The British government has decided to ban the import and use of khat, after years of turning a blind eye to the herbal stimulant. As recently as January 2013, the U.K. Advisory Council on the ...

The British government has decided to ban the import and use of khat, after years of turning a blind eye to the herbal stimulant. As recently as January 2013, the U.K. Advisory Council on the ...

Wrapped bundles of khat, a traditional herbal stimulant that's now banned in most of Europe and North America. The British government has decided to ban the import and use of khat, after years of ...

Khat is a plant chewed daily by millions – but is it a harmless cultural tradition or a dangerously addictive stimulant? In this video, we explore the history, effects, and global controversy ...

WASHINGTON — In the heart of the Ethiopian community here, a group of friends gathered after work in an office to chew on some dried khat leaves before going home to their wives and children for ...

Little functions in the Horn of Africa without the drug khat, and trade in the popular, amphetamine-laden leaf is proving to be crisis-proof. Khat sellers have risen to become their family’s ...

More than 1,000 pounds of khat has been seized in the course of the investigation in the Seattle area. Benson said the local cell -- believed to be led by Mahamoud Omar Jama, 36, of Kent -- moved ...

A strategic police operation led to a significant drug bust in the Central Karoo this week. On Tuesday, 17 June 2025, members ...