Police Told To Go Soft On Khat Users - "Respect Their Culture"

24th June 2014

Officers have been told to respect the ‘culture and history’ of anyone caught chewing khat, as a ban on the drug came into force at midnight.

From today, the herbal stimulant, grown in Africa and popular among the Somali community in the UK, is an illegal Class C drug. But police have been told to issue only a slap on the wrist ‘Khat Warning’ for a first offence, then a £60 fine.

Only if they were caught using khat on a third occasion would a person face arrest and a court hearing, according to guidance issued by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO).


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BigAndy9 wrote:24th June 2014

Officers have been told to respect the ‘culture and history’ of anyone caught chewing khat, as a ban on the drug came into force at midnight.

From today, the herbal stimulant, grown in Africa and popular among the Somali community in the UK, is an illegal Class C drug. But police have been told to issue only a slap on the wrist ‘Khat Warning’ for a first offence, then a £60 fine.

Only if they were caught using khat on a third occasion would a person face arrest and a court hearing, according to guidance issued by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO).


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2666388/Police-soft-khat-Officers-told-respect-culture-history-caught-chewing-drug-ban-comes-force.html#ixzz35XNVN9qn
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A little more innuendo please.

It shouldn't have been banned in the first place, no psychoactive plant should be. Just another kneejerk reaction from a useless Condem government who should be focusing on proper issues like the threat from 'British' jihadis returning from Iraq and Syria, and EU immigration.

Yeah, it's only been around for a couple of thousands of years. Obviously a health risk  that the police should  spend time and resources on, after all they've got nowt better  to do.