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be accepted for this province. But the flat and
the charas are generally grown in Bogra and
Rajshahi and not the round ganja. The flat is
locally known as kali and the chur has no other
name.
The definitions of siddhi and charas, as quoted
from Dr. Prain's report, are also accepted here.
3. Hemp plant grows spontaneously in Dinajpur,
Rajshahi, and Bogra. It is abundant in Bogra and
Rajshahi.
4. The different names are bhang tree, from
which siddhi is prepared, and ganja tree from
which ganja is prepared. The plants belong to the
same species, but are somewhat different.
5. I have no knowledge of these facts.
6. The growth of wild hemp is ordinarily
dense.
7. (a) and (b) Hemp plant is grown in Rajshahi
and Bogra for production of ganja and charas.
(c) Plants are not cultivated for production of
bhang, and it is prepared from wild plants.
(d) The plant is not grown for fibre and seeds.
8. Not aware of.
10. The persons who cultivate hemp do not
form a special class, but are ordinary agricultural
cultivators.
11. No.
12. I am not aware if wild hemp is cultivated
for production of ganja.
14. Ganja, charas, and bhang are prepared in
Rajshahi and Bogra, to what extent it is not
known.
15. I have no knowledge of the methods of pre-
paration.
16. Bhang is generally prepared by people in
their houses. It can be prepared from hemp
plants wherever grown. Ganja and charas cannot
be prepared from the wild plant wherever grown.
17. Not known.
18. Ganja, charas and bhang deteriorate by
keeping. It loses its effect in time. Deteriora-
tion can be prevented by keeping it wrapped in
cloth or gunny. It deteriorates in damp.
19. As far as I know, ganja and charas are used
only in smoking.
20. Poorer classes generally smoke ganja;
charas is rarely used. Most of the sanyasis and
mendicants and low-class people, such as day
labourers, menials, and up-country palki-bearers,
generally use it. The proportion of the ganja-
smoking class is about 1/32 in this district.
21. Flat ganja is preferred.
22. I am not aware what charas, native or
foreign, is used.
23. Bhang is not used for smoking.
24. Both rich and poor use bhang. Proportion
is not known.
25. Use of ganja is on the increase. The
smokers believe that its use makes them hardwork-
ing, and brings in concentration of mind.
27. Sanyasis are habitual excessive consumers.
Mendicants and menials are habitual moderate
consumers. The mendicants travel from place to
place, and the reason of their using ganja is that
they can endure different climates. The reason
which leads the menials, day labourers, etc., to use
it is that they can do hard work.
28. To habitual moderate consumers, from 1 pice
to 2 pice.
To habitual excessive consumers, from 1 anna
to 2 annas.
29. The ordinary bhang massala is black pepper
and aniseed. It is made rich by mixing milk,
sugar, rose-water and cardamom, which is used by
the higher classes.
30. The use of ganja and bhang is mainly con-
fined to the male sex, and they are used by adults
and old men. Children do not use the drugs.
31. Habit of consuming ganja is easily formed,
and its moderate use develops into excessive.
32. On the last day of Durga Puja, that is on
the Bijoya day, bhang is generally used by all
classes, Its use on that day is regarded as essen-
tial, but its use is moderate. Many take only a
drop of it. It is not injurious, and does not lead
to a habit.
33. Use of ganja is regarded as disreputable.
The public opinion is against it.
34. It would be a serious privation to excessive
consumers to forego the use of ganja and bhang.
By the use the consumers feel a sort of pleasure
which they cannot forego.
35. It is not feasible to prohibit the use of any
of these drugs. Its prohibition would occasion
discontent among the consumers. But it would
not amount to political danger. Its prohibition
would be followed by the recourse to alcoholic
drinks or other drugs.
36. I do not think alcohol is being substituted
for any of these drugs.
37. Not known.
38. Not known.
39. Drinking bhang, it is said, is less injurious
than smoking ganja.
40. Bhang is prescribed for its medicinal quali-
ties by the native kabirajes It is also used in
the treatment of cattle disease.
41. Moderate use of bhang is—
(a) digestive.
(b) Moderate use of ganja gives staying power
under severe exertions or exposure or
to alleviate fatigue.
(c) It is, they say, febrifuge to prevent
disease in
malarious and unhealthy
tracts. They also say that moder-
ate habitual use is preventive of the
above evils.
42. Use of these drugs is not harmless. They
injure the constitution otherwise.
43. Moderate consumers are inoffensive.
44. They think it refreshing, because it pro-
duces intoxication.
45. The habitual moderate use of these drugs
produces noxious effects, physical, moral, and men-
tal.
The use of ganja impairs the constitution.
Its use, they say, causes dysentery. Its excessive
use impairs moral sense.
It does not bring on debauchery.
It produces insanity.
47. The use of the drugs is not a hereditary
habit. Their use does not affect the children of the
moderate consumers.
49. It is not practised as an aphrodisiac.
53. Excessive use of ganja incites unpremed-
itated crime.