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18. The consumers of bhang say that it loses
its intoxicating effects after twelve months. It
loses its effects in time.
19. They are smoked only.
20. About one-tenth of the Hindus and Musal-
mans of Sind. In tikanas and otaras.
22. The charas imported from Khorasan is used
here.
24. One-fourth of Hindus and Muhammad-
ans drink bhang. In houses, tikanas and otaras.
No one eats bhang.
40. Bhang is prescribed by native doctors for
those suffering from heat, for free urine, and for
stopping dysentery and diarrhœa. Majum is made
from bhang seeds.
43. Nothing to that effect has come to my
notice.
51. Yes; bad characters and gamblers are habi-
tual moderate consumers of these drugs. I do not
think there is any connection between such a
moderate use and crime of any general or any
special character.
52. Excessive use will produce more intoxica-
tion and more forgetfulness; but it appears to
have no connection with crime.
53. Yes; I have heard from police officers that
indulgence in these drugs sometimes incites to
unpremeditated crime. Very lately, on the night
of the 10th November l893, in the otara of Pir
Nizar Mahomed, Kowra Khokhar murdered Dodo
Machhi. In the investigation it was found that
they were always quarrelling about opium and
bhang. Kowra confessed in his statement that
Dodo used to steal away his money and opium,
and used to give him his urine as bhang drink.
Hence he killed him with cudgels and' sticks.
It was found out that Kowra used to take bhang,
charas, ganja, and opium. I have no other per
-sonal experience.
54. No.
55. Sufis not habituated to use bhang or ganja
or charas, if forced to use them, will doubtless be
i n t o x i c a t e d , a n d w i l l g r o w d u l l a n d w i l l b e o v e r - t a k e n b y s l e e p , w h i c h w i l lg
i v e
a m p l e o p p o r t u n i t i e s
to criminals to commit an offence.
12. Evidence of MR. GEO. JUDD, Head Preventive Officer, Karachi.
1. By constantly coming in contact with people
who use hemp drugs for a period extending over
11 years and from local enquiries.
2. Yes.
19. Yes; for smoking purposes only.
20. Charas mostly by Pathans. Ganja by
Hindu mendicants. They have no special
locality.
21. The flat kind is smoked here.
22. Charas from Afghanistan is mostly ap-
preciated.
23. No.
27. The poorer classes generally, and the habit
is brought about by society with persons who
are habitual consumers.
28. ( a ) 20 grains ganja, 10 grains charas, 100
grains bhang, and each of these respective quan-
- t i t i e s c a n b e h a d f o r 3 p i e s .
( b ) 80 to 100 grains ganja.
40 to 50
„ charas.
150 to 200
„ bhang.
The cost being in proportion to the price above
quoted.
29. Tobacco is sometimes used with charas and
ganja. Dhatura is also similarly mixed by very
hard smokers or when a deeper intoxication is
sought. There is a preparation of bhang which
is much used in Sind both by Hindus and
Muhammadans called thundai. In this prepara-
tion besides bhang the following ingredients are
mixed:—Almonds, spice, poppy-seed, black-pepper
flower of kasni and sugar. This preparation is
believed to be very cooling.
30. Both in solitude and in company, and by
the female sex as well. It is not usually given
to children except in the case of the preparation
above referred to.
31. The habit is not easily formed, and when
once formed is difficult to give up. There is a
tendency for the moderate use of these drugs to
develop into excess.
32. There are none.
37. Both have intoxicating effects. Ganja,
however, is more powerful and heating in its effects.
39. Smoking is a more injurious form of con-
sumption since the stronger products of the hemp
plant is used.
40. Yes.
41. Increases appetite. Restorative after severe
exertion and fatigue. These effects are however
obtained only by occasional moderate consumers.
42. I do not consider it harmless as a person
labouring under its effects may be induced to
commit crimes.
43. No. They are inclined to be quarrelsome.
44. It creates appetite and does not allay hunger.
It is refreshing and leaves no after-effects. Yes.
45. (a ) and (b) Yes.
(c) N o .
(d) and ( e) Yes.
46. It produces debility, impaired mental
energy, loss of strength of character and tends to
insanity.
47. If it does, it is not perceptible.
48. It will affect the offspring, causing them to
be weak in intellect and idiotic.
49. Yes, by men. Yes, in the course of a short
time.
55. Yes.
70. There is little or no smuggling of hemp
drugs from Native States. Passengers frequenting
this from Cutch ports are sometimes found in
possession of bhang or ganja, but in all the cases
which have come under my notice the persons
were given to the consumption of these drugs, and
what was found by the Preventive Department
was either what was over after consumption on
the voyage or which could not be used on account
of sea sickness. Such passengers are however
protected from prosecution under Government
Resolution No. 3995, dated 4th June 1886, pro-
vided the quantity is not in excess of ten tolas in
each case. Except in very stray and exceptional
cases the consumption of hemp drugs is not pre-
valent amongst the class of sea-faring men who
frequent this port.