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and drinking purposes. They are also used as
medicines. Ganja which is imported from Khandwa
is used for smoking and eating purposes, and the
one from Northern India is used for drinking.
20.The proportion of the people who smoke
ganja cannot be given. Many classes of the people
smoke ganja, but chiefly faith's, gosains, bairagis
and labourers smoke ganja. Ganja eating and
drinking is a general custom even in well-to-do
people.
21.Ganja which is imported from Khandwa,
etc., is used by the people of this taluk.
22.Charas is not imported in this taluk.
23.Bhang is never used for smoking.
24.Reliable information on this head cannot be
given.
25.It cannot be stated that there is increase of
these drugs in this taluk.
26.The proportion of the consumers of these
drugs is as follows : —
(a) 25 per cent.
(b) 75 "
(c) 5 "
(d) 25 "
27.Only those who are idle, funny, and without
any employment mainly lead to these drugs.
28.The information required has been omitted
while answering this question.
29.Habitual excessive consumers mix dhatura,
kuchala and bachnag with these drugs with the
intention of making it more intoxicative.
The information on the second head cannot be
supplied.
30. For the consumption of any of these drugs
in solitude one pays from his own pocket, but in
company they collect subscription. It is mainly
confined to the males of over 20 years of age.
Children never consume any of these drugs.
31.The habit of consuming any of these drugs
is easily formed, but the habit of smoking is difficult
to break off. There is a tendency in any of these
drugs for the moderate habit to develop into the
excessive.
32.There is no custom, social or religious, in
regard to the consumption of any of these drugs,
but this plant is called " shio-walli," and on the day
of Maha Shivaratra bhang or ghota is drunk, but this
is not regarded as essential. It is not likely to lead
to the formation of the habit.
33. There is no custom of worshipping the hemp
plant on any occasion in this taluk.
34. There seems to be no serious privation to
any class of consumers to forego the consumption
of any of these drugs they use.
35.It is feasible t.o prohibit the use of any of
these drugs amongst the family men, but it is not
in sadhus, fakirs, bairagis, etc., and they only will
be discontented by the prohibition. It must be
made by government laws, and will not amount to
a political danger. The prohibition will be followed
by recourse to alcoholic stimulants and other drugs.
36.Reliable information on this head cannot be
supplied.
37 and 38. Information on this head cannot be
supplied.
39. Not solved properly according to the ques-
tion.
40. Native doctors prescribe any of these drugs
on account of its medicinal qualities. It is also
used in the treatment of cattle-disease.
41. The moderate use of any of these drugs is
beneficial in its effects
—
(a)as a digestive ;
(b)to alleviate fatigue under severe exertion.
(c) and (d) This is not known to me.
For the purposes mentioned above, chiefly
bairagis, fakirs; Gonds, Banjaris, etc., use these
drugs moderately or excessively.
42. The moderate use of any of these drugs is
harmless.
43. Not properly solved.
44. There is no immediate effect of the moder-
ate use of any of these drugs on the habitual con-
sumer. It brings on intoxication after a while. It
is refreshing. It produces intoxication. It does
create hunger. There are no after-effects. The
want of subsequent gratification produces uneasi-
ness.
45. The moderate use of any of these drugs pro-
duces intoxication, cough, weakness, asthma, im-
morality, and madness during intoxication.
46. Just as above, but in more degrees, in the
case of habitual excessive consumer.
47 and 48. The habitual moderate use of any of
these drugs appears to be no hereditary habit.
Nothing can be said positively about this.
49 and 50. There is a tendency in the case of
any of these drugs for the moderate habit to dev-
elop into the excessive.
51 to 52. Reliable information on these heads
cannot be given.
53. I have not heard if any grievous offence has
been committed by excessive consumers of any of
these drugs.
51 to 57. Reliable information on these heads
cannot be supplied.
5S. I do not think that any modifications should-
be made in the present system of excise administra-
tion.
59.No modifications are required.
60.Ganja is not cultivated in this taluk, and
the ignorant people have no knowledge how to cul-
tivate it.
61.Charas is not prepared in this taluk.
62.There is no cultivation of ganja in this
taluk.
63. I have no objection to the present system
of wholesale or retail vend of any of these drugs.
61. I have no objection to the existing regula-
tions governing the import of any of these drugs.
65.This is not properly solved.
66.Flat, round and broken ganja is not imported
in this taluk from Bengal.
67.I have no objection to the present method of
taxing any of these drugs.
68. Contractors can only sell ganja, in this taluk.
69.Shops are opened with the consent of con-
tractors of these drugs.
70. I have not heard of any case of smuggling of
hemp drug from Native States.