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It is not feared that there would be any public
danger. Most of those persons use it who are not
allowed to drink liquor, and, when they will leave
this, they will not form more dangerous habits.
36. The alcohol is not used as a substitute for these
drugs.
37. The effect of charas smoking is different
from ganja smoking. The former is more narcotic,
and lasts for a longer time than that of the latter.
38. The effect of baluchar is the best, that of the
pathar moderate, and of the chur little.
39. There is no preparation of the hemp plant
which may be in any way less injurious than drink-
ing or eating the same, as the smoking of ganja
and charas produces the diseases of cough and
asthma, while those who eat bhang do not catch these
diseases.
40. Ganja and charas are never prescribed by
the native doctors; but bhang is used for some
diseases. The over-worked cattle are generally
made to eat bhang. It is also given in some cattle
diseases.
41. The use of charas, ganja, and bhang has no
beneficial effects.
(a) to (d) No.
Chaube Brahmins use bhang as a digestive. They
use it habitually.
42. It is not beneficial.
The moderate use of ganja and charas is also
more injurious than that of bhang.
43. The moderate consumers are generally offen-
sive and troublesome to their neighbours in the first
place, the smoke of ganja and charas produces bad
offensive smell, and bhang consumers trouble their
neighbours by useless talk.
44. The habitual consumer of bhang gets false ap-
petite after half an hour from drinking. Its effect lasts
for about four hours; after that he becomes idle. The
effect is of ganja and charas instantaneous ; it lasts for
about an hour; the smoker gets cough and asthma,
etc., afterwards. It produces no hunger. None of
these drugs produce any refreshing effect.
45. (a) Yes.
(b) Ganja and charas impair the constitution
much, and bhang less than these.
(c) Ganja and charas are more injurious than
bhang to the digestive organs.
(d) Ganja and charas produce bronchitis and
asthma.
(e) Yes, it does.
(f) Certainly it deadens the intellect and pro-
duces insanity. The insanity is temporary, and can
be cured by the use of good medicines. If the drugs
be again used, the symptoms re-appear ; the consu-
mers have generally red eyes and cough, etc. Some
insanes, who have no recorded ganja history, con-
fess to the use of the drug. The persons habitually
use these drugs without taking into consideration
the result of their effects, and the insanes appear
to have no desire on account of their insanity to use
them. I have seen one person at Jaipur who
formed the habit of smoking ganja and charas
from the age of 25. He was verging to insanity
and was suffering from cough and asthma. Finally
he died while he was quite young.
46. Some time ago I had a servant who was a
habitual smoker of ganja and charas. He is still
alive, but is suffering from cough and asthma, and has
lost sight of his eyes.
47. It is not hereditary habit, but when the head
of the family uses these drugs, his children often
also catch this habit.
48. The Chaubes of Muttra are habitual con-
sumers of bhang, and so their sons and grandsons
also use it.
49. Moderate use of any of these drugs is not
aphrodisiac. The prostitutes use bhang and charas
for imsak (prolongation of pleasure). Certainly it is
more injurious when so used than when used as an
ordinary narcotic. The use of hemp tends to pro-
duce impotence.
50. Bachelor fakirs use ganja and charas to have
no desire.
1. In my opinion there is not a large propor-
tion of bad characters habitual moderate consumers
of any of these drugs.
53. Excessive indulgence in any of these drugs
incites to no crime whatever.
54. No.
55. Ganja and charas are not given to those who
do not smoke, but dhatura mixed with bhang is
given to victims to further their end.
56. The effects of hemp mixed with other sub-
stances are not much if given in moderation; if
mixed with dhatura, it lasts for a long time and
produces laziness and idleness. I have never used,
but have seen a number of consumers.
57. As far as I know, ganja and charas are
neither eaten nor drunk.
58. The present excise administration is working
well.
59. If any factory be formed of these drugs, like
the one for opium, the improvement will be effected,
as the contractors sell drugs of inferior quality at a
high rate.
60. Very little ganja is produced in this pro-
vince, and does not require to be well controlled.
61. As above.
62. In my opinion proper check should be exer-
cised during the time of its harvest for two or
three months, in the districts where it grows, so that
it may not be illicitly exported.
63 and 64. I have no objection.
65. Yes; it is reasonable.
66 and 67. No.
68. I can give no decided opinion on this point.
69. The distance from one shop to another, as
well as the population of the town or city, is taken
into consideration before permission is given to
open a new shop. It is not necessary to consult
the wishes of the people on this point.
70. It is not generally believed that importation
of these drugs from Native States is carried on.
It is possible that such importation may be enforced
in the villages bordering Natives States. It is
believed that the duty of ganja and other hemp
drugs used is paid. There is no use of untaxed
drugs.
Oral evidence.
Question 11.—The wild seed will, by cultivation,
gradually improve into the form that yields ganja.
Ganja is got from wild plants in all directions, and
the plant is capable of being cultivated to yield as
good a quality as baluchar.
Question 25.—The use of ganja and charas must
be increasing, because the sales of the monopoly
of vend yield larger revenue year by year. The
increase of the habit is also noticeable. The habit