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52. Evidence of M. SAMBA SIVA RAU NAIDU, Tahsildar, Bellary.
1. From enquiries made of renters, smokers,
and consumers, and from observation of those
accustomed to the drug.
3. The hemp plant is known to grow spontane-
ously in some isolated tracts bordering Nallama-
lais.
14. (a ) Ganja and (b) bhang are prepared in
the Bellary district, in scattered localities to a
small extent.
16. Bhang is prepared in houses, gardens, or
other recreative places. It cannot be prepared
from the plant at the places grown, because the
leaf has to be dried before it could be used for it.
Ganja or charas can be prepared at the places
where the wild plant grows.
19. Generally for smoking.
20. Bairagis, fakirs, and mendicant classes
generally smoke ganja and charas freely. No
particular localities or proportion can be specified.
24. Muhammadans, Gujeratis, and others that
have come down from Northern Hindustan eat
and drink bhang mostly.
25. There has been an increase in the use of
the drugs. This species of intoxicant is within
the grasp of the poorest classes. It costs but
little, and the habit is easily and readily contract-
ed among the lower orders. Each folk has a
tendency to contract the habit and his comrade
the tendency to impart it. The drug imported
from Daggupad in the Kistna district is said to
produce greater intoxication than the local pro-
duce. Formerly, strong country liquor was very
cheap. Its value has gradually increased though
the quality is inferior. Thus the poorer classes
have been led to have recourse to ganja and
bhang. Hence the increase.
28. Habitual moderate consumers use each per
diem 1 tola ganja, cost 3 pies, ¼ tola cost
1½ pies.
32. Before drinking bhang, the preparation is
offered to the deity by Hindus as a religious
observance. People drink bhang and smoke ganja
in pleasure parties.
33. The consumption of these drugs is regarded
by the Hindus as a detestable habit. The prac-
tice is in disrepute generally in Southern India.
The plant is not worshipped as far as known in
this country.
39. Smoking is considered a more injurious
form of consumption than drinking or eating, for
the smoke inhaled affects the internal organs of
the stomach.
40. Medical question.
41. Yes : beneficial.
42. Beneficial and harmless if moderately used.
43. Yes ; inoffensive.
44. The moderate use of the drugs produces
slight intoxication. It is refreshing to some
extent. It allays hunger when under the influ-
ence of the drug and creates appetite when. intoxi-
cation gets down.
45. Moderate use of the drugs does not seem
to produce any noxious effects so far as known.
49. The use of bhang is practised as an aphro-
disiac, but not freely.
51. Not so far as known. The consumers of
this drug delight in ideal pleasures and are not
known to be freely connected themselves with
crime.
53. Not known to incite to unpremeditated
crime.
54. Not used for such purposes so far as
known.
55. Yes. Instances of this kind are known to
have occurred, though rarely. Complete stupe-
faction is possible when administered in immoder-
ate quantities to people not up to the habit.
53. Evidence of P. RAM RAO, Tahsildar of Hadgalli.
14. The preparations are made in India, more es-
pecially in Bengal presidency. Charas is used in
these parts very rarely. Ordinary bhang is used
here.
20. Ganja is used in smoking by bairagis or
sanyasis, fakirs, linuayets, jengamas. Charas is
used by Muhammadans.
24. Especially the bhang is used by Raj puts,
Maravadis, Boyas, and Musalmans. Some of them
eat it in a form of majuni.
28. The average cost of ganja for every person
per diem will be only one anna.
32. Some of the mendicants, under the impres-
sion if they take any of these preparations their
minds will be devoted towards God.
39. Some say by smoking ganja they will get
chest diseases and brain affections. Sometimes
many of them turn mad by using much ganja.
Eating ganja is not more injurious to the health
than smoking it.
40. Some of the native quacks use ganja, as
medicine for cattle diseases.
41. Yes.
44. Some say that the moderate use of ganja
will increase appetite. It will produce intoxica-
tion if it is used newly. Its effects will last
about 6 hours. Afterwards it will cause uneasi-
ness and longing.
45. Yes.
49. Yes.
54 and 55. Yes.