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the practice of planting ganja at the back of the
house. While asking these men personally, they
state that after ganja has been purchased from
bazar, the seeds being collected therefrom are plant-
ed in the g a d d a
a t t h e b a c k o f t h e h o u s e a n d a r e
watered till their growth. If the plants get flow-
ering tops, they are called male ganja. Male
ganja is not used for smoking purposes. It is
only used for thinking, which is called bhang.
The smokers of ganja destroy these plants. If the
plants do not get flowering tops they are called
female ganja. These plants are only preserved,
and when they receive buds the same are cut and
kept in the hole in the ground in the shape of
a juddi. This substance is used for smoking pur-
poses. If care is taken of these plants they last
for two or three years and grow very high. After
they are ripened the branches of them are cut and
kept in the shape of juddi till it is completely dried.
10. There is no particular caste which cultivates
ganja. If permission is granted, ganja will be
cultivated like grains in the fields by the cultiva-
tors, but the cultivation of ganja is not allowed
in this taluk. In old times only those who are in
the habit of consuming ganja used to plant hemp
at the back of their own houses.
11. As there is no growth of the jungli ganja in
this taluk, nobody knows whether the seeds of the
same are used for the cultivation of ganja.
12. There is no custom in this taluk of culti-
vating ganja from the jungli ganja seeds, because
there is no growth of jungli ganja in this taluk.
It may, perhaps, be used in the countries where
there is growth of this. No one can give reliable
information about this. My opinion is that where
there is a growth of the jungli ganja, the people
there perhaps might be planting it in their fields
for the purpose of bhang, but not for ganja, be-
cause ganja is not prepared at all from it. If
people find any plant of jungli ganja they uproot
the same, because they have no use of it, and be-
sides it spoils other plants.
13. The cultivator who wishes to cultivate
ganja will be allowed to do so on payment of Rs.
10 per acre ; but as nobody has got experience of
this, and as there is no cultivation in this taluk,
the particulars as regards climate, soil, etc., cannot
be supplied, but I think ganja is planted in the
white soil and not in the sandy.
14. Neither ganja nor charas is prepared in this
taluk : only bhang is prepared.
15. Ganja is imported from Khandwa. The
substance which remains after the hemp plant has
been trodden under foot is called bhang, and it is
used for drinking purposes. The flowering tops
of the hemp plant are cleaned two or three times
with water, and after the water is extracted there-
from it is dried on pressing it in cloth ; then this
whole substance is mixed with tobacco and smoked
in a chillum. This substance is called ganja.
Nobody can say as to whether the jungli or culti-
vated ganja is used for any of these preparations.
Bhang is used for preparing ghatta, and the
method of preparing it is that the leaves, etc., are
kept in water till they become tender, After they
are taken out of the water they are made to pow-
der on a stone along with other perfumery articles,
and this whole substance is filtered and drunk.
This is called bhang. Some people take this with
sugar and milk ; every one can prepare this at his
own house.
16. Yes, the people buy the particular sort of
ganja from the market and prepare bhang at their
h o u s e s . Wh e r e t h e r e a r e p l a n t s o f g a n j a , b h a n g
can also be prepared of the leaves therefrom; but
the custom of such preparation is not in this taluk.
Best ganja cannot be had from jungli ganja plants.
Such plants may be used for preparing bhang.
Some people who had been to Haridwar say that
the jungli ganja grows there.
17. It is not customary that any particular
class of people prepare any of these drugs. The
contractors only sell ganja. The Halwais some-
times prepare yakuti majum from ganja.
18. Any of these drugs does not deteriorate by
keeping, but if it is kept for a long time the in-
toxicative power of them becomes weak. The
limit of keeping these drugs is nearly two years.
After this period the intoxicative power of these
drugs becomes weak. If they are kept with care
they remain in power for three. or four years. No-
body can state what special measures can be taken
to prevent deterioration, because every year ganja is
imported from Khandwa. The countries in which
the ganja is cultivated the people there sell it after
one year. From this it seems that ganja can
remain in good condition with ordinary care for
five or six years, but if it is kept everywhere it
deteriorates and gives a bad smell.
19. Ganja and charas are only used for smok-
ing; they cannot be used otherwise. The contrac-
tors prepare majum through halwais, and. sell it in
Muharram by permission. Nobody can state in
what other ways it is used,
20. I cannot say with certainty what classes of
the people smoke ganja. Charas is not known
in this taluk. Generally fakirs, gosains and la-
bourers smoke ganja. It is a general opinion of
the public that exertions of severe nature can be
alleviated by ganja smoking.
21.The different kinds of ganja given in this
question are not known to the people of this taluk.
They smoke ganja which is imported from
Khandwa.
22. Charas is not known in this taluk.
23. Bhang is never used for smoking, because
it is less intoxicative than ganja; but the habitual
smokers in time of need sometimes use bhang for
smoking, but this happens very rarely.
24. Generally in the hot season most of the
people of this taluk drink bhang. Bhang is not
used for eating in this taluk. It is said that this
is used in Hindustan.
25. The use of ganja and bhang is on the in-
crease in this taluk. Day by day the state of the
people becomes poorer and poorer ; and as they have
not got means to use any other costly drugs besides
this they are obliged to use ganja. Among Hindus
drinking of liquor is prohibited, and if they drink
they are kept out of caste ; but if they smoke
ganja they are not kept out of caste. Under all
these circumstances, I am of opinion that there is
an increase as stated.
26. The proportion of the consumers of any of
these drugs is as follows :
—
(a) 10 per cent,
(b) 5 per cent.
(c) 2 per cent.
(d) 3 per cent.
27. I cannot give positively what classes of the
people are mainly taken to these drugs. The habit
of ganja smoking can be easily formed by associa-
tion with the ganja consumers.
28. The average allowance and cost of each of
these drugs per diem are as follows : —
(a) 3 pies.
(b)2 annas,