khat

i got some khat seeds, anybody grow this stuff before?

anyone tried it?

Never head of it? Kat Piss maybe? Good head buzz,
smells like umm.... feline urine. LOL

Never tried it, but heard middle easterners use it for the same purpose we drink coffee; to wake up and start your day off.

It's a stimulent similar to cocaine but far less potent.

yes, stimulant, apparently people really like it over there.

Lots of place in africa it is a bit of a scurge... makes you lazy as shit.
The husbands sit around at home chewing khat, while the women look for food.

Highly addictive.

ANC said:

Lots of place in africa it is a bit of a scurge... makes you lazy as shit.
The husbands sit around at home chewing khat, while the women look for food.

Highly addictive.

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This is the same thing people say about weed here. Don't buy the party line!

Oh yeah, I guess it's pretty easy to come by if you live in a city with lots of Ethiopians or Senegalese, even in the US.

I have no experience with growing it though.

good luck

curious.george said:

yes, stimulant, apparently people really like it over there.

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Pretty much.. it has the stimulants Cathine and Cathinone in it.. although I've never heard of someone really using it much in the States. I have heard of people doing methcathinone though.

Erm no, its worse than weed dude, I know everyone can make their won choices, but at least they can be informed choices...

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Erm no, its worse than weed dude, I know everyone can make their won choices, but at least they can be informed choices...

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i've had Khat. I may be lazy but I'm not addicted.

Where are you getting your info? seriously, Tons of people do this in the US metro areas and it's not near the scourge that alcohol is. The extracted alkaloids may be pretty bad, but it's not much more of a stimulant than coffee. Like cocaine the leaves are fairly benign, even beneficial. You may even be right, but anecdotal evidence I've seen personally says it's not a "scourge"

Bubbles would agree!

peace bro.

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Erm no, its worse than weed dude, I know everyone can make their won choices, but at least they can be informed choices...

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Well, I would imagine if chewed and not extracted, the side effects of Khat vs. Weed would be close (as I don't think there would be anything significant). But if consumed often or if extracted, then yes, the Khat would be worse for you than weed.

boring......

shepj said:

worse for you than weed.

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See I do not get this "worse than weed" statement.

Isn't every drug worse than weed?

I prefer to look at it as weed is better than the rest, but maybe khat is sorta good.

Well my seeds do not appear to be sprouting. Maybe I will try again.

Long-term use can precipitate the following effects: negative impact on liver function, permanent tooth darkening (of a greenish tinge), susceptibility to ulcers, and diminished sex drive. .

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-Straight from Wikipedia

Honestly, I'd rather smoke a lot of weed and not remember stuff than have ulcers and a limp dick.

curious.george said:

See I do not get this "worse than weed" statement.

Isn't every drug worse than weed?

I prefer to look at it as weed is better than the rest, but maybe khat is sorta good.

Well my seeds do not appear to be sprouting. Maybe I will try again.

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I was comparing the side effects of chewed Khat (not obsessivly) to marijuana, there are none.

shepj said:

I was comparing the side effects of chewed Khat (not obsessivly) to marijuana, there are none.

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you mean there are no side effects to khat when not chewed obsessively? or did you mean just pot?

sorry maybe if I was not super stoned I would understand.

curious.george said:

you mean there are no side effects to khat when not chewed obsessively? or did you mean just pot?

sorry maybe if I was not super stoned I would understand.

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The first part. Pot is fucking healthy dude