This fact evidently shows that the consumption is
on the increase.
26. The following are the proportions of the
consumers :—
Ganja. Bhang.
(a) Habitual moderate consumers .
5
3
(b) Habitual excessive consumers .
(c) Occasional moderate consumers .
12
1
5
1
(d) Occasional excessive consumers .
2
1
20
10
27. Each of these is mainly taken from classes
of the people forming fakirs, bairagis, gosawis,
Rajputs. The practice is mainly contracted owing
to the bad association. Generally these classes of
the people lead an idle life.
2S. The following is the average allowance and
cost of each of these drugs per diem to—
(a) Habitual moderate consumers—
Allow-
ance.
Tolas.
Cost.
Annas.
•
•
.
Ganja.
2½
2
•
•
•
Bhang.
(b) Habitual excessive consumers —
Ganja.
2
5
1
4
Bhang. '
•
•
5
2½
p e r t h o u s a n d .
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The prohibition will be followed by recourse, not to
(a) alcoholic stimulant or other drugs, but to too
much eating and smoking of tobacco.
37. The smoking of charas is not practised in
my province, so the difference in effects cannot be
mentioned.
38. The flat ganja brings on intoxication earlier
than the chur ganja—to consumers. The use of
flat ganja is more pernicious to the health than
that of the chur ganja.
39. The smoking of any preparation of the hemp
plant is not in any way less injurious, but, on the
contrary, more injurious than drinking or eating
the same or any other preparation.
40. The use of ganja is prescribed on account of
its medicinal qualities by Native Doctors. Its use
is also made in the treatment of cattle disease.
41. The moderate use of ganja or bhang is tem-
porarily beneficial in its effects—
29. Tobacco is ordinarily, and dhatura exception-
ally, mixed with ganja. Pepper and bhang
massala are ordinarily mixed with bhang. The
object of these admixtures is to moderate the power
of intoxication and to have a good taste.
massala consists of rose flower, sugarcandy, poppy
seeds, sweet fennel, almonds, nutmegs, carda-
moms.
30. To a great extent the consumption of each of
these drugs is practised generally in solitude and
occasionally in company. It is mainly confined to
the male sex attaining minority. It is not usual
for children to consume any of these drugs (bhang
and ganja).
31. The habit of consuming bhang and ganja is
easily formed. It is not diff icult to break off.
There is a tendency in the case of any of these
drugs for the moderate habit to develop into the
excessive.
32. As for ganja smoking, there is no religious
or social custom prevalent in the province. There
is a religious custom among the Hindus of drinking
bhang on the days on which Maha Shivaratra and
Chaitra Akadasi fall. The Hindus observe fasting
on the said days. The persons given to bhang
drinking drink and induce others to drink in
honour of Mahadeo. The use of the drug is not
regarded as essential. It is temperate generally to
the occasional consumers and excessive to the con-
firmed consumers.
33. The consumption of bhang is generally
regarded as baneful vice, and more so the use of
ganja. There is not any public opinion in regard
to the practice. The reason why the use of any
form of the narcotic is generally in disrepute can
be attributed to the dangerous and undesirable
consequences that follow from it (use). There is
no custom of worshipping the hemp plant on any
occasion by certain sects of the people.
35. It would be feasible to prohibit the use of
ganja and bhang. The drug would not be con-
sumed illicitly. No doubt the prohibition would
occasion serious discontent among the consumers.
Such discontent would not amount to a political
danger, as the number of consumers is very small in
comparison of the population of the whole province.
as a food accessory or digestive;
(b) to give staying-power under severe exertion
or exposure, or to alleviate fatigue;
(c) as a febrifuge or preventive of disease in
malarious and unhealthy tracts.
Generally travellers, such as fakirs, bairagis,
gosawis, and labourers, use the drug for the above
purposes. It is both the moderate habitual use
and moderate occasional use of the drug which I
refer to. The effects of the moderate occasional
use of the drug are more beneficial than those of
the moderate habitual use.
43. Moderate consumers are inoffensive to their
neighbours.
44. The immediate effect of the moderate use of
any of the drugs (bhang and ganja) on the habi-
tual consumers is to inflame the eyes to the slight
extent in the case of ganja, and to create incon-
ceivable action in the brains in the case of bhang.
The consumers think it to be refreshing, though it
is not actually so. It produces intoxication to the
slight extent. It does not allay hunger. Bhang
creates appetite. The effect of ganja lasts for two
hours or so, while that of bhang throughout the
whole day. There are after-effects. The want of
subsequent gratification does produce longing or
uneasiness.
45. The habitual use of any of these drugs
(ganja and bhang) does produce noxious effects,
physical, mental or moral.
It (ganja) impairs the constitution. It (ganja)
and bhang in the long run injure the digestion or
cause loss of appetite. Ganja causes asthma when
the consumer loses health and grows old. It in-
duces laziness. It does deaden the intellect.
46. As to the consequences from the habitual ex-.
cessive use of any of these, they ensue earlier.
47. The habitual moderate use of ganja does
affect the children of the moderate consumer.
48. The habitual excessive use of ganja does
affect the children of the excessive consumer very
badly.
49. The moderate use of ganja and bhang is
practised as an aphrodisiac. They are used by
prostitutes. The use for this purpose is more in-
jurious than the use as narcotic, as they give much
stimulus to the nervous system. The use of hemp
tends to produce impotence in the long run.
50. By the excessive use the effects are brought
about earlier.
54. The drugs (ganja and bhang) are not used
(a)