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.

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 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 ...

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.

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 ...

The khat 'gold rush': Extraordinary picture shows boom in imports as dealers race to cash in before drug is made illegal next year. Last week 160,000 sticks of khat - a flowering shrub that ...

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 falls into the class C drug category but it isn't recorded as a specific drug in seizure data A decade ago, a stimulative drug that sold for just a few pounds, was banned in the UK. Known as ...

Khat farmers selling their harvest: Consumption of the plant is probably most comparable to chewing coca leaves. After a few hours, however, the stimulating effect often gives way to a deep inertia.