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drug is used for healing complaints of the stomach.
I have known of no form in which this is adminis¬
tered in cattle disease except its use in administra¬
tion with molasses to horses and ponies to remove
stomach complaints and refresh them after hard
labour.
41. (a) and (b) Bhang is used as a drink to
sharpen appetite or as an accessory to digestion.
Moderate use of bhang removes complaints of the
stomach. Moderate use of ganja is said to remove
dullness and ennui in case of people used to hard
manual labour and great bodily exertions and
exposures.
(c) Ganja and bhang are said to have a pre¬
ventive effect in keeping off malarial influences.
I have known of no use of charas for above
purposes.
The fakirs and sanyasis use ganja to induce con¬
centration of the mind and helping devotional pur¬
poses. I mean of course the moderate use of the
drug. The classes by whom ganja and bhang are
used have been adverted to by me in replies to
other questions.
42. I say moderate use of bhang is harmless
and beneficial; so the moderate use of ganja by
sanyasis and fakir classes. The experience of the
habit and mode of life of these classes of the people
induce me to say so.
43. Yes.
44. To the habitual consumers moderate use
produces no injurious effect. Its effect on their
system is not perceptible. The effect is refresh¬
ing and exhilarating to some extent.
The
intoxicating effect, if any, is not noticeable.
Bhang and ganja to these moderate consumers
sharpen appetite. The effect which moderate use
of bhang produces to them is like that which is
observed amongst tea drinkers, although this does
not seem to be so much stimulating. The effect
of bhang is of longer duration. It is slow, but
lasts for hours. These two drugs do not produce
so much lassitude after the effects are over as in the
case of alcohol drinkers. The moderate con¬
sumers are regular in their hours of consumption.
Bhang by them is invariably found to be drunk
in the afternoon, and ganja in the morning and
evening after bath and ablutions.
45. Bhang produces an oblivious effect in course
of time, and induces forgetfulness. Physically
it does not seem to be injurious.
Ganja, after one is used for a time to the course,
brings on a consolidation of the frame. With the
decay, brought about by years, the frame which
had been muscular gets attenuated. The person
addicted becomes subject to strong coughing, and
towards the close it induces dysentery and loss of
appetite.
Bhang in course of time has the effect of induc¬
ing laziness and impotency or loss of vital power.
Ganja induces heat in the brain. Its undue
consumption generates insanity. At first the
effect is temporary, which subsequent indulgence
confirms into durable deprivation of better senses,
and brings on insanity.
In case of temporary effect, restraint and disuse
may establish the even tenor of mind, which is
liable to disturbance by return to habits of excess.
The marked type observed in case of such in-
sanes is that they become very irascible, hot and
loquacious, and in case of slight opposition offered,
flies to rage. These insanes confess to ganja use,
and become turbulent and display still hankering
for ganja in hallucid moments.
I am not prepared to answer the last portion
of the question. I have known of no such in¬
stances of weakened intellect.
I am not aware of any cases.
46. Nothing more to add to what I have stated
before.
47. None that I am aware of.
48. Nothing to add.
49. None that I have ever come to know.
The effect is said to be the reverse, and has a ten¬
dency to bring on a disinclination for venereal
intercourse.
Ganja, and specially bhang, is said to induce
impotency.
50. In the above the excessive use of the articles
has been referred to.
51. Yes, of ganja. The use has the effect of
deadening the finer sensibilities and inducing tur¬
bulence and heat of brain, rendering it less sus¬
ceptible to fear or consequence of nefarious
actions.
52. The excessive use produces a reverse effect,
and does not conduce to resorting to such actions,
and renders the victim subject to fits unsuited to
determined and resolute actions.
53. Yes, ganja does it. It has been in some
instances observed to lead to unpremeditated and
hasty actions.
I am not aware of its leading to homicidal
frenzy.
54. Yes, ganja in some cases, like spirits, is
used for such purposes.
55. I have known of no such instances.
I believe complete stupefaction is not induced
unless bhang is admixed with other substances.
56. This question has been given reply to in
dealing with other previous ones.
I have no information on the subject of dhatura
admixtures.
57. I know of no such instances.
58. I cannot speak much of it. I think the
system is working well.
59, 60, and 61. Nothing to say.
62. Hemp is not cultivated here.
63 and 64. Nothing to say.
65. Nothing to suggest.
66. I consider the round should be taxed more,
considering its comparatively greater intoxicating
property. I can suggest no rates.
67. None.
68. There are shops for the vend of ganja and
bhang, but I have no suggestions to offer.
69. Yes, to some extent. Enquiries are generally
made by the police in regard to the advisability of
opening shops in particular localities. It would
be better if local public opinion is more consulted.
As a rule I have invariably seen some opposition
or other raised by residents of the locality in the
mufassal when such sites for shops are selected.