Khat is native to Arabia and the Horn of Africa, a low-growing shrub that can grow in very dry, hot areas. Yemen is the biggest producer; about 40 percent of Yemen’s water supply goes toward khat ...

Khat leaves are sold attached to thick stalks or dried like tea leaves. A bundle of 40 leafed twigs costs about $28 to $50. The plant’s cost has been linked to family problems, ...

It’s an oval-shaped, bitter tasting leaf that makes you chatty after chewing it, while inducing a feeling of euphoria and alertness. The East African plant khat, a mild narcotic, has been chewed ...

As the lawyer, Terry Kellogg, put it: “Khat is more like caffeine than anything else. If these defendants wind up in prison, then so should Howard Schultz,” the chairman of Starbucks.

Kenyan khat farmers seek gov’t help to boom again after COVID-19. Kenyan farmers say they need aid to keep growing the stimulant prized across East Africa and parts of the Middle East.

Khat in Somali Culture In New York, three Somali men were recently convicted of smuggling khat, a leafy plant that produces a high when chewed for long periods. Immigrants in Minneapolis-St. Paul ...

Five men and women convicted of smuggling millions of dollars' worth of the illegal African drug khat into the U.S. all received prison sentences of one year or less Friday, significantly short of ...

Khat, a stimulant drug, is chewed by around 90,000 people in the east African and Yemeni communities in the UK. But now the Home Office is considering banning the substance. Jamal Osman finds out why.

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