Just for the general FYI, the active ingredient in khat is cathinone. If I understand it correctly, chewing khat is like taking low-grade speed, though obviously it varies by the amount chewed, strength of the leaves, etc.
6 posted on 03/23/2011 8:57:25 PM PDT by DemforBush
(Of all the Thompson gunners, Roland was the best.)
It is sort of like low grade speed combined with a marijuana buzz. You have to chew a whole shrubbery to get high. I tried some when I was on vacation in Yemen.