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Opium-licensing scheme mooted

Rather than eradicating opium crops in Afghanistan, the growing of opium should be regulated to manufacture medical drugs like morphine and codeine, which developing countries have limited access to, said an international think tank in Vienna on Wednesday.

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Posted by Cynthia on March 17, 2006 at 12:36 PM in Afghanistan, Austria, India, Opium | Permalink