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Ruling parties want ban on khat

Thursday 09 December 2010

The ruling CDA and VVD want to see the introduction of a ban on the plant khat, an evergreen shrub whose leaves are traditionally chewed by people of East Africa and the Middle East as a stimulant, the Telegraaf reports on Thursday.

The parties were reacting to Scandinavian complaints about Dutch exports of the plant and claims that profits are funding terrorism. The claims were made on television show EenVandaag.

The CDA and VVD want to place the plant on the list of banned drugs. Labour said it would like to see the export of the plant tackled, the paper said.

The previous cabinet did not plan to ban khat because it is used by a small group of Somalis and is not dangerous to health.

© DutchNews.nl


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Hope ban on alcohol will be the next, because it is also dangerous to health, road safty and cause of domestic violence. Ban on C&A products will be the third one, which are against child labour. Keep up the good work.......

By Jan | December 9, 2010 11:35 AM


There are probably about 50 people in NL that use the stuff, of course they are all Islamic so yes, let's ban this dagerous Muslim terrorist drug as quickly as possble! oh my god!! run for your lives.

By Bill | December 9, 2010 1:58 PM


And Now.... ladies & Gentlemen....
We will ban coffee and sugar -there are the two most consumed drugs in the world.
Next we will ban christmas - very dangerous to health. next we will ban comic books - you can be wrecked by a bus if you're reading while walking. But first of all... we will ban european governments - very very very dangerous to the healt of any european citizen

By S. Lopes | December 9, 2010 4:10 PM


And CDA should be banned for inciting religious intolerance.

By George | December 10, 2010 8:23 AM


We welcome that as member of somali community in EU .this wil be the end of sagrigation of Somali community and biginning of intergration
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By Abukar | December 10, 2010 11:43 AM


and this ban from a country that regulates the most dangerous drugs in the world in Alchohol and tobbacco, not to mention marijuana. give me a break.Khat is not more dangerous than the caffiene in the coffee the dutch citizens line up in the morining.regulate khat yes dont ban it.

By magudbe | December 22, 2010 1:04 PM


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