But shoppers seem more interested in khat, a mild narcotic popular with Ethiopians, Somalis and Yemenis.
Without it, Mr Cameron might not be prime minister.In this section Don't hold your breath Rules and regulators Khat and mouse Owls and apprenticeships Reassuringly expensive Power surge Murders and acquisitions Bannockburned Andy Coulson's malign legacy ReprintsHiring Mr Coulson now looks like one of Mr Cameron's worst decisions.
"After tomorrow, they stop, no more," he says.On June 24th the sale of khat was prohibited in Britain, almost a year after Theresa May, the home secretary, told the House of Commons that she intended to ban it.
Even Britain's official advisory panel on drugs opposed the government's move this week to criminalise khat, a mild and little-known stimulant whose users may now turn to more harmful alternatives (see article).In this section Creative destruction The third arrow Europe's unlikely star FATCA's flaws A half-smoked joint ReprintsSo reform is needed, but is decriminalisation the right approach?
In Vietnam Khat Vong Song uses radio drama to teach its listeners about domestic violence.
Unlike cannabis, khat cannot be grown easily in Britain.
"Metro-mayors" should be created, with powers over large areas.In this section Don't hold your breath Rules and regulators Khat and mouse Owls and apprenticeships Reassuringly expensive Power surge Murders and acquisitions Bannockburned Andy Coulson's malign legacy ReprintsThese ideas are hypothetical and intended to "start a conversation", Mr Osborne's advisers conceded.
Such a shift might make decisions such as that in 2014 to ban khat, a mild narcotic, a shade less likely.
The government argues that since the leaf has been banned elsewhere, Britain risks turning into a distribution point if it remains legal; that khat is a dangerous intoxicant that harms its users and that the "marfashes" where men go to chew are breeding radicalism.
Without work, Somali men while away their days chewing khat, a mild stimulative leaf.
Taʿizz is the centre of the important coffee-growing district of southwestern Yemen; khat (Arabic: qat, a mild narcotic) and vegetables are also grown in the area.
