26. Ganja—
B h a n g —
( a ) 10 per cent.
(a) 10 per cent.
( b ) 2 per cent.
(b ) 2
percent.
( c ) 10 per cent
( c )
10 percent.
( d ) 5 per cent
(d) 5
percent.
27. Brahmins, Telagas, and
M u h a m m a d a n s . I n s o m e i t i s i n h e r i t e d ; a n d i n o t h e r si
t
i s a c q u i r e d
for various purposes—as an aphrodisiac for e
n - d u r i n g
f a t i g u e
and for enjoying pleasures of in
- t o x i c a t i o n .
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13. It is cultivated in some of the villages of
the taluka. Dry soil is said to be good for its
c u l t i v a t i o n . I t c a n b e c u l t i v a t e d i n a l m o s t a l l
parts of the taluka.
14. (a ) Ganja.
(1) Bobbili and old Bobbili, (2) Paltair, (3
) S e e t h a n a g r a m , ( 4 ) G o l l a p a l l i , ( 5 ) M e t t a v a l s a , ( 6 )
Terlam, (7) adjacent hills. To a small extent for
the use of consumers and for preparing ganja con
- f e c t i o n s .
15.The hill produce is considered to be the
strongest. Ganja only used in smoking, eating,
and drinking. Some poor people drink a pre
- p a r a t i o n c a l l e d b h a n g m a d e w i t h t h e l e a v e s . B o t h
the hill and country ganja is used for the above
purposes.
16. Bhang is prepared by some in their house
s. It can be prepared from the cultivated plant.
17. By Muhammadans, Kurakuli people,
Telagas, and hill people.
18. Bhang is said to lose its effects after a year,
while ganja keeps its properties for some two
years when preserved with care. When not cared,
they both deteriorate soon. Prevention of dete--
rioration is practised by exposing the drugs to
sunlight once a week, and packing them in arica
grass and gunny bags. Deterioration is said to
occur from moisture and formation of germs.
19. Charas is unknown in these parts. Ganja
is used for smoking, eating, and drinking in
various ways and as an ingredient in external ap
- p l i c a t i o n s . I t i s s m o k e d e i t h e r p l a i n o r w i t h s o m e
quantity of tobacco.
It is eaten in five ways: (1) Compound con
-fections with roasted ganja in ghee; (2) com
- p o u n d c o n f e c t i o n s w i t h c o w ' s m i l k e x t r a c t o f
ganja; (3) plain ganja rubbed and made into
balls; (4) boil ganja in cow's milk and prepare
ghee from the cream; this ghee is eaten mixed
with sugar or in sweetmeats; (5) it is chewed
and swallowed pure.
Drinking three ways: (1) By mixin
g g a n j a i n w a t e r w i t h s p i c e s a n d s u g a r ; ( 2 ) b y m i x i n g
ganja alone in water; (3) by mixing ganja in milk
with spices and sugar.
20. About ⅛th of the Brahmins, Telagas, and
Kurakuli people,9/10th of Muhammadans, and about
1 / 2 0 t h o f P a r i a h s s m o k e t h e g a n j a i n t h e s e p a r t s ,
On the whole, there would be 10 per cent. of the
total population.
2 1 . F l a t a n d c h u r g r e a t l y u s e d .
2 2 . N o c h a r a s u s e d .
2 3 . N e v e r .
24. Mostly Brahmins, Telagas, and
M u h a m - m a d a n s . I t i s g e n e r a l l y p r a c t i s e d i n p r i v a t e , a n d
therefore it is very difficult to make out the pro
- p o r t i o n . I t s e e m s t o b e p r e v a l e n t t o ¼ i n t h e
above classes.
25. It is on increase. The dearness of opium
of late years seems to be a cause for the increase.
The increase in population may also hold good for
the increased consumption.
28. (a) 1 pie.
( b) 6 pies.
29. For drinking it is mixed with small quanti
-ties of aniseed, pepper, coriander, nutmeg, carda
-mom, sugar, jaggery and milk or water. In
smoking ganja, tobacco is generally added. The
above said spices are used as bhang massala. The
ingredients are ground into a paste before they
are mixed with water or milk.
Confection: Ordinary ingredients—spices, re
-sins, sugar, honey, ghee. Exceptiona
l i n g r e d i e n t s — d h a t u r a , o p i u m , m u s k , m e t a l l i c o x i d e s , v a r i o u s
roots (hundred sorts).
30. It is equally practised in solitude and in
company to a large extent. Very few among
females. Some prostitutes make use of the drink
and confections prepared by ganja. When the
habit is once contracted, it is continued
lifelong. A confection called kutimajuma is given to chil
- d r e n f o r p r o d u c i n g s o u n d . s l e e p , g o o d a p p e t i t e , a n d
as a remedy in dysentery.
31. The habit is easily formed, and cannot be
easily left off. Some increase their habitual
dose.
32. In certain families it is a custom to distri
- b u t e g a n j a d r i n k g e n e r a l l y m a d e w i t h m i l k o n
festivities, but this is not invariably the rule.
There are certain religions in which a drink of
this is substituted on certain occasions for intoxi--
cating beverages. Sometimes the maximum dose
is exceeded. It creates passion for intoxication.
Unless he is strong in his controlling power, his
sure to be a habitual consumer.
33. The use of narcotics, onions, and animal
food is said to have been prohibited in certain
parts of the Shastras and Vedas. This idea is ge--
nerally prevalent in native minds. It is generally
considered a mean action.
34. Bairagis and Muhammands. The former
frequent the place generally, but not natives of
these parts. I have learnt from them they suffer
from climatic disorders if a stop is put to the
use of ganja. The latter class generally acquired
the habit by inheritance. Their nervous system
requires stimulation naturally, and their control
- i n g p o w e r o v e r t h e u s e o f t h e d r u g w o u l d b e
wanting.
35. Its use cannot be prohibited. It will be
consumed illicitly. Prohibition would create for
them a new passion to other intoxicants as alcohol,
or for procuring the drug privately, and thus
becoming criminals. This discontentment would
never amount to a political danger. When strictly
prohibited, they will have recourse to another
narcotic according to their means.
36. Some consumers use alcohol in addition, but
not as a substitute. A number of men who were
alcohol consumers some years ago thought of
substituting ganja for alcohol, but the effects of
the drug being unpleasant, they have entirely
abandoned its use and resumed the alcohol. They
were all under my treatment.
3 8 . F l a t g a n j a i s m o r e p o w e r f u l t h a n c h u r .
39. I have seen cases of injurious effects of
ganja in its three forms of use.
40. Ganja preparations are taught in the school
of native doctors. Ganja is used in cattle treat--
ment.
41. (a) Ganja in moderation improves appetite.
It is digestive.
( b ) Y e s .
(d) Aphrodisiac.