Here's a chart to show you some of the major drugs, Cannabis is in the lower quadrant.
Statistically, alcohol and tobacco is more damaging than marijuana.
Never heard of this drug khat before, but it's to the lower left of pot, and it's banned in the US, too. I guess we wanted to expand the drug war for some reason.
It's a kinda plant people chew or brew as tea (I think) in Somalia-area. Think it's a stimulant, not seriously addictive, mild effects. Pretty sure they use it like coffee. Like 40% of Yemen's agriculture is based on khat.