Tolas.
Nutmeg
• • • • • •
1
Dried grapes
• • • • •
5
Saffron
•. •. •. •. •. •
¼
Almond
• • • • •
20
Cardamom • • • • •
½
Refined sugar
• • • • •
8 0
The whole mixture should be prepared in the
form of cakes and cut into small slices.
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67. None whatever.
68. None.
69. The wishes of the public in general are not
consulted at present in any way before a shop is
opened in any locality. The opinion of the
Taluka Revenue Officer (mamlatdar) is asked by
the Collector, and the mamlatdar consults the
village officers. Local opinion is desirable, so that
the respectable and well-behaved persons in the
village or town should have a voice in the welfare
of the village community in general.
70. There are no such facts to which I should
draw attention. Duty is paid in respect to the
ganja and other hemp drugs used. It is likely
that there may be some people who may be using
drugs bought from the Native States and re-
moved to others within the limits of the British
Government ; but it is impossible to detect such
illicit transactions inasmuch as the Native States
are, I think, not bound by the regulations in
force in British India.
General information.
Boja is prepared as follows :—Broken jowari is
steeped in water for three days ; then the water
only is boiled, and in it powder and the steeped
broken jowari with bhang are put. Again the
whole mixture should be boiled, and, when it
becomes thick, the stuff should be spread on a
matting
. Over it the flour of germinating ragi separated from its germs should be sprinkled.
This preparation is then put into an earthen jar,
which should be buried half in the ground, and
should be allowed so to remain for two days,
then it should be strained twice and the liquid
drunk. This liquid is called boja, which possesses
intoxicating power.
Majum is prepared as follows:—
(a) Ordinary preparation of bhang should be
fried on an iron pan and should be
powdered and strained. This should
be mixed with boiled sugar and form-
ed into slices. The mixture should
be in proportion of one seer of bhang
to six seers of sugar. A seer is equal
to R20 weight.
(b) Rich or sumptuous preparation of bhang
(seer 1) should be boiled in ghee (seer
1), and in it the following ingredients
should be mixed:—
118. Evidence of LALDAS LAXMONJI, Kshatriya, Solicitor's Clerk, Bombay.
1 . P e r s o n a l e x p e r i e n c e f o r t h e l a s t t h i r t y y e a r s .
2. I know bhang by the names of bhang, subji,
maya and dnyanavalli, and ganja as ganja. Flat
ganja is used in Bombay.
19.
Ganja is used only for smoking in Bombay.
20. Hindus and Muhammadans smoke ganja
here. The proportion of ganja smokers is larger
among Hindus than Muhammadans. Ganja is
smoked among all castes of Hindus in general.
2 1 . F l a t g a n j a i s t h e o n l y g a n j a o b t a i n a b l e h e r e .
23. Bhang is never used for smoking.
24. Bhang is generally drunk and not eaten.
A small quantity is however eaten. The bhang that
is eaten is first cleansed by washing and removal
of dirt. The bhang is then fried in ghee on an iron
pan and mixed with spices, such as pepper, al-
monds, sugarcandy, poppy seeds, and various
other kinds of seeds. The mixture is next pow-
dered, when it is ready to be eaten. This prepara-
tion is usually eaten on journeys and when the
consumer has difficulty in preparing the drink.
Jains, Brahmins, banias, Kshatris and some
labourers among Hindus consume bhang. Muham-
madans also use bhang, but in fewer numbers than
among Hindus. Bhang is generally eaten by
Hindus of the castes mentioned above.
25. I think there is a small increase in the
number of ganja smokers in Bombay. I have
formed this opinion from what I see.
27. Both Hindus and Muhammadans smoke
ganja. More Hindus smoke than Muhammadans.
Kshatris, banias and Hindus of the labouring
class chiefly smoke ganja. Sadhus smoke ganja
largely. Among Muhammadans a number of
fakirs smoke ganja. The practice of smoking ganja
takes its rise chiefly on account of luxurious
habits with a view to a relief of miseries and an-
xieties and for medicinal purposes. Sadhus smoke
ganja chiefly with the object of producing con-
centration of mind in their devotions.
28. A moderate habitual consumer of ganja
will smoke one tola per diem, and this will cost
him one anna. An excesssive habitual consumer of
ganja will smoke three tolas a day, which will
cost him three annas.
An habitual moderate consumer of bhang will
drink about quarter of a tola a day, costing him 3
pies, which includes the cost of ordinary spices
also. The habitual excessive consumer will drink
one tola of bhang, costing him about one anna
with ordinary spices. The quantities mentioned
here of bhang refer to quantities made clean and
ready to be consumed.
29. Ganja is ordinarily smoked with tobacco in
equal parts. Exceptionally the ganja is washed in
rose water, and a particle of musk is added with
tobacco. Ganja is sometimes smoked from a
pipe prepared from a piece of sugarcane.
It is essential that tobacco should be mixed
with the ganja to be smoked, otherwise the ganja
could not be smoked. The ganja is washed in
rose water with a view to making the smoke cooler
and pleasant. A particle of musk is added to per-
fume the ganja smoke. Ganja is smoked from
the sugarcane pipe to cool the smoke.
Bhang is ordinarily mixed with water, with a
little black pepper and sugar added to it. Ex-
ceptionally it is prepared in milk with black pepper,
cardamoms, sugar, saffron, almonds, rose buds,
poppy seeds, cucumber seeds, white pumpkin seeds,
melon seeds, and other ingredients. The black
pepper is added to bhang with the object of pre-
venting stomach-ache and wind. The other things
are added with the view of making the drink
pleasant. Dhatura, is never used so far as I know
with ganja or bhang. I know of no preparation
known as bhang massala.