Mogadishu oo xalay Jaad/Qaad la isku qabsaday oo rasaas la iskala daalay...

[Suldaanka]

 

[Suldaanka]

Like any other drug, once it is banned, it goes underground and becomes more dangerous. 

The world is now moving away from banning drugs and more legalising and managing it with education. 

[cadnaan1]

Waa laysku laayey xamar iyo qasaaraha lama oga wax is raaci karo ma ahan.

teeda kale waxaad qiil u raadinaysaa Somaliland oo tiri awood aan jaadka Ku joojino ma hayno laakiin awood aan masaajidyada Ku xirno waan haynaa.

 

[Suldaanka]

Awoowe, nothing changed. In Pirate enclave Khat arrives daily in all major towns. The khat dealers bribe the melitias with their daily fix and they are escorted right down to the market. 

The same goes for major towns in South Somalia including Mogadishu. Driving it into the black market, has only robbed Cheeseman taxation money. 

In Somaliland, we are realists. We know the effort required is not there and the risk to driving it underground is greater than any gains. We are talking about patrolling 800km of border. It will require access to helicopters, night vision goggles, and many many roadblocks. And to top that, you need actually dedicated resources that will not be corrupted by the cash-cow Khat merchants. 

At the moment, it is all about working together to reduce the risks. 

[Tallaabo]

I don't see the logic of banning jaad on the grounds of stopping the spread of the virus. If Somali authorities are banning it for economic and social reasons, I am all for it. But to justify the ban on the spread of the coronavirus is ludicrous. Jaad is neither the only import coming to our shores nor the only surface area the virus can stick on. We get most of our food and consumer goods Ethiopia and from other parts of the world where the pandemic is in full swing. So if the jaad import is a public health risk, what about the other food items such as tomatoes, avocados, etc which also come from Ethiopia? What about the watermelons grown in Somalia but contaminated with the virus by the Somali seller? 

The logical thing to do is not to ban this obviously in demand recreational drug but to educate its consumers to wash it thoroughly before eating it. 

[cadnaan1]

9 hours ago, Tallaabo said:

I don't see the logic of banning jaad on the grounds of stopping the spread of the virus. If Somali authorities are banning it for economic and social reasons, I am all for it. But to justify the ban on the spread of the coronavirus is ludicrous. Jaad is neither the only import coming to our shores nor the only surface area the virus can stick on. We get most of our food and consumer goods Ethiopia and from other parts of the world where the pandemic is in full swing. So if the jaad import is a public health risk, what about the other food items such as tomatoes, avocados, etc which also come from Ethiopia? What about the watermelons grown in Somalia but contaminated with the virus by the Somali seller? 

The logical thing to do is not to ban this obviously in demand recreational drug but to educate its consumers to wash it thoroughly before eating it. 

The issue is not just khaat itself but how people behave in the khat market and marfishyada lagu qayilo mainly in Somaliland regio. At least government should close marfishyada and crowd-control the market.

[Suldaanka]

12 hours ago, Tallaabo said:

I don't see the logic of banning jaad on the grounds of stopping the spread of the virus. If Somali authorities are banning it for economic and social reasons, I am all for it. But to justify the ban on the spread of the coronavirus is ludicrous. Jaad is neither the only import coming to our shores nor the only surface area the virus can stick on. We get most of our food and consumer goods Ethiopia and from other parts of the world where the pandemic is in full swing. So if the jaad import is a public health risk, what about the other food items such as tomatoes, avocados, etc which also come from Ethiopia? What about the watermelons grown in Somalia but contaminated with the virus by the Somali seller? 

The logical thing to do is not to ban this obviously in demand recreational drug but to educate its consumers to wash it thoroughly before eating it. 

Waa iska khiyaali. Waxay ku fashilmeen inay qaraxyodii joojiyaan oo wadooiyinka kala xidhmay isku furaan. 

kolka aad wixii importantka ahaa ku fashilantid, sow inaad filim khiyaali ah iska daawatid mahaa?