House of Opium Museum

The Opium House Museum is located in the ancient city of Chiang Saen in Chiang Rai. It is a small museum dedicated to presenting the history of opium production in the northern region of Thailand. Thailand, Myanmar and Laos were one of the main countries in the world that cultivated opium or poppy. poppy into morphine which is then converted into heroin; It is an illegal drug, and throughout history, locals in northern cities made money by selling illegal drugs and unfortunately became addicted to them. In this museum, you can learn about how illegal drugs are made, used and distributed, and you will be able to see the deplorable lives of the locals who became addicted to drugs and the money they get from illegally selling drugs all over the world.