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(b) I don't know about the use of these drugs
by prostitutes.
(c) The use tends to produce impotence.
50. Same as in 49. It is only a question of
degree.
51. Bad characters generally consume intoxi-
cants ; but this has no connection with crime.
52. Same as in 51, only a matter of degree.
53 and 54. No.
55. Yes ; non-habitual consumers can be com-
pletely stupefied.
56. By the admixture of dhatura more complete
stupefaction is induced, and people at times die of
the effects.
57. Ganja and charas are neither eaten nor drunk
in this district.
58. Excise administration is good.
59. Not capable of improvement.
60. Ganja is not produced from the cultivated
plant in this district.
61. Charas is not produced in my estate.
62. Bhang is not cultivated in my district. The
plant grows wild in Kheri district, but I can give
no opinion as to how the cultivation can be con-
trolled.
63. I can give no answer.
68. There are shops licensed for the sale of
these drugs, and the drugs are consumed at all the
shops. I consider that consumption at the shops
should be prohibited, because bad characters assem-
ble there.
69. People are not consulted as to locality.
General opinion of people should be taken.
70. I don't know.
202. Evidence of KUNWAR MANDHATA SHAH, Chhuttri, Rais of Singahi,
District Kheri.
1. In the northern part of Kheri (called Ganjar),
Terai and Nepal, ganja and bhang grow wild
abundantly ; and in the most parts of the district
licensed vendors sell foreign drugs also. It being
my Dative place, I am well acquainted with it,
and explain what I know of.
2. These definitions are to be accepted.
3. Northern part of the Pilibhit, Kheri, Bah-
raich, Terai and Nepal.
4. The leaves of these plants which are used
after grinding are called siddhi, bhang, subzi,
patti, bijia and mohni. Ganja is called by the
names of haluchar, moora and pathari. Wild
one is called ganja. Charas is called itr (perfume)
in hilly countries, and these names are connected
with the hemp plants.
5. It grows in Ganjar everywhere without
any limit, also in places of cowherd, waste,
mound, etc., and within population and in cul-
turable tracts it grows in abundance. The climate
of jungle is favourable to its growth. Rainfall
in great quantity and floods are injurious.
6. In populated and cultivated tracts, as well
as in manured land, etc., it grows dense, and in
other places scattered.
7 and 8. No.
10. As it grows wild here, it is not cultivated.
11. Yes.
12. It is not intentionally cultivated here, but
grows wild.
14. Consumers who inhabit Ganjar used to
prepare these drugs from hemp plant in propor-
tion to their want. They, however, on account
of enactment, cannot prepare in large quantities.
Therefore they do not commonly manage for its
preparation. But the licensed vendors prepare
bhang.
15. (a) In the months of Kartik and Aghan
before the fall of ice, ganja plants are cut, and
packed in small bundles which are pressed by some
heavy thing for 24 hours. Afterwards they are
dried; when pressure is not desirable, they are
at first dried and packed in small bundles.
(b) In the morning after dew drops are dried
and in the evening before the fall of dew drops,
the buds of these plants are rubbed with both
Lands. Its glutinous matter which sticks in
the hands is taken off and made into pills or
batti (stick), and these are called charas.
(c) In Baisakh in the tapper land the plants
are cut and dried and the leaves are separated
which are called bhang.
(A) The green leaves of ganja and 6eeds
are separated, and being rubbed with hands,
are smoked with some smoking or drinking
tobacco in chillum. Oftentimes musk is also
mixed with it.
Smoking tobacco, after being dried in fire, in
proportion to four times of charas and some eat-
ing tobacco are mixed. These three mixed things
are smoked in chillum.
(C) Bhang is ground and is either used as dry
powder or mixed with water ; it is made into pills
and sometimes being ground and sifted is drunk
with water.
16. Bhang is commonly made, and can be
made, and so is charas and ganja from wild plants.
17. It does not depend on any special race.
Its consumers prepare for themselves.
18. The three drugs deteriorate by keeping
for a long time. With ordinary care ganja is kept
good for one year, bhang for two years, and charas
for three years. Evidently there is no method by
using which may be kept for a long time. At first
these leaves are naturally not lasting in their effect.
Secondly, by wet, their effects altogether disappear
19. Ganja and charas are usually smoked in
this country. Some hilly people smoke the sticks.
Shepherds sometimes make a hole under the ground
like a mine and put some charas in the hole, and
smoke it by means of a nergali (a wooden pipe
of huqqa). Some fakirs smoke it in pipes.
20. Fakirs, gypsies, menial servants and other
low castes, like kahars, kurmis, chamars, pasis,
lodhes, bouts, kanjars, baildars, smoke ganja and
charas in every place, but in cold places more, and
the estimated number is 15 per cent.
21. Baluchar is preferable to mora or pathar
in this part of the country, and all other kinds of
ganja mentioned above are used in all places.
22. Foreign charas is much more used. It is
imported from Yarkand, Bokhara, Soleiman moun-
tain, Nepal, Chaogarkha, Almora, Behar, Kumaon
and from other hilly places of north and west.
23. Bhang is not smoked in this part of the
country.
24. Bhang is not unlawful among Hindus.
But fakirs. Brahmans like pandas of worship con-
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