Learned about the local agriculture and was surprised to find poppy farming is a major crop in Tasmania.  Opium, morphine, oxycodone other common pain killing drugs are produced from poppy.  This highly regulated crop is purchased by drug companies such as Johnson & Johnson.

With a simple chemical spray can change a morphene poppy to cocain.  75 percent of the world poppy crop comes from Tasmania

This crop requires significant investment chemical and fertilizer of $2000 per hectare with yields of up to $8000 in proceeds but commonly around $4000.  This is a big cash crop for Tasmania