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different classes of people is as follows:—10 per cent.
of respectable men, 50 per cent. of pasis, kahars,
koris, etc., and 20 per cent. of ahirs and shepherds.
21. In Ganjar chur ganja grows, which is used
by all. Those who use pathar ganja, they purchase
it. This latter kind of ganja does not grow in Gan-
jar ; it is imported from other places.
22. Foreign charas is much used; country-made
is used perhaps by few. The reason is that it is
easier to purchase it than to make it. It is imported
from some districts of Bengal and Gwalior.
23. Bhang is not used in pipes.
24. Fifty per cent. Brahmins and Thakurs eat
and drink bhang.
25. The use of ganja is on the increase as it
grows wild here. The use of others is stationary.
26.
Ganja.
(a) 25 per cent.
(b) 50 per cent.
(c) 10 per cent.
(d) 15 per cent.
Bhang.
50
25
10
15
Charas.
50
25
10
15
27. Low castes, like pasis, koris and kahars use
ganja in many, and charas in few cases as it is dear.
Bhang is more frequently used among Brahmins
and Thakurs, and in other castes much less.
28. Ganja.—(a) 6 pies per man per diem, 2
mashas.
(b) 1 anna per man per diem, 3 mashas.
Bhang.—(a) ½ pice per man per diem; if pur-
chased 1 tola and less.
(b) 1 pice per man per diem; if purchased, 1
chittack and less.
Charas.—(a) 1 anna per man per diem; if pur-
chased, 1 masha.
(b) 2 annas per man per diem; if purchased, 2
mashas.
29. Tobacco is ordinarily mixed in ganja and cha-
ras. In exceptional cases some mix 2 or 3 seeds of
dhatura to make it more intoxicant. Bhang is
usually used with some black pepper only. Rich men
mix the following things with it in the summer to
lessen its heat:—aniseed, cucumber seeds, purslain
seeds, lettuce seeds, and endive seeds.
No such preparation as bhang massala is sold
here.
30. These things are frequently used in company
and seldom in solitude. Males more frequently use
them than females. Children do not usually con-
sume any of these drugs.
31. The habit is easily formed, and then they can
scarcely give it up, because the use of ganja and
Charas make the discharge of phlegm easy. If those
who are addicted to any of these things leave their
use and the discharge is stopped, this gives trouble.
32. No religion allows its use, and no scripture
sanctions it. But some call it buti of Mahadeo as
excuse of its use.
33. The consumption of these drags is not gener-
ally regarded good ; public deprecates their use.
Those who are addicted to it are thought of lightly
in public, and they are not considered reliable. In
this country, worship of hemp plant is not in vogue.
34. Those who are addicted to the smoking of
ganja and charas, if they give up this habit, become
dull and feel pain in the body, and are laid up with
cough. The bhang smokers complain of indiges-
tion if they give up the habit.
35. No doubt it would be feasible to prohibit the
use of all these drugs. If its use is given up, some
difficulty will be felt for some time. There is fear of
the drug being used illicitly in places where it grows
spontaneously. The prohibition can be enforced
by taking legal measures. The prohibition would
occasion discontent among consumers. The discon-
tent would not amount to a political danger.
36. No.
37. The effects of ganja and charas smoking are
nearly the same. Charas is more intoxicant than
ganja.
38. Only chur ganja is obtained here, hence no
difference in their effects can be explained.
39. Ganja and charas are smoked and not eaten
or drunk, and bhang is eaten or drunk and not
smoked in this part of the country ; hence it can-
not be said whether the smoking of ganja and
charas is less injurious or not.
40. Bhang is used in the treatment of cattle-
disease. It is not known if any of these drugs are
prescribed by any school of native doctors.
41. The moderate use of bhang is beneficial in
its effects (a) as a good accessory or digestive. The
moderate use of charas and ganja is beneficial in its
effects; (b) to give staying-power under severe
exertion or exposure, or to alleviate fatigue; (c) as
a febrifuge or preventive of disease in malarious and
unhealthy tracts. The use of bhang is beneficial
to those who suffier from piles. All classes use
this bhang in Tarai tracts and even some female
sex.
42. The use of ganja and charas weakens the
brain, and the people consuming it become weak
and emaciated, if they do not get sufficient nourish-
ing diet in the shape of milk and ghee.
43. Even moderate consumers are offensive to
their neighbours to some extent.
44. The use of these drugs is not refreshing. It
produces intoxication. It does not allay hunger.
It does not create appetite. The effect lasts for an
hour. The want of subsequent gratification pro-
duces longing and uneasiness to those who are
addicted to it.
45. The habitual moderate use of bhang makes
a man idle, and that of ganja and charas weak,
both body and mind. The use of ganja and charas
impairs the constitution if milk and ghee is not
procurable. It does not injure the digestion or
cause dysentery, but phlegm increases. It impairs
the moral sense, and bhang induces laziness. It
does not induce habits of immorality or debauchery.
It deadens the intellect.
47 and 48. No.
51. Yes; large proportion of bad characters are
habitual moderate consumers of ganja, bhang and
charas. No connection.
52. There are no large proportion of bad charac-
ters and habitual excessive consumers.
53 to 55. No.
56. Have no personal experience.