Trade groups behind the plant, a popular stimulant, put pressure on Kenyan authorities to end the 15-year closure.

Khat, a plant indigenous to Kenya, with psychoactive properties, has become somewhat of a goldmine, given the grey area in its untapped fiscal potential. ・Khat, a psychoactive plant native to Kenya, ...

Cathinones derived from the khat plant (Catha edulis) have been used recreationally for centuries. Chewing the leaves and twigs of the plant produces amphetamine-like euphoric effects. In 2006, there ...

Khat: the cocaine of Africa—the mint green leaf of the shrub Catha edulis—is a way of life in the new nation of Djibouti and the ancient land of Yemen. Grown on large farms resembling old-world tea ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's plan to ban khat, a leafy plant chewed as a stimulant in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian peninsula, should be dropped because it could alienate immigrants and damage ...

ATHENS — Greece has made a record seizure of khat, confiscating half a tonne of the illegal plant-based drug, Athens airport said on Sunday. The drug is made from the leaves of the khat plant, native ...

Spain's Guardia Civil police said Wednesday they had made Europe's biggest seizure of substances derived from the khat plant, confiscating more than 3.2 tonnes of synthetic cathinones at Barcelona ...