At the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, chewing Khat predates the use of coffee. Socially, their uses are similar. When chewed, the leaves act as a stimulant due to the cathinone content.

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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 for ...

MINNEAPOLIS—The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that it is illegal to possess khat, a plant commonly used in East Africa and parts of the Arabian peninsula that can give users a high when ...

It is a plant called khat or miraa or - more mystically - "Tea of the Arabs". Users chew the bitter leaves of this natural stimulant. It is supposed to make them more alert and raise energy levels, ...

A decade ago, a stimulative drug that sold for just a few pounds, was banned in the UK. Known as khat, it’s a plant that’s chewed, giving similar effects to amphetamine. Ten years on from the drugs ...

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A Woodbury bust that netted $400,000 worth of illegal African drug leaves – one of the largest catches of its kind in Minnesota – has led to drug charges against a Minneapolis couple. Prosecutors said ...

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has disrupted a major international khat leaves trafficking operation in Bengaluru, ...