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Khat use!


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All the khat trees I've seen in Australia aren't being hedged, that is why they lack potency.

They need to be grown like a tea bush, it's the young growing shoots which are useful.

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I met a chewer who would drive a 4 hour round trip every month or two and ask for tips. He was a dark-skinned guy from Egypt, maybe a mix of arab and black. Anyway he would always knock and ask respectfully which I very much appreciated.  He said he was in love with khat and the feeling was absolutely wonderful. No one else I know could ever get any feeling off the plant (pretty weird). Other full African dudes would come at night and raid it. Eventually I dug up the whole tree and gave it to the dark Egyptian guy who would always ask so kindly. It was just a stock standard red khat from SAB. I wondered if it was because he had African DNA or whatever, but he said one of his white Aussie mates was a big time chewer as well.

 

It's a real mystery this plant. I think it may take many weeks of chewing to get the effects, but do you really wanna get hooked on something that will send you on 4 hour drives just to get your fix. 

 

The addiction seems to be quite strong, with fairly negative side effects. Plus it's illegal etc.

 

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On 29/06/2019 at 9:31 PM, Mosh said:

All the khat trees I've seen in Australia aren't being hedged, that is why they lack potency.

They need to be grown like a tea bush, it's the young growing shoots which are useful.

Also, the tender young shoots are much easier to chew than woody old branches.

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I had a plant a while back and I can remember thinking how terrible it tasted, but then wanting more. It made me feel really focused, yet also relaxed. Definitely a pleasant experience. I think it had an appetite suppressant effect as well.

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