Exotic shrub a choice of cabbies

Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | 09/28/07 | Joseph A. Gambardello and Ashwin Verghese

[Kid Shelleen]

An ancient drug has found a new illegal market in Philadelphia. The drug, khat, is a stimulant with varying degrees of potency. It is found in the leaf of an evergreen shrub from East Africa and the Arabian peninsula, both places where it is widely used.

Philadelphia police said yesterday they seized 740 pounds of khat --sbip-- the market for khat is within the city's African immigrant community

[Roccus]

There’s been a thriving market in khat in Brooklyn for decades.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

This gives a whole new meaning to Cabbagehead, Dolls and Guys.

What irony, that likely Bush-haters get high on shrubs.






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[IronJack]

Oh, cool. Now American cities can join the likes of Mogadishu, Somalia and other third-world hellholes. Civilization takes a giant step backward.

[The Raven]

>>What irony, that likely Bush-haters get high on shrubs.

Ha !!!

[Bigh4u2]

“There’s been a thriving market in khat in Brooklyn for decades.”

Heck. This isn’t anything new.

There’s been a thriving market for khat in China for centuries.

And Dhog too!

[pnh102]

Philadelphia has a record high murder rate. Rates of other real crimes are skyrocketing as well. Why are police resources being wasted busting people who are growing and eating plants?

[mikrofon]

"KHAAAT!"

[MCH]

There’s been a thriving market for khat in China for centuries.
And Dhog too!

LOL! Hmmm, I thought the thriving dhog market was in Korea?

[M Kehoe]

Qat use in America is not new. In many countries Qat is still legal.

Plus, it's a good Scrabble word.

5.56mm

[Bigh4u2]

“I thought the thriving dhog market was in Korea?”

Both!

:0)

[Daffynition]

[Lokibob]

Khat nip???

[SunkenCiv]

I have a feline this is litterally the tip of the iceberg.

[ricks_place]

Deport these KhatHeads. The US has enough drug problems needing attention.

[Salamander]

Thailand?!?©

[gondramB]

There is always a substance people will use. Down here its purple drank

I'm at the point where I'd like to see all the marijuana users let out of jail to make room for illegal aliens being held until they can be deported.

[SunkenCiv]

Myanmar puddytat are curious about that.

[Salamander]

You know the old adage about curiosity and puddytats, now....;D

[Old Professer]