Whoever wrote this article is ignorant of the effects of both drugs. It’s just the usual simpleminded argument that the acceptance of any recreational drug will lead to societal collapse. Chewing khat could be compared to drinking coca tea. Abusing khat might be problematic but then so is abusing alcohol. Does the author want to reinstitute prohibition too?
Societal collapse is the only possible outcome in a nation full of mind-numbed drug addicts. Marijuana makes people stupid and lazy. I know this for a fact because I was once headed in this direction and my former friends are still stupid and lazy 40 years later.
If the drugs are as safe and well tolerated as claimed, then its users should be able to hold up to all the responsibilities of non-drug users. No getting off or reduced penalties for otherwise crimes because “they were under the influence.” If someone isn’t able to pay for their own food, lodging and other ordinary expenses they shouldn’t be irresponsibly wasting money on optional recreational drugs and thus shouldn’t receiving government handouts. Now if private charities wish to provide support for druggies they are free to do so, but public charities should at least try to avoid that and have mechanisms for booting druggies off the dole. Although the drugs may be presumed legal for adults (juveniles may have different rules) the judicial system should have some mechanism, whereas with due process, someone who’s proven through serial misbehavior, that they can’t responsibly tolerate this or that drug should be able to be legally barred from using it, with the kind of penalties previously applied to all for use pre-legalization.