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50. The excessive use of bhang affects the
intellect; ganja and charas produce impotence
and weaken the intellect.
51. I have no personal knowledge, but I do
not think that moderate consumers are bad charac-
ters ; it is not a drug that helps to form a bad char-
acter. I cannot say anything about crime.
52. The excessive use of ganja will probably
tend to produce a gang of bad characters.
53. These drugs are not known to increase
serious crimes. I have no knowledge in which
it has led to temporary homicidal frenzy.
54. Only ganja is so used as a rule.
55. Criminals do induce persons to smoke ganja
with an admixture of dhatura seed, and some-
times without any mixture at all which also has
the desired effect for a short time.
56. It stupefies one very soon when dhatura
is mixed with ganja and charas, but I have no
personal knowledge.
57. Ganja and charas are used only for smoking
in this district.
58. The management of the Excise Depart-
ment is good and leaves nothing to be desired.
59. No improvement necessary.
60. Ganja is not cultivated in this district.
61. Charas is not made in this district.
62. Hemp is nob cultivated in this district for
bhang.
63. The quantity allowed by the retail sale of
ganja and charas under section 3 of Act XXII of
1881 is 5 tolas, it should be increased to 10 tolas,
and of bhang, instead of being 4 chittacks, should
be increased to 2 seers, this will tend towards the
convenience of distant villagers and this will, it
is hoped, increase the trade. As bhang is given
to cattle, it would also be advisable to raise the
quantity allowed for wholesale purchasers.
34. No objection.
65. No changes needed.
66. Different rates of taxation will result in
the price of the good ganja brought in from a
distant quarter at considerable expense being
raised and so cause great inconvenience to the
consumers.
67. None.
68. The licensed shops in this district are in
my opinion conveniently situated.
69. The wishes of the people are consulted.
The distance between shops should be considered ;
they are located where the poorer classes are nu-
merous. Public opinion should be taken.
70. This district borders on the Nepal terri-
tory. I cannot state that smuggling from Nepal
is not carried on, the duty of these drugs is much
higher in British territory compared with that
of Nepal; such being the case, the Nepal duty is
paid and the drug smuggled into British terri-
tory. I can name no offender in this particular.
212. Evidence of PIRTHAPAT SINGH, Thakur, Talukdar, Tahsil Haidergarh, District
Bara Banki.
1. Got information from reliable sources.
2. The very name noted in the question.
3. I am not acquainted with the condition of the
whole district. I did neither go, nor had occasion
to go round the district. Of course I am aware of
the condition of my neighbouring villages. I do
not live in the tahsil or pargana. In this par-
gana ganja and bhang are neither cultivated nor
do they grow spontaneously ; somewhere or other
people plant one or two trees of ganja and bhang
in their houses, but they are not good.
4. The names of baluchar, pattar, ganja and
bhang are known, and there are different names
according to different applications, but all of them
grow from one and the same seed.
5. As hemp plant is not cultivated, nor grows
here, it is impossible to state the effect of climate.
6. The wild one does not grow here.
7. Does not grow here.
8. It is not cultivated here even : how to state
increase or decrease in area.
23. Bhang is never smoked in chillum.
24. Bhang is used by the Hindus without ex-
ception.
25. The consumption of bhang is at increase,
because one or two races of Hindus, who live in
large number here use it.
27. Rajput tribe is foremost in using it.
28. (a) One chittack pokhta.
(b) Half a pow.
29. Pepper, sugar, and souf are mixed with
bhang. Dhatura is not mixed with bhang, but
with ganja, in order to increase intoxication.
30. No special method of using is limited ; can
be used in solitude as well as in company,
31. Men can easily acquire the habit, and it is
difficult to break off. The habit is gradually in-
creasing and to the highest degree.
32. Its consumption is not due to religious
usage, nor is it obligatory, but those who are ha-
bitual consumers must, of necessity, use it. Its
excess is injurious.
33. Its use is generally regarded with disrepute,
because when overpowered with intoxication, men
are apt to use harsh language and to do evil. The
excess which is gained by daily habitual use is in-
jurious physically. The hemp plaint is not
worshipped by any caste.
34. Those who consume abundantly will suffer
if they forego. No special class of community
will suffer.
35. Prohibition is possible ; specially there will
be no harm if bhang is stopped. Those who are
habitual consumers will, notwithstanding the pro-
hibition, use illicitly. There will be no cause for
serious discontent. There will be no political
danger. Use of any alcohol will not be the con-
sequence.
36. In place of these no alcohol will ever be
used by the Hindu gentries.