Friday, January 06, 2006

Harmless habit or dangerous drug? [Khat] / The Spirit Elf, 5 Jan 2006

http://www.spiritelf.com/?article=302
"The UK Home Office is expected to announce within days whether it will ban khat, a narcotic shrub which men in the Somali and Yemeni communities have traditionally chewed. Khat is illegal in the United States but is entirely uncontrolled in UK. But is it really any more dangerous than tobacco or alcohol?The stimulant khat, or qat, is currently legal in the UK although it is banned in the United States, Canada and several European countries. "