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 ...

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 ...

Khat, a stimulant or recreational drug, is being used more in South Africa. While the plant itself is not new to SA, its use as a stimulant drug has increased. This is mostly due to the growing ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Khat is most popular with men: in Somalia, an estimated 75 percent of men chew the leaf for its mild stimulant effect. In Kenya, they say khat makes men stoned, docile, and impotent . But it makes ...

Read Ban on stimulant Khat latest on ITV News. All the Saturday 29th June 2013 news. Home Secretary Theresa May has said she stands by her decision to ban herbal stimulant Khat, ...

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 ...