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EPHEDRA is one of the three genera of the small Gymnospermous order Gnetaceæ, the two others being Gnetum and Welwitschia, that most curious of all gymnospermous plants. Ephedra is a type of ...

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During these years, as poppy cultivation expanded, the ISI established contacts with Mexican drug cartels, selling heroin to them. Later, with Afghanistan’s easy access to ephedra, the ISI made ...