(20 Jul 1976) Cultivation of the opium poppy in Turkey, on which 100,000 people depended for their livelihood, was banned in 1971 after agreement was reached between the United States and the Turkish government. It was outlawed for two years (three harvests) but re-legalised due to internal pressure. In 1976 there was a bumper harvest and the Turkish government, while determined to reap the financial benefits, is determined to prevent the resin (the base for heroin) reaching the illegal drug markets of the world.
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