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47 and 49. No.
51. Badmashes generally consume ganja and
charas.
53 and 54. No.
55. Criminals do sometimes induce their victims
to partake of charas either with or without dhatura.
Complete stupefaction cannot, however, be induced
by this drug without admixture.
56. I never heard that ganja and charas are
eaten or drunk.
240. Evidence of KASHIPERSHAD PANDA, Brahmin Misra, Priest and Zamindar,
Bindhiachal.
3. Hemp plant is self-growing and found abun-
dantly in Bahraich, Basti and Gorakhpur districts.
4. It is known under various names such as
bhang, buti, subzi and shiobodhin.
5. It requires good rains and grows in cold and
moist countries.
6. It grows thick.
7. It is cultivated in Bahraich, Basti and
Gorakhpur.
10. It is not cultivated by any special class of
people.
14. Bhang grows in Bahraich and I know little
about the others.
16. The plant may grow in private houses, but
the drug of superior quality is not obtainable
from it.
18. It is impaired if kept long. It generally
keeps good till one year; but if more carefully kept
and preserved from dampness it lasts for two years
without being least spoiled.
19. Ganja and charas are only used for smoking
purposes. Bhang is used as follows:—
(a) It is drunk mixed with water and other
ingredients.
(b) It is taken in form of pills.
(c) It is prepared in ghee, powdered and eaten.
20. Charas and ganja are used by lower classes
of people such as the kahars, mushars, etc. Bhang
is used by almost all classes of Hindus specially in
hot season.
21. Baluchar ganja is generally preferred.
22. Momica charas is looked upon as the best
one. It is imported from Nepal.
23. Bhang is not used for smoking.
24. Almost all the Hindus take it.
25. The use of every drug is on the increase. I
cannot give any reason.
28. (a) Ganja worth
. .
Charas „ . .
Bhang „ . .
(b) Ganja „
.
.
Charas „
.
.
Bhang „ . .
Rs.
1
0
0
2
1
0
As.
0
8
2
0
0
4
P.
0
0
0
0
0
0
29. The ordinary ingredients of bhang prepara-
tion are black pepper and aniseed. It is also used
with the following:—Cardamon, saffron, rose leaves,
cucumber seed.
30. Every drug is used in company. The child-
ren sometimes use these drugs.
31. The habit is formed in six months and it is
difficult to be done away with.
32. There is no religious view to support the
use of these.
33. The consumption of any of these drugs is
looked upon as an evil habit because these are
regarded as bad as wine.
34. It would cause much inconvenience to the
habitual consumers to do away with these.
35. It is possible to stop the use of ganja and
charas, but not of bhang. But many people would
be put to trouble on this. Discontent would
prevail among the consumers. There is no appre-
hension of political danger. If the use of these is
checked, the use of alcoholic liquor would undoubt-
edly find its way into consumers, if allowed by
their religion.
37. The intoxication produced by charas and
ganja is alike.
38. The effects of different sorts of ganja are
various. Baluchar is of a good quality, whilst
pathar is dry in its effects and brings on lungs
diseases.
40. Bhang and ganja are also prescribed for
medicinal purposes. Bhang is sometimes adminis-
tered to cattle too.
41. A moderate use of every drug is wholesome.
Bhang is used to create appetite, to cure indiges-
tion, and give relief from fatigue.
42. It does no harm at all.
43. Not the least.
45. It does no harm to the constitution. Ganja
and charas produce cough and cure bowel compla-
ints. Later on the consumers of ganja and charas
become impotent.
47. Among Khatriyas the use of these is some-
times hereditary.
49. Ganja and charas are sometimes used by
prostitutes for excitement.
51. It is generally used by bad-charactered
people.
53. Those given to excessive use have no pro-
pensity to crimes nor does it produce any such
effects as to lead the consumers to such habits.
56. Dhatura is mixed with bhang to increase
its intoxicating effects. It sometimes causes stupe-
faction, and if given to a weak man, it causes
death.
57. Ganja and charas are used only for smok-
ing.
58 The present system of excise administration
is good.
60. Management is good, and its preparation is
sufficiently controlled.
61. Its preparation is satisfactorily controlled.
63 and 64. No objection at all.