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20. Charas is not used here. Ganja is smoked
by all classes of the native community in this
district. The proportion is about 5 per cent. in
the whole district.
21. Only flat ganja is used in this district.
22. Not in use.
23. Not used for smoking.
24. Higher classes of the Hindu community
drink bhang, especially on certain fast days in the
district—about 1 per 1,000.
25. There appears neither increase nor decrease
in the use of this drug.
26. Ganja smokers
—
(a) 80 per cent.
(b) 10 per cent.
(c) 5 per cent.
(d) 5 per cent.
All bhang drinkers come under the head of
occasional moderate consumers.
27. These people come from all classes of the
native community, and the habit is induced by
association.
28. (a) Two tolas and 6 pies respectively.
(b) Five tolas and 1¼ annas respectively.
29. Dhatura is mixed up with ganja very rare--
ly to secure highest possible intoxication. There
is no bhang massala sold in this district. Please
also see answer to No. 15.
30. The consumption of these drugs is, as a rule,
practised in company. It is mainly confined to
the male sex, not to women or children.
31. The answer is in the affirmative.
32. There is no social or religious custom in
regard to the consumption of any of these
drugs. It has, however, been the fashion with
the higher classes of the Hindu community, gene-
rally of the orthodox type, to drink the bhang
preparation on the Máhá Shivratra holiday, a day
sacred to god Shiva, with whom this drug was
considered a great favourite. But this does not
lead to the formation of any habit.
33. The consumption of each of these drugs is
generally regarded with disfavour on account of
the tendency to develop into the excessive and
consequent bad effect.
34. It would be a serious privation in the case
of fakirs, bairagis, and singers. But this class
will not number more than one thousand souls in
this district.
35. The use of these drugs can be prohibited
by preventing cultivation of the plant. No seri--
ous discontent would be caused, at least in this
district. But unless the prohibition be general,
illicit consumption would be the result.
36. I do not think that alcohol is being substi
-tuted for any of these drugs.
37. Cannot answer.
38. Cannot answer. Only flat ganja is used in
this district.
39. Ganja smoking is considered more injurious
than bhang drinking.
40. Bhang is used by native doctors in cases of
stomach-aches, and is given to horses to prevent
cold.
41 and 42. I do not know.
43. These persons are inoffensive to their neigh.
bours.
44. Ganja smoking in the case of habitual con-
- s u m e r s i s r e f r e s h i n g , p r o d u c e s i n t o x i c a t i o n , a l l a y s
hunger, and creates appetite. The intoxication
from ganja smoking lasts for about three hours.
The intoxication from bhang drinking lasts for
twelve hours.
45. Moderate use of bhang drink and ganja
smoking does not appear to bring about any of
these results.
46. Excessive ganja smoking appears to bring
on craziness of mind bordering on insanity.
I s e n t o n e H a r i I r i m b a k R a n a d e t o t h e L u n a t i c
Asylum, Poona, on the 11th January 1892, He
was given to excessive smoking of ganja before his
insanity, and this is said to be one of the causes
that brought on the insanity.
47. The habitual moderate use of ganja or
bhang does not appear to be a hereditary habit.
It does not affect the children of moderate con--
sumers.
48. Ditto as regards excessive consumers.
50. Excessive ganja smoking is said to produce
impotence.
51 and 52. As a rule, the criminal tribes, such
as Mangs and Ramoshis, seldom use any of these
drugs. I do not think the moderate use of these
drugs has any connection with crime in general
or with any special crime.
53. Excessive indulgence resulting in insanity
incites to unpremeditated crime I do not know
of any case leading to homicidal frenzy.
54. These drugs are not used by criminals in
the manner specified.
55. I have not heard of any such instances on
enquiries made.
Complete stupefaction can, I hear, he brought
about by the admixture of dhatura with the pre--
paration of bhang called yakuti.
57. Not eaten or drunk in this district.
58. The present system works well.
60. Ganja is produced in this district. The
plantation and process of manufacture of ganja are
sufficiently controlled.
61. Charas is not produced in this district.
62. No such cultivation in this district for
bhang alone.
63 and 64. No.
65. I think it is reasonable.
66. Only the flat kind of ganja is so sold in
this district.
67. No.
68. There are no such houses for consumption
on premises.
69. The wishes of the people are consulted.
The opinion of the villagers of the village where
a shop is to be opened is obtained by the Collector
through the mamlatdar before a new shop is
opened.
70. Duty is paid in respect of ganja consumed
in this district.
This is an estimate based
on enquiries.