?

What-A-Mess

Opium, codeine, Morphine, Heroine, Darvocet, Percocet, Oxycontin, Demerol, Vicodin, to name a few, are all derived from the sedative plant the Opium Poppy. (pretty flower!) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_poppy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_poppy I would say that the Writers or Directors point was geared toward the Opium craze that stifled America and the World for a time there in the mid 1800's to early 1900's. Mar 16 07, 12:09 AM

What-A-Mess

See "Opium Wars". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_War Mar 16 07, 12:10 AM

toughynutter

Yes but in the MGM movie version the Wicked Which of the West cast a spell on the poppies as a means of avoiding the drug reference. http://books.google.com/books?id=iBtjrTD_QDsC&pg=RA1-PA271&lpg=RA1-PA271&dq=opium+poppies+that+the+witch+creates+to+put+dorothy&source=web&ots=XQaosH25ME&sig=LPHnZ_XIfGEqlt_7Zl2uj_W4w6Y#PRA1-PA270,M1 Mar 16 07, 12:27 AM

What-A-Mess

Which Witch? Opium, spell, Laudanum, same thing. No separation from the Drug! The entire movie/book/story is an allusion. Blatancy was avoided. Not the meaning! Mar 16 07, 1:00 AM

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