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and mixed up with water or milk, and then taken
as a drink and called bhang.
16. (a) Yes.
(b). Yes.
(c). Know nothing about the wild hemp plant.
17. By all classes.
18. Deteriorate by keeping. They do not quite
lose their effect in time. They keep good for one
year.
Dampness causes deterioration, which may be
prevented if the drugs are preserved between layers
of straw in a box well closed.
19. Ganja for smoking and drinking throughout
the district.
20. All classes.
21. Flat ganja.
22. Not in this district.
23. Not usually in the district.
24. No special class can be noted. Majority
drink bhang.
2 5 . I n c r e a s i n g . No s p e c i a l r e a s o n s , e x c e p t o n
the advice of their companions.
26. About
—
(a) 48 per cent. of the consumers.
(b) 25 " " "
(c)
2 5
" " "
(
d
) 5 " " "
27. With the exception of (b) ,
which are bairagis,
the remaning consumers are of ail classes, and the
habits of life generally are of labouring poor class.
28. (a) ¼ of tola costs 3 pies.
(b) 1 tola costs 1 anna.
29. For smoking, tobacco is always used for
eating, spices and tonic roots, liquor, etc., for drink-
ing, milk, sugar, and spices. Dhatura not used
for strength, constipation, spasms, etc. Bhang
m a s s a l a i s p r e p a r e d a n d s o l d i n t h e b a z a r s . I t s
ingredients are
—
(1), all spices; (2), kuskus seeds; (3),
'
cocoanut.
(4), pepper; (5), dry ginger; (6) camphor.
30. (a) Ganja is used in company. Only con-
fined to male adults.
(c) No.
31. (a) and (b) Easily learnt and difficult to
break off.
(c) Yes.
32. One ganja smoker visiting another, accord-
ing to custom, offers his pipe for smoking. This
is not essential. In. many cases it is moderate.
33. These drugs are generally consumed as a
medicinal agent. The bairagis take it in a religious
point of view. The cooly or labouring class as a
restorative after a hard day's work.
34. Yes; the reasons are—health fails; appetite
is lost; weakness of limbs sets in; twitching of the
muscles of the legs and hands; incapable to perform
his usual work; sleeplessness, restlessness and easily
excited. No probable number of each class can be
given.
35. (a) No. (b) Yes. (c) It can be enforced
gradually.
(d) Yes. (e) Most probably.
(f) No.
36. No.
37. No charas in the district.
38. As only flat ganja is used in the district no
definite information could be given.
39. It appears that smoking is less injurious, as
its effects are very temporary, passing off within a
couple of hours, whereas eating and drinking the
effects will remain for about ten or twelve hours.
40. Yes.
41. (a) Yes.
(b) Yes.
(c) Yes.
All classes use the drugs for the above pur-
poses. The proportion cannot be given. It is both
the moderate occasional and moderate habitual con-
sumers who resort to use of the ganja or bhang.
42. From what could be gathered from informa-
tion and from the inspection of several cases, I
consider the moderate use of these drugs to be
harmless; but there is the tendency to take increased
doses with same effect.
43. Not.
44. Exhilaration of spirits. It is refreshing.
Produces intoxication. It creates appetite. Smok-
ing, two or three hours. Apparently no after-
effects. The want of subsequent gratification pro-
duces uneasiness.
45. Impairs the constitution, causing weakness
of the limbs and other tissues, and hence the drug
has to be taken to keep up the tone of these tissues.
Causes indigestion in many. It has an aphrodisiac
effect and tends to immorality. Causes in many a
morose disposition and want of interest in things
around them.
46. Injures the constitution as well as mental
faculties.
47 and 48. No.
49. Yes.
51 to 57. Not known.
58. I am not acquainted.
59. Cannot say.
60. Not known.
61. No char as.
62. Should be controlled.
6 3 . Re t a i l .
64. Not known.
6 5 . M i g h t b e t a x e d , a s i t i s s o m u c h s o l d i n
bazars.
66. Should be taxed according to the popularity,
as it is grown in the district.
67. The cultivator and the vendor who buy the
drugs from the cultivators should be taxed.
68. There are. They should be inspected more
frequently.
69 and 70. Not known.
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