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.

Khat, a stimulant drug will be banned within weeks, Home Secretary Theresa May announced today, writes Jamal Osman. The fresh leaves are chewed to achieve a state of mild euphoria. Its stimulant ...

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Khat is banned in the US, Canada and most European countries The UK government's official drugs advisory body has rejected calls to ban the herbal stimulant khat. The Advisory Council on the Misuse of ...