#Khat (Catha edulis) is banned in many countries of the world, but it is still freely available on the streets of Yemen and East Africa. Do you support its ban in the latter countries? Any justification?
#Cathinone is a schedule I drug in #USA, #amphetamine is Schedule II. When you compare potency, amphetamine is more potent. Amphetamine is synthetic, but cathinone is unstable and degrades to less potent chemicals in a matter of few hours. Do you see the scheduling as #scientific or #political? Even #Britain has banned khat on political ground, when scientific information was against the ban.
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I think it is difficult to ban the kat at least in my country where this issue has social and cultural roots. We need to address those foundations before discussing the banning solution
More and deeper studies need to be conducted before having a full ban on qat taking into consideration a number of issues including substitutes of qat for relevant farmers, among other things. However, a half ban could be imposed on this plant, allowing it to be sold on weekends, for instance.
Before the baning Agenda, there has to be intensive advocacy to persuade about the risks and benefits of using the substance. Without common understanding, I think the issue will not be taken seriously since it does have economic as well as socio-cultural implications.
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