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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10528

11 January 2012
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SECTORAL POLICY / (ae) jha
Drugs - Netherlands bans khat

Brussels, 10/01/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 10 January, the Netherlands announced its intention to ban khat, a drug from the Catha edulis shrub used for its stimulant and exhilarating effects similar to those caused by amphetamines but, as AFP reports, which also has harmful side effects. Essentially consumed by migrants from Africa, khat is mainly used in the Netherlands' Somali community, the Immigration, Health and Justice departments point out.

In a joint press release, the...

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