Illegal drug from africa "khat"

[Gdepp519]

Just thought I'd share this with everyone.. I was working on my laptop.. and listening to the BBC on Npr.. and they had a segment on the Drug "khat" from africa.. and how America is attempting/going to make it illegal here..


Thought I'd open the floor to peoples thoughts on this..

Here's some info I found also:

Khat

Seems like America is getting extra conservative again

 

[whistleclient]

it's a crazy drug. it's what the Somalia militia men chewed before they attacked our troops (as noted in Black Hawk Down).

It will never catch on here, though. Vanity Fair had an interesting story about it. The drug loses it's potency in a matter of days after it's harvested, so they have to rush shipments in every day. It's always a mad rush to deliver it, high speed through the cities.


edit: Correction-- it was an Esquire article called "High In Hell".

 

[imported_Trippin315]

Originally posted by: tangent1138


it's a crazy drug. it's what the Somalia militia men chewed before they attacked our troops (as noted in Black Hawk Down).

It will never catch on here, though. Vanity Fair had an interesting story about it. The drug loses it's potency in a matter of days after it's harvested, so they have to rush shipments in every day. It's always a mad rush to deliver it, high speed through the cities.

So we grow it here.

 

[Zekial]

The risks

* If you use it a lot, you may develop insomnia, heart problems and sexual problems like impotence

Greeeeaaaat. then i can start taking viagra and heart meds as well.

 

[Philippine Mango]

"Those with other problems such as unemployment may be more prone to excessive use"

Excessive use of unemployment? lol :laugh:

 

[Juno]

"If you use it a lot, you may develop insomnia, heart problems and sexual problems like impotence"

wow, nevermind that. :laugh:

 

[lightweight]

AIDS came from Africa too

 

[mordantmonkey]

is kava illegal here?

 

[marleymarl]

I had a roommate in college - he was from Somalia. One weekend we all went home (was a suite - so there were 6 of us) and he apparently had some chick who flew in from Somalia stay with him for the weekend in the suite.. We opened the door sunday night and there was bed sheets all over the floors with this "khat" all over it...and apparently those 2 were up for days eating this stuff and doing "other" stuff. Just reminded me of that time when I saw this thread...

 

[SonnyDaze]

Originally posted by: tangent1138


it's a crazy drug. it's what the Somalia militia men chewed before they attacked our troops (as noted in Black Hawk Down).

It will never catch on here, though. Vanity Fair had an interesting story about it. The drug loses it's potency in a matter of days after it's harvested, so they have to rush shipments in every day. It's always a mad rush to deliver it, high speed through the cities.

Everyone in Somalia chewed the sh*t and you could see the glaze in their eyes when they were hopped up on it. It tastes nasty as hell.

 

[eits]

"khat" means "line" in farsi

 

[eits]

Originally posted by: Juno
"If you use it a lot, you may develop insomnia, heart problems and sexual problems like impotence"

wow, nevermind that. :laugh:

how's that very different from lots of medications and substances in this country?

 

[BillGates]

more/better info

 

[Old Hippie]

Originally posted by: mordantmonkey
is kava illegal here?

No.

 

[clamum]

I seem to remember a while back when I was younger that there was a thing going on about a drug called cat. It was an amphetamine, but I think it stands for "methcathinone".

Well, looking at methcathinone at Wikipedia it says it's confused with khat from Africa sometimes. Seeing "khat" and amphetamine just reminded me of it, I guess.

 

[mordantmonkey]

weird apparently the plant is legal in the US, but the leaves by themselves aren't. guess they just don't want trade in the stuff. fine by me as long as i can grow, why buy it? if only they had the same stance on other plants

 

[Gdepp519]

Originally posted by: mordantmonkey
weird apparently the plant is legal in the US, but the leaves by themselves aren't. guess they just don't want trade in the stuff. fine by me as long as i can grow, why buy it? if only they had the same stance on other plants

thats really interesting...

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: clamum
I seem to remember a while back when I was younger that there was a thing going on about a drug called cat. It was an amphetamine, but I think it stands for "methcathinone".

Well, looking at methcathinone at Wikipedia it says it's confused with khat from Africa sometimes. Seeing "khat" and amphetamine just reminded me of it, I guess.

Cat and khat are two wholly different beasts.

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: Juno
"If you use it a lot, you may develop insomnia, heart problems and sexual problems like impotence"

wow, nevermind that. :laugh:

how's that very different from lots of medications and substances in this country?

Uh...which is why I don't take a lot of lots of medications and substances available in this country...

 

[meltdown75]

drugs r bad mmk?

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
drugs r bad mmk?

Q.F.MF.T. :beer:

 

[Squisher]

Very common among the middle eastern people living here around Detroit.

 

[Oblivionaire]

Originally posted by: Philippine Mango
"Those with other problems such as unemployment may be more prone to excessive use"

Excessive use of unemployment? lol :laugh:

Excessive use of the drug you dolt.

 

[Gdepp519]

Originally posted by: Oblivionaire

Originally posted by: Philippine Mango
"Those with other problems such as unemployment may be more prone to excessive use"

Excessive use of unemployment? lol :laugh:

Excessive use of the drug you dolt.

haha..

I've never heard about it around NYC