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5. The hemp plant akoi grows in the hills on
account of the heavy rainfall there and is more
intoxicating.
7. The hemp plant is cultivated near Sehwan—
(c) for use as bhang ;
(d ) for seeds to a great extent at Bubak.
10. No special class cultivates the hemp plant.
They belong to the same class as other agricultural
cultivators,
11. That is a special hemp plant called khasi.
Ganja is made from it.
12. No.
13. No restriction exists, but this practice pre-
vails to a great extent in Hindustan and Punjab,
but not in Sind.
14. The following preparations :
—
(c) The hemp plant is cultivated to a great
extent in Bubak. Ganja is used in
Hindustan and the Punjab, and charas
is imported from Khorasan.
15. Ganja and charas are smoked. Bhang is
drunk. It i
s p o u n d e d a n d d r u n k . I a m n o t a w a r e o f t h e m e t h o d s o f p r e p a r i n g c h a r a s a n d
ganja.
16. Bhang is prepared anywhere in houses,
otaras (inns) and tikanas (Hindu fakirs' abodes)
for drinking purposes. It is prepared wherever
the hemp plant is grown. But in order to make
it more intoxicating it is wrapped in a cloth,
covered with earth, and is heated by the fire ;
after which it is pounded and drunk. But I do
not know of ganja and charas being prepared from
the wild plant.
17. A certain portion of all classes of the
people.
18. The bhang deteriorates ; but I know
nothing about ganja and charas The bhang
loses its effects by delaying to use it. It de-
teriorates after 12 months. Its effect is weakened
by time.
19. They are used for smoking only. Their
smoking is in practice in Sind.
20. About one-eighth of the people of all
classes are addicted to it generally in all otaras
and tikanas.
21. I do not know.
22. Charas is imported from Khorasan
.
23. No.
24. I do not know if any eat bhang. One-
fourth of the Musalmans and half of the Hindus
drink bhang in otaras, tikanas and madhis (abodes
of saniasi fakirs).
25. It is daily increasing.
26. (a) and (b) On an average half.
(c) Ditto one-eighth.
(d) Ditto one-tenth.
27. Both the Hindus and Musalmans are
found in each class. Habitual moderate con-
sumers mostly resort to tikanas. Owners of
riding animals, both Hindus and Musalmans,
and big men, drink it in order to have relief at
night.
(2) Habitual excessive consumers among Hindus
and Musalmans are those who at first take it as
a luxury in the prime of their life, or in order to
derive more pleasure from copulation. Such
people gradually take increased quantities and do
fall into excess.
28. ( a) 3 pies.
(b) 4 a n n a s .
29. I do not know what other ingredients are
mixed, but dhatura is mixed in two cases— ( a) If
a man is a great drinker and is not sufficiently
intoxicated by ordinary bhang he mixes dhatura
and (b) it is mixed to facilitate the commission of
crime, Dhatura is mixed with bhang and ad-
ministered to others.
30. One tola at the most for a moderate
consumer, quarter of a seer for an excessive consu-
mer. In company sometimes half a seer and
sometimes a seer. Its use is confined mostly to
the male sex. Sometimes boys also fall into the
habit in a short time.
31. The habit is formed by increasing the quan-
tity.
32. There is no religious or social custom. But
some foolish Hindus and Musalmans consider it
a good custom because of their ignorance. The
Hindus say that it is the plant of Shiva (god),
and that it is a religious duty to drink it. Ignor-
ant Musalmans say—" Those who drink bhang
l i v e , b u t t h o s e w h o d o n o t d r i n k i t h a v e t h e i r l i v e s d e p e n d e n t u p o n G o d . " S o m e o f t h e m s a y
again that it is not bhang, but it is grass ; its
use is lawful to the lovers of God. But such
men are mostly excessive consumers.
33. It is not. In my opinion it is disgraceful
to use all these drugs, for they are very injurious.
I know nothing positive as to its being wor-
shipped, but it is not worshipped here.
34. It will cause great inconvenience to exces-
sive consumers—one-tenth of Musulmans and one-
eighth of Hindus in my opinion.
35. They can be prohibited gradually. It is
illicitly consumed. It should not be prohibited
at once, If it were prohibited at once, it will
cause discontent among excessive consumers.
The discontent will not amount to political
danger. But the people interferred with will
cause great annoyance to public servants. Some
men have less recourse to alcoholic stimulants.
But generally they will use other narcotics and
injurious drugs, such as dhatura, etc.
36. No.
Note.—I do not know anything. The effects
of ganja are keener than those of charas.
37. The effects of ganja are keener than those
of charas.
38. I do not know
.
39. No.
40. It is prescribed and is used in the treatment
of cattle disease.
41. I do not know.
42 and 43. No.
44. It produces a little intoxication. It is
refreshing. It creates appetite. It does not
allay hunger. Its effects last for four or five hours.
It produces longing and uneasiness to habitual
consumers. In others it produces irritability.
45. It produces habits of excess which are in-
jurious. It impairs the beauty and enfeebles the
constitution. It injures the digestive organs, and
ultimately causes loss of appetite. It does not
cause dysentery. It causes asthma. It impairs the
moral sense by the long use. It produces laziness,
habits of immorality and debauchery. It deadens
the intellect. The consumer will not be complete-
ly insane, but he is close upon insanity. Insanity