XPost: uk.politics.drugs, uk.legal   
   From: tvaerskaegg@aol.com   
      
   On Tue, 12 May 2009 10:03:59 +0100, Maria    
   wrote:   
      
   >> Qat, which is chewed in leaf form, is popular among Somali, Kenyan,   
   >> Ethiopian and Yemeni immigrants. There are no figures for its usage but   
   >> more than seven tonnes a week are imported into the UK, according to   
   >> estimates.   
   >   
   >That's ok then - shortly someone will be along to tell the government   
   >that banning it is racist and it won't happen.   
      
   The report on Somalian immigrants in Sweden I read highlighted the   
   role Qat plays in disintigrating Somalian social cohesion.   
      
   Just trot out a few Somalian feminists and concerned social workers to   
   recite a few sob and scare stories and that will take care of the   
   "banning Qat is racist" angle.   
      
   Svenne   
      
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