Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Ban on khat-would provoke 'crime wave'
Jane's Police Review, 3 April 2008
http://jpr.janes.com
"PROHIBITING khat, a narcotic used by some African communities, would lead to a crime wave, territorial gangs and an increase in gun use, the House of Commons has heard. Khat, a mild narcotic traditionally chewed by some Somali, Yemeni and Ethiopian people in the UK, is currently legal but MPs discussed criminalising it during a drug strategy debate..."
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