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it will be consumed by the people ; for who can
say in what corner of his field the consumer culti
-vates it. It must be impossible to enforce prohi
-tion. The consumers would feel discontented;
but they would not have recourse to violent ac
-tions. The consumers of ganja are specially too
titnid to do any such thing. The prohibition will
lead people to take themselves to other intoxi
-cants.
36. No reason to think so. Well-to-do people
scarcely take themselves to ganja, but prefer
liquor. It is only the poor that resort to the
c heap intoxicant of ganja, and so these don't
substitute liquor for ganja.
39. Smoking ganja is less injurious than eating
it. Eating produces (mind that it is never eaten
in the raw state, but only in the form of lahiam
and poornathi) head giddiness, and excess some
- t i m e s b r i n g s d e a t h t o t h e c o n s u m e r .
40. Ganja is said by native doctors to be a
medicinal drug. It is extensively used as such.
41. (a) Ganja consuming can be of benefit only
temporarily, the effects ceasing as soon as con
-sumption ceases.
(b) Smoking gives, though temporarily, such
staying-power as is referred to and alleviates
pain (pain not being felt only so long as the
intoxication exists).
(c) Smoking (eating is useless) in malarious
tracts is an efficient preventive of disease.
(d) Eating brings the man down to senselessness
immediately. Smoking keeps the man cheerful,
wise, and in a state of alacrity. It is only the
working classes that make these uses of ganja.
I refer here to habitual consumers.
42. I cannot say that any use of the drug is
quite harmless. It gives some temporary relief no
doubt. But ultimately it weakens the constitu-
tion, and actually dries it up.
43. Moderate smokers are quite inoffensive to
their neighbours. Eaters do mischief very rarely.
Generally they are all timid.
44. Eating is out of question here, as it pro-
-duces giddness. Smoking refreshes, intoxicates
allays hunger, creates appetite.
The effect lasts for four hours at the utmost.
It has no after-effects. Want of subsequent
gratification certainly produces a longing for it.
45. (a) and (b) The consumer looks like one
suffering from consumption. The flesh is reduced,
and the man becomes thin.
(c) No loss of appetite is produced.
(d) Smoking does not generally produce the
disease, but only rarely eating invariably does.
(e) Smokers are always brisk. Eaters become
gradually very lazy.
(f) Smoking does not, but eating does deaden
the intellect; but insanity is extremely rare. I
have simply heard of one or two cases of insanity.
Such insanes go and ask for ganja from any body.
But I know nothing more of this kind of in
- s a n i t y .
47 and 48. It is not a hereditary habit. It
does not affect children.
49. I do not know all these. But I have heard
that this drug in whatever shape cannot materially
help prostitutes. It temporarily helps the de
-bauchee, but ultimately lessens his manly facul
-ties.
51 and 52. Crime and consumption of ganja
are far from each other. Consumers of this drug
in any shape are specially timid, and do not resort
to acts of violence.
53 and 54. No.
55. Ganja is generally used by the non-con
-sumers of it to induce stupefaction for the perpe
- t r a t i o n o f c r i m e . C o m p l e t e s t u p e f a c t i o n c a n b e
brought about in less than an hour with the help
of this drug and its admixture.
56. Admixtures soften the intoxicating power
of and deprives the ganja of its poisonous effects.
190. Evidence of MALLAPPA, Reddy, Guntakal.
1. I have made enquiries of persons using the
drugs, and I have heard much of these matters.
3. The plant grows in this village in gardens
and black soil fields.
14. Charas and bhang are not prepared here,
but only ganja.
16. No bhang here. Ganja can be prepared at
any place.
19. Ganja is used only for smoking.
20. All classes smoke ganja. About 10 per
cent, use this.
25. The use of ganja is on the increase.
28. About three tolas per diem is the average,
and the cost is nearly one anna.
33. There is no weight attached to the sayings
of a man smoking ganja. He is not regarded. as
au honourable member of society. The plant
is not worshipped by any people.
39. Smoking is less injurious than eating or
drinking.
40. Ganja is prescribed by some Native doctors
for men for strength, and for cattle for some
diseases, such as want of desire to milk, etc.
41. No.
42. The use of any of these drugs is not harm
-less.
43. They are inoffensive, and on the other hand,
cannot defend themselves against any aggressors.
44. The man's reasons are blunted, and he is not
capable of right thinking. The drugs do not
refresh anybody. They produce intoxication.
They increase hunger and appetite. The effect
lasts one or two hours. They are dull in senses.
Want of subseqent gratification produces longing
for more.
45. The habitual use of these drugs degrade a
man physically, mentally and morally.
51. Bad characters are not habitual users of
these drugs.
53 and 54. No.
55. Criminals use these drugs to stupefy their
victims, and rob them of their property. The
drugs are mixed with sweets and then administered
to the victims.