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apart for its cultivation, a few plants being grown
here and there.
15. The stem and branches of the plant being
twisted, the female plants produce ganja. When
the tree is ripe and the leaves assume an yellowish
color, the plants are cut, tied into bundles, or
rolled in a mat or gunny bag, and then placed
under heavy weight for two or three days. Then
it is taken out, exposed to dews, leaves and seeds
are shaken off, and then it is dried and tied into
bundles and stored. This makes flat ganja. The
leaves are collected, dried, and kept for use as
bhang.
16. Bhang is prepared generally by the people
in their houses. It can be prepared from the
hemp plant wherever it is grown. There is no
wild ganja here.
17. There is no special class.
18. Ganja is said to keep well for a year or
two. Bhang for two or three years; then it
gradually deteriorates. But I do not know of these
having been kept for a longer period and with
what effect.
19. No charas used in the Gurjats. Ganja is
used only for smoking.
20. The use of ganja is not confined to any
particular class or locality. Bairagis almost in¬
variably use ganja. No one uses charas. The
proportion of people who smoke ganja is not more
than 2 per cent., and is perhaps less.
21. Flat ganja locally manufactured is used. No
other kind of ganja is manufactured or imported.
22. None.
23. No.
24. Not confined to any class or locality.
25. Normal.
26. As stated above, the total percentage of
consumers is small, and amongst them the propor¬
tion of habitual, occasional or excessive consumers
is much smaller.
27. Mendicant Bairagis, to be occasionally seen
here and there, are excessive consumers. Labour-
ing classes are occasional moderate consumers.
They use it after exposure or hard labour.
28. (a) One pice.
(b) One pice to four pice.
29. Tobacco leaves are mixed with ganja,
because the smokers say that ganja alone cannot
be smoked. Black pepper is ordinarily mixed
with bhang, and occasionally mace, cardamom,
cloves, and other spices, as well as milk and
sugar, are mixed with it.
30. Ganja is generally used in company. Bhang
is generally used in solitude.
31. No. Not easily formed. It is not difficult
to break off a habit, at least is not so difficult as
opium eating or smoking is. One can do without
ganja or bhang if not available. There is a
tendency for the moderate habit to develop into
excessive, both in ganja and bhang, if habitually
used.
32. There is no such custom.
33. Bhang-drinking is treated rather with in¬
difference. Habitual ganja-smoking, except in
the case of Bairagis, is regarded with abhorrence.
34. No. To none; but the excessive consumers
may be temporarily in discomfort.
35. It will be feasible to prohibit the use of
both bhang and ganja. The prohibition can be
enforced only by prohibiting the cultivation of
ganja (provided, of course, the Native Chiefs of
all the surrounding States co-operate) and its
import. There will be no serious discontent, and
it is to be feared that some of the consumers
might resort to the use of the more pernicious
drug-opium.
36. No.
37. I know nothing of it.
88. Here we have only one kind of ganja, and
that is flat ganja.
39. Smoking ganja is considered more injurious
than bhang drinking or eating.
40. Bhang is prescribed. It is not used for
cattle disease.
41. I know nothing of charas. Both ganja
and bhang are digestive. Ganja is believed to
give staying-power. In malarious tracts ganja
is considered as febrifuge. Bhang is considered a
tonic and aphrodisiac. Agricultural labourers use
ganja on account of its staying-power. They are
occasional moderate smokers.
42. I cannot
say.
43. Yes.
44. Ganja is refreshing, It does produce
intoxication. It does not allay hunger. Bhang
creates appetite, and so does ganja.
45 and 46. I cannot say.
47 and 48. No.
49. Yes. Bhang is so considered as aphro¬
disiac. It is not used by prostitutes.
50. I cannot say.
51 and 52. No. Not here.
53. I do not think so.
54. No.
55. Nothing of the sort is known here.
56. Dhatura is not used in these parts. The
admixture of pepper with bhang and of tobacco
with ganja is considered essential, and pepper and
other spices mixed with bhang are considered to
have the effect of cooling.
57. No. Not here.
58 to 60. There is at present no control over
local manufacture or consumption of ganja or
bhang.
61. Not produced.
62. So far as the Tributary Mahals are con¬
cerned, I do not think any interference is neces¬
sary.
63. There is no such system here.
64. There is no import. As to export, officers
of the districts into which Gurjat ganja and
bhang is imported are in better position to answer
the question.
65. There is no taxation.
66 and 67. There is only flat ganja here, and
it is not used.
68. None.
69. No shops.
70. No.
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