Boy chewing Khat

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A young boy in the central market of Djibouti City chews a ball of khat. Khat plants which contain ephedrine like compounds and serve as a type of speed when chewed start losing their potency after 48 hours after they are picked. Khat is one of the few commodities that is traded daily over international borders and shows up consistently on time.

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Size: 2848px × 4287px
Location: Djibouti Djibouti
Photo credit: © Peter McBride / Aurora Photos / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: africa, bush, cash, celastrus, chat, chew, coffee, commodity, compounds, crop, drug, edulis, ephedrine, geocultcollection, horn, journalismcollection, kat, khat, narcotic, plant, qat, recreation, shrub, social, speed, trade