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27. Religious devotees are excessive habitual
smokers. Low castes are moderate consumers.
Severe bodily exertion leads to the practice as
fatigue is dissipated.
29. Surti (chewing tobacco) is mixed with
sania as a rule. Dhatura is occasionally mixed
with ganja and bhang by habitual excessive
smokers. Object: to increase the intoxicant power
and to prolong the effect.
Pepper, almonds, chillies, "sansip," are mixed
with bhang, to prevent burning sensation. Called
"thandai."
30. Bhang is consumed in private and in com-
pany. Ganja only in company. Only men con-
sume all those drugs, except women that have
become degraded and have left their homes.
Children do not consume.
31. (a) The habit gradually increases.
(b) Only slightly difficult to break off and thus
differs from opium.
(c) There is no tendency for the habit to be-
come excessive.
32. No social or religious customs.
33. The practice is looked down upon socially.
No religious objection. Disrepute caused by men
under the influence of drugs talking nonsense and
doing stupid things. No custom of worshipping.
34. No privation.
35. (a) Prohibition feasible.
(b) There would certainly be illicit consump-
tion,
(c) No suggestion as to how prohibition should
be enforced.
(d) There would be great discontent.
(e) No political danger.
(f) No other form of intoxicant would be
taken.
40. Bhang is used in cattle medicines, especial-
ly for distention of his stomach and after great
fatigue.
4.2. Not beneficial.
43. Moderate consumers do not cause any in-
convenience to others.
41. Lassitude after the intoxicant effect of
bhang has passed off. No bad effect from charas
or ganja. All these produce intoxication. They
are refreshing after bodily exertion. Does not
allay hunger. Ganja intoxication lasts for four
hours ; bhang lasts for twenty hours. Abstention
causes increased longing, but no harm to the
man's physical or mental power.
45. (a) and (b) Ganja causes drying up of lungs
and pain in the chest. Blood and skin turns
black and physical powers becomes less. No
mental effects. Excessive use causes decrease in
sexual "desire. Above effects are only slight in a
moderate consumer.
(c) Ganja causes injury to digestion and slight
increase of appetite. None of above apply to use
of bhang.
(d) Ganja causes dysentery and bronchitis and
asthma.
(e) Drugs do not cause insanity.
47. Not hereditary.
49. Not used as aphrodisiac. Ganja causes im-
potence. Bhang has no such effect.
55. No, complete senselessness cannot be in-
duced.
57. Ganja and charas are never eaten or drunk.
62. No control necessary.
63. Present system is very good and needs no
alteration.
64. No objections at all.
65. Present taxation is reasonable.
66. Should be different rates, because the
dealers get higher prices for the better articles.
67. No objections to present method.
68. No such places.
69. No necessity to take public opinion.
256. Evidence of SHIMBHU NATH, Ranker and Cloth Merchant, Harodi, Agarwala,
Bania.
1. I held a ganja contract for one year.
2. Ganja, bhang and charas are three different
plants. Otherwise, Dr. Prain's definitions are
correct.
3. Bhang grows spontaneously in Katiari,
Pilibhit, and Lakhimpur.
4. Only bhang, charas, and ganja (three sepa-
rate plants).
7. (c) Only in Katiari, to a small extent.
8. Decrease, because the contractors used to
make advances to the cultivators, and they have
now discontinued the practice.
9. Sown in Katiari with wheat.
10. Ordinary cultivators.
16. Bhang is not generally prepared by the
people in their houses.
18. They all deteriorate, but do not entirely
lose their effect, with the exception of charas,
which is thrown away. With care they keep for
two years. Drying spoils charas, but lapse of
time by itself spoils ganja and bhang. No special
measures can be taken.
19. Yes.
20. Thakurs and low castes everywhere.
21. Flat ganja.
22. Foreign (there is no native) from Yar
cand.
23. Never,
24. Every one.
25. On the increase.