How a drought-resistant crop turned women in Kenya into reluctant drug lords

In Kenya, they say the drug khat makes men docile and impotent. But it makes women rich |

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Subscribe to TIME magazine WHAT TO KNOW NOW LISTEN How a Drought-Resistant Crop Turned Women in Kenya into Reluctant Drug Lords In Kenya, they say khat — an amphetamine-like plant — makes men stoned, docile, and impotent. But it makes women rich Column: We Need Bipartisanship to Fix the Economy. That Seems Impossible Right Now Growing uneasiness about a possible slowdown in our economy has raised the question of how a divided government will respond to bad news, writes Barney Frank The History Behind the Race and Gender Pay Gap Nationally, black women earn 61 cents for every dollar earned by white men, and in parts of the country that disparity is even starker Behind the Scenes of The Goldfinch, a Rare and Delicate Hollywood Specimen Based on Donna Tartt's Pulitzer Prize–winning 2013 novel, the forthcoming film stars Nicole Kidman and Ansel Elgort It’s Been Two Years Since 730,000 Rohingya Were Forced to Flee. There’s No End in Sight to the Crisis 'A Test of Unity.' Power Moves and Posturing as G7 Summit Gets Underway Artificial Intelligence Is Helping Fight Wildfires Before They Start Is it a Bird or Bunny? The Internet Is Really Having a Hard Time With the Animal in This Divisive Video To Unsubscribe You have received this e-mail because you are subscribed to this newsletter from TIME.com. Unsubscribe here. Update Email Click here to update your email address. Privacy Policy Please read our Privacy Policy, or copy and paste this link into your browser: https://time.com/privacy TIME may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice. For questions about your print or digital magazine subscription, please contact: TIME USA, LLC 225 Liberty Street New York, NY 10128 TIMcustserv@cdsfulfillment.com For feedback about this newsletter: Please contact thebrief@time.com Connect with TIME