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Drug news:

  • “What coffee is to Americans is what khat is for Somalis.” A leaf called khat is becoming more and more prevalent among African and Middle Eastern immigrants in the US. When chewed, it produces an amphetamine-like high.
  • Snoop Dog says he’s given up illegal substances. Until recently, “he had been going through between three and four ounces of pot a day, spiking his high with liberal doses of alcohol.”
  • Nevadans will soon vote on a ballot measure, Question 9, that would make it legal to “possess and smoke as much as three ounces of marijuana.”

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    September 10th, 2002 at 4:53 pm

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