Quote Originally Posted by rickschoppers View Post
Got it, and I agree. FYI, morphine based is not really an accepted medical term. Opioid based would be more correct.

No, it's specific, for the production of morphine only, the US is contracted to source 80% of it's base from India and Pakistan.
For other drugs made from Opioid alkaloids they can buy elsewhere.
It was part of a deal made with the UN decades ago to control poppy production in those two countries.