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charas for smoking ; but others say that it is
opium that is mingled with the Acacia leaf juice
and eaten.
3. None known to me.
4. One only hereabout—ganzi.
5. Good soil in plains.
7. (a) Yes.
(b) Yes.
(c) Yes.
(d) No.
Here and there a few plants for private con-
sumption in certain sections, more extensively as
a crop.
8. There is said to have been an increase
owing to the profits derived from the culture.
9. Much the same as that for chillies. It is
sown in seed beds and transplanted into fairly
good soil and watered till it roots.
10. No. Yes.
11. Wild hemp is nut available. The seeds of
the cultivated is used.
12. No.
13. (a) Somewhat. It is most extensively
grown in Dugubandu and surrounding country in
the Bapatta Taluq and in the western part of the
Narsaravupet Taluq.
(b) None apparently, but fairly good soil.
(c) No.
14. ( a) Yes.
(b) Yes.
(c) Yes.
Privately and by licensed vendors in large
towns.
32. None known. It is said that the people of
different castes will drink together out of the
same vessel, if need be, making, as with medicine,
no caste distinctions.
33. (a) As a disgrace.
34. It is difficult to break off. Hereabouts
probably not more than one per cent.
35. (a) Gradually.
(b) Probably, as it is easy to do so.
(c) By making it penal.
(d) Certainly, though they might in the end be
thankful.
(e) Consumers too few and uninfluential to
make a political danger.
(f
) Possibly, though as a rule, consumers of
this are not habitual drinkers of liquor.
36. No. This is cheaper.
37. The effects of charas smoking seem to be
mainly soporific ; the ganja drinking more in-
clines to anger.
39. Answered above. The eating of the pre-
paration marjinum has the most enduring effect,
the unconscious state lasting for twelve hours or
more. The smoking of ganja seems to make a
complete stupor of shorter duration, and the drink-
ing of bhangi a less complete stupor and an
inclination to anger if interfered with.
40. (a) Said to be to some extent.
(b) Not known.
41. (a) Said to be by consumers.
(b) Said to be.
(c) Not, so far as known.
Yes.
42. No. The injurious effects inducing weak-
ness, inertia, listless incapacity, etc., far outweigh
any reputed beneficial effects.
43. Said to be as a rule.
44. (a) Stupor, more or less complete.
45. (a) Physical weakness, leanness, cough,
mental listlessness and eventual imbecility, moral
loss of self-respect and self-restraint.
(b) Yes.
(d) It produces cough ; whether bronchial or
asthmatic, not known to writer. The former at
all events, and it increases laziness.
(f) Leads to it. Imbecility in the end, but
sanyasis, etc., are said to produce by its use a
temporary frenzy simulating possession by the
demon worshipped.
(g) I think it is the effect rather than the
cause. Those who begin are, as a rule, sane
enough except so far as the act is insane. As
stated in the beginning, I have scarcely any per-
sonal acquaintance with cases, and have not had
opportunity to observe these few while under the
influence of the drug.
60. It does not seem to be sufficiently controlled,
as the plant is undoubtedly grown privately in
many gardens, etc., and freely used without any
cognizance of officials.
68. I think not. Such encouragement and
incitement to evil habits should by no means be
allowed.
70. Considerable untaxed drug is used by those
who grow a few plants for their own consumption
and to give to sanyasis, etc.
15. (A) The seed pods are used for smoking.
(B) It is mixed with ghee and raw sugar.
(C) The juice of the ground pods is dropped
into milk.
16. (a) Yes.
(b) Yes.
17. Muhammadans, sanyasis, etc.
18. The crude ganzi does not, but the prepara-
tions for drinking, etc., do. The charas becomes
dry and does not give the desired fumes. The
bhang being mixed with milk, would sour, etc.
20. Muhammadans and Telugus of all the
classes, more or less, but sanyasis, etc., and
itinerant priests, chiefly also the aboriginal tribes.
22. Native.
23. Not according to the local terminology used
by my informants, who distinguish it as the
drink preparation.
24. Not known.
25. Apparently on the increase.
The profit has stimulated cultivation and pro-
duction, and accessibility stimulates cousumption.
29. Ghee, belhum, acacia leaves. One to make
palatable, another to increase the smoke and
provide other stimulants.
30. Not known. It is, so far as observed,
chiefly confined to the older men.
31. (a) Yes.
(b) Yes.
(c) Yes.