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49. The use of any of these drugs is not hurt-
ful, and is not prevalent amongst prostitutes.
51. Large proportion of bad characters are habi-
tual moderate consumers of these drugs, and they
commit both general and special crimes.
53. The excessive use of these drugs sometimes
incites to crime.
54. The criminals use these drugs to fortify
themselves to commit a premeditated act of vio-
lence and other crime.
55. The criminals in order to further their
designs induce their victims to partake of charas,
and so stupefy themselves ; and complete stupe-
faction can be induced by this drug without ad-
mixture in cases of those who never use it.
57. Ganja and charas both are generally smok-
ed by chillum, but the latter is also rarely eaten,
and produces effects similar to those of dhatura.
58. The present system of excise administration
is excellent.
263. Evidence of THAKUR HIRA SINGH, Retired Resaldar, Kabgarh, Moradabad.
4. Here it is called ganja pathar.
5. A moist climate, such as the Terai.
6. Generally dense.
7. Not in this neighbourhood.
14. Bhang is prepared in the Terai ; ganja and
charas come from other parts.
16. Bhang can be prepared wherever grown.
17. Not confined to any special caste.
18. Bhang keeps for five years, but is spoiled
by moisture ; charas and ganja deteriorate after a
year.
19. Only for smoking.
20. Chiefly fakirs.
21. The only kind of ganja used here is called
pathar, which is used only by poor people.
22. Almost entirely Yarkand.
23. Never here.
24. Hindus in general, and chiefly fakirs.
25. Yes, to some extent among rich people,
who consume European spirits more than for-
merly.
26. Chiefly among such fakirs as live five or
ten together, and such castes as do not consume
spirit.
28. Ordinary consumers of charas do not take
less than an anna a day ; bhang consumers not
less than 1½ pie and ganja consumers 3 pie.
29. Dhatura is used with bhang to increase the
intoxication. Also pepper, cardamoms, cucumber
seeds, almonds, etc.
30. Bhang is often consumed in solitude ; ganja
and charas always in company if possible.
81. The habit is very difficult to break off in
the case of excessive consumers only.
32 and 33. None.
34. Certainly ; it would be positively harm-
ful.
35. It would bear very hardly on consumers.
They would not appreciate spirits.
37. Charas has a less hot effect.
39. Bhang has no bad effect ; charas and ganja
smoking has.
40. Bhang is frequently used as medicine both
for men and animals.
41. Bhang is exhilarating, digestive, increases
hunger, and alleviates fatigue. Charas also al-
leviates fatigue, and the poor smoke it for this
reason ; but it affects the blood.
43. Yes.
44. Charas produces an immediate effect, which
lasts three hours. Bhang does not take effect
for half an hour ; but the effect lasts six hours.
Bhang increases hunger.
45. Ganja and charas are harmful all round ;
bhang has no bad effect, mental or physical ; ganja
and charas produce asthma, produce impotence
and weakness of intellect.
47. It is not a hereditary habit, and does not
affect the children.
49. Excessive use of ganja and charas pro-
duces impotence, which is the reason why fakirs
consume them ; bhang is exhilarating.
54. Drug intoxication does not produce courage.
55. Drugs do not produce insensibility with-
out the admixture of arsenic or dhatura.
57. Not here.
58. I consider it works well.
59. The income from drugs could be increased
by cheapening them.
62. No control is necessary.
63 and 64. None.
65. Spirits are more heavily taxed than drugs.
68. There are none.
69. The contractor will not open a shop where
there is no custom. Public opinion need not be
consulted.
70. Drugs are smuggled in from Rampur.
264. Evidence of ALI MAHOMED KHAN, Pensioner, Bareilly.
1. I was in company with those smoking
charas, etc.
2. These definitions do not apply. Bhang
grows in hills and comes here from hills for sale.
Charas comes from Punjab and Kabul. Ganja
grows here spontaneously on the bank of rivers.
Ganja is not cultivated here. It is indigenous.
7. Yes, patsan is cultivated in this province
simply for bark and seed.
16. People generally do not make it here. Dry
leaves come from hills.
19. Ganja and charas are smoked. No other
mode of using them.
20. Nearly all castes and tribes smoke them.