Djibouti's khat, an expensive habit

[Apollo]

Holy shit at the end there's a 20-year-old guy who weighs just 29 kilos due to khat.

 

[Apollo]

@MadNomad @Yonis should Djibouti and Somalia ban Khat? What is your stance on this drug?

 

[MadNomad]

@MadNomad @Yonis should Djibouti and Somalia ban Khat? What is your stance on this drug?

Ban it, burn it, shame whoever uses it. That drug is making us brain dead and unproductive.

 

[Apollo]

Ban it, burn it, shame whoever uses it. That drug is making us brain dead and unproductive.

The government of Djibouti can't even do it. How'd you think Somalia can handle it with a much bigger landmass and more ways to traffic contraband?

This problem will forever be with Somalis.

 

[MadNomad]

The government of Djibouti can't even do it. How'd you think Somalia can handle it with a much bigger landmass and more ways to traffic contraband?

This problem will forever be with Somalis.

Probably through a hands-on dictatorship, not like the pseudo dictatorship in Djibouti. Democracy is a European game, not meant for us.

 

[Apollo]

Probably through a hands-on dictatorship, not like the pseudo dictatorship in Djibouti. Democracy is a European game, not meant for us.

In that small documentary, they show that Djibouti's government rewards male voters with a bundle of Khat after they have voted for the ruling party.

Somalis gonna Somali. :siilaanyolaugh:

 

[World]

The government of Djibouti can't even do it. How'd you think Somalia can handle it with a much bigger landmass and more ways to traffic contraband?

This problem will forever be with Somalis.

Khat was banned under Siad Barre's government.

 

[Apollo]

Khat was banned under Siad Barre's government.

I miss that guy.

 

[World]

I miss that guy.

8 years after he banned khat, his government collapsed.

 

[SOMALI GENERAL]

That kid who was chewing khat is shocking wallah, its literally slowly destroying him.


We'll need a heavy-handed approach to eliminate the poison from our society & also educate the youth about the dangers of drug use.

 

[.279]

In that small documentary, they show that Djibouti's government rewards male voters with a bundle of Khat after they have voted for the ruling party.

Somalis gonna Somali. :siilaanyolaugh:

I'd bet my life the man who said that is dead

 

[Jeesto]

Khat was banned under Siad Barre's government.

No it wasn't. Khad was associated with status and lacag during Siads era. Only the wealthy and government officials used it.

 

[World]

No it wasn't. Khad was associated with status and lacag during Siads era. Only the wealthy and government officials used it.

Khat has an ancient, culturally and politically significant history in Somalia. However, in 1983, it was banned by Somali dictator Siad Barre. Declaring the leaf the “mother of all evils”, he napalmed all of Somalia’s lucrative khat fields and imposed a ten-year prison sentence for possession.

https://www.slow-journalism.com/from-the-archive/queens-of-khat

 

[Jeesto]

Khat has an ancient, culturally and politically significant history in Somalia. However, in 1983, it was banned by Somali dictator Siad Barre. Declaring the leaf the “mother of all evils”, he napalmed all of Somalia’s lucrative khat fields and imposed a ten-year prison sentence for possession.

https://www.slow-journalism.com/from-the-archive/queens-of-khat

Yes they tried but the ban wasn't successfull. Khat was still widely available around the country

 

[Ape]

Khat lowers your intelligence and makes you lazy and unproductive. Its like weed but somali version

 

[Guled111]

I'd bet my life the man who said that is dead

Are u serious sxb feel sorry for that guy

 

[government]

Probably through a hands-on dictatorship, not like the pseudo dictatorship in Djibouti. Democracy is a European game, not meant for us.

Even siad tried to ban it and couldn't

 

[GBTarmy]

same in Hargeisa, even the animals chew khat.

 

[.279]

Are u serious sxb feel sorry for that guy

Ye, him and the doctor are probably gone. Guelleh doesn't f*ck around

 

[Pureblood]

same in Hargeisa, even the animals chew khat.

Goats chew anything