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In Marwaha v UK Border Revenue Agency (Cash and Compensation Team) case, Fortson comments that horticultural experts gave evidence before the District Judge that opium poppies are often legitimately used in the floristry trade because of their striking appearance. The Administrative Court in the ins...

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Published in:Criminal law review 2018-01 (2), p.160
Main Author: tson, Rudi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Borders
Compensation
Court decisions
Courts
Customs regulations
Drug trafficking
Drug use
Experts
Horticulture
Import restriction
Meaning
Morphine
Narcotics
Opium
Substance abuse
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Summary:In Marwaha v UK Border Revenue Agency (Cash and Compensation Team) case, Fortson comments that horticultural experts gave evidence before the District Judge that opium poppies are often legitimately used in the floristry trade because of their striking appearance. The Administrative Court in the instant case discerned a route by which poppy heads (with or without stalks), albeit of the species papaver somniferum, could legitimately be imported or exported for ornamental or decorative purpose (including floristry) without contravening the provisions of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. It seems that poppy straw has some morphine content. However, this does not answer the principal question that the Court in the instant case had to decide, namely the meaning of "mowing". The Court did not provide a clear definition.
ISSN:0011-135X