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, ...

Khat is a leafy green flowering plant originally cultivated in East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. There, the fresh leaves of the plant are chewed or dried and made into a tea for medicinal and ...

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 ...

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 ...

“Khat was very cheap 10 years ago compared to today. The highest price then was 20 or 25 birr. But today, half a bundle of khat is 60 birr and a full bundle of khat is 120 birr,” a khat ...

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.

According to Benson, the Seattle street price for khat is about $700 per kilo (2.2 pounds). In East Africa, it can be bought for about $1 per kilo. That huge markup generates huge profits, he said.

After a furore over a mosque in Melaka, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na’im ...

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 ...

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 ...