Khat Seeds is published by the team behind Dutch-Smart, a smartshop in the Netherlands that has been around since 2011 and sells only to adults. We say this up front because a site about a plant should be clear about who is behind it.
This site does not sell anything and contains no product links. Growing khat for its leaves is prohibited in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Germany, so we write about the seed and the plant without a shop attached.
Why a site about khat seeds
Most of what turns up when you search for khat seeds is shop copy or forum lore: confident germination tips, invented storage advice, and vague claims about the law. We wanted one place that answers the common questions with what can actually be checked, and that says plainly where the record runs out.
How the answers are put together
- Botany and cultivation come from reference works on African plants: PROTA4U from Wageningen, the tree guides of the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and PlantZAfrica from the South African National Biodiversity Institute.
- Chemistry and effects come from peer-reviewed research and from the 2013 khat review by the UK Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.
- Legal statements come from the official texts: the Dutch Staatsblad and Opium Act, UK legislation and Home Office guidance, and the German narcotics act. Each country is described with a date.
- Every answer links to its sources. Where we could not find a reliable source, the claim is left out.
- We make no medical or health claims of any kind, and we do not publish invented experiences, reviews or testimonials.
Each page shows the date it was last checked. If you find a mistake or an outdated statement, Dutch-Smart's customer service can pass it on to us.
The mascot
The lion with the leafy mane is Dutch-Smart's mascot. It appears in the footer of every page as a reminder of who publishes the site.