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(b) Complete stupefaction is produced by the ad
mixture of dhatura, but it is difficult to prove.
56. Dhatura seeds are mixed in preparation of
bhang and majun to make them stronger.
Fakirs are said to smoke dhatura seeds with
charas to become passionless, to draw the public :
by their use they become passionless and prove to
be sidh.
Iska istimal syane jadugar, fokarah apni kartab
aur apne mushghooli yade khuda men zahir karne
ko karte hain, ki halet-i-nasha gum hun, aur be
hisso harkat rahen, aur zahir ho ki dhyan laga
rakha hain. Meri paros me ekh andha charasbaz
yeh kia karta tha ki jis ne apni apko sidh aur
jadugar mashhur kiya tha, aur har wakat nasha
me gum rahtatha.
58. The present system is working satisfactorily,
and does not seem to be capable of improvement.
61. It is not produced in the district.
62. The hemp is not cultivated for bhang in the
district; it grows wild, and it is difficult to hold a
man responsible for the existence of a wild plant at
a distance of several yards from his field; and it
seems to be impossible to prohibit his gathering
from such plants.
63. No.
64. The rules given under chapter X, page 56,
of the Excise Manual seem to be sufficient and
satisfactory.
66. There are already, vide section 100, page
58, Excise Manual.
67. No.
68. The shops are licensed only for the sale of
these drugs where they are consumed.
70. Bhang widely grown in the district is used
as an untaxed drug.
63. Evidence of BIRGNATH SAHAI, Excise Naib Tahsildar, Gorakhpur.
1. Has been Excise Naib for two years, and so
made extensive enquiries.
2. Ganja which comes from Bengal is called
' baluchar ;' that which comes from Punjab or
other places is called 'pathar.' Bhang is also called
' sabzi' and ' bhuti.' The definitions are correct.
3. In Gorakhpur, Basti, Bahraich, Gonda, Kheri,
Farrukhabad, Sarun, Champarun, and Monghyr.
Most in Gorakhpur and Bahraich.
4. Only called ' bhang.' Patsan is not used.
5. In moist damp soil, such as the ' Ghat' soil in
this district or the ' Kachhar ' soil, near rivers.
6. Generally dense.
7. There is no cultivation of hemp in this province
for any purpose.
12. Not cultivated.
13. No cultivation at all.
14. Ganja and charas are not prepared. Bhang
is prepared from the wild hemp in the districts
mentioned in (3).
15. The contractors cut the wild plant in April.
After being dried in the threshing floor it is beaten
and broken up. The broken leaves are then se
parated. The stalks, etc., are either burnt or allow
ed to rot. The broken leaves are used for eating
and drinking.
16. Bhang is not generally prepared by people in
their houses, but only by the contractors. It can
be prepared where grown. Ganja and charas can
not be made from the wild plant.
17. No special classes.
18. All these deteriorate by keeping. Charas
and ganja lose their essential oil, and then their
effect is lost. Charas keeps for one year; ganja
for two years ; bhang for three years.
19. Ganja and charas are only smoked.
20. Hindus are chief consumers of both charas
and ganja. Mostly used by fakirs of both reli
gions.
21. Baluchar is preferred in this district.
22. Only foreign is used, and that comes from
Amritsar.
23. Bhang is not generally smoked. It is
smoked, however, by those that are very poor and
cannot afford to buy ganja in times of cold or
dampness.
24. Usually bhang is eaten in the cold weather
and taken in a liquor in the hot weather. Brah
mins and Kshattris are the principal consumers,
because they do not drink spirituous liquors.
25. Ganja and bhang are increasing as regards
consumption. This is due to (1) increased dear-
ness of liquor; (2) Kaisth committees prohibiting
consumption of liquor.
26. In this district—
¼
½
3½
of population male consumers
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Ganja.
Bhang.
Charas.
Of the consumers of ganja and charas there are
habitual moderate ⅔ ; habitual excessive ⅓; occa
sional—practically none.
Bhang—Habitual moderate ⅔ ; habitual exces
sive ⅓.
27. Habitual moderate, ordinary people.
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excessive, fakirs.
28. Ganja—
Habitual moderate, 3 pies to 1 anna,
i.e., ½ masha to 2 mashas.
Habitual excessive, 2 annas to 4 annas—
4 mashas to 8 mashas.
Bhang—
Moderate, 1 pie to 3 pies, i.e., 1 tola to 2
tolas.
Excessive, 6 pies to 9 pies, i.e., 4 tolas to 6
tolas.
Charas—
Moderate, 3 pies to 6 pies.
1 masha to 1 ½ mashas.
Excessive, 6 pies to 1 anna.
1 ½ mashas to 3 mashas.
29. Ganja—Ordinarily, chewing tobacco. Ex
ceptionally, smoking tobacco.
Charas—Ordinarily, roasted tobacco (bhunkar).
Exceptionally, chewing tobacco.
Bhang—Ordinarily, black pepper. Exceptionally,
milk, sugar, almonds, 'sonf,' cucumbers, marrows.