Tourists from all over the world who flock to Amsterdam for years in search of strong sensations with hashish, marijuana and hallucinogenic mushrooms should explore new shores. The Netherlands is no longer the paradise of anti-prohibition. After the closing of coffee shops, the Dutch government, in fact, decided to ban khat, the African origin plant whose leaves have psychoactive properties. The decision was taken following the publication of a detailed scientific study according to which the drug has effects comparable to those of amphetamines. A measure, according to many, that does nothing but increase the smuggling, not hitting the goal of protecting the health of citizens, especially those of foreign origin. Called, not surprisingly, the drug of immigrants in the Netherlands is, in fact, widely promoted within the Somali community. However, for many consumers of khat, in addition to the black market, there is another option: to organize a trip to the United Kingdom. Surprisingly, in fact, the rigid Albion is the only one in Europe not to have it banned.
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