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Yes. Mental anxiety or brain disease has been
sufficiently considered in cases of alleged connection
between insanity and the use of hemp. Insanity
may sometimes tend to indulgence in the use of
hemp drugs.
One Ram Sarup, a Muharrir in the military
hospital, was addicted to the use of charas. The
quantity he smoked daily was not much for his age,
which was 23. Gradually the use of charas
began to tell upon his mind, and although no other
cause existed, he became insane and remained in
the hospital. He was ultimately cured, but after
a time took to smoking charas again and became
insane again.
46. The excessive use produces worse results and
insanity sometimes dangerous.
49. Bhang is sometimes used as an aphrodisiac.
51. A large proportion of bad characters are
habitual excessive consumers of charas and ganja,
but not of bhang. Petty thefts and debauchery are
the crimes generally committed by these men.
53. No; and no case is known in which the
excessive indulgence in any of these drugs has led
to temporary homicidal frenzy.
54. No, as far as known.
55. Yes, complete stupefaction can be induced
by the excessive use of any of these drugs without
admixture.
Answer No. 2.
20. (a) Combatants
912
(b) Non-combatants
8
(c) Authorised camp followers 102
None.
24. None.
25. None of these drugs are in use in the
regiment. None are sold in the bazar.
45. During the two months I have been in
this country, I have had no experience of the use of
these drugs, and therefore am unable to answer
these questions.
46. Have had no experience of their use.
Questions 45 and 46 [answered by Medical
Officer.]
Answer No. 3.
20. (a) Combatants
8
(b) Non-combatants
24
(c) Authorised camp followers
104
(a) Combatants—None.
(b) Non-combatants—One smokes both ganja
and charas.
(c) Authorised camp followers—One smokes
ganja. Twelve smoke charas.
24. None eat or drink bhang.
25. Not known, as no previous enquiries have
been made on this subject.
28. Six pies per man per day.
32. These drugs do not appear to be consumed
in connection with any social or religious custom,
but merely through the force of habit.
33. The consumption of these drugs is con-
sidered a bad habit, as it is supposed to cause bodily
and mental weakness.
There is no custom of worshipping the hemp
plant.
39. It is considered less injurious to smoke the
hemp plant than to eat it.
Smoking it is believed to have a cooling effect
during the hot weather.
41. The moderate use of either charas or ganja
is considered injurious. A moderate use of bhang
on certain occasions is beneficial, e.g. in remov-
ing the feeling of fatigue and in rendering persons
capable of performing excessive work for a few
hours.
42. No, simply because they do no good except
as explained in the second part of reply to question
41.
43. Yes.
44. It causes sleep.
It is refreshing.
It produces intoxication only when taken in
large quantities.
It does not allay hunger.
It creates appetite.
For one hour the effect lasts.
Slight headaches result.
The want of it to a regular consumer is said to
produce a great feeling of weakness.
45. Yes, ultimately, with reference to charas
and ganja, both impair the constitution.
Bhang is said to create an appetite and cause an
increase of adipose tissue. The same cannot be
said in favour of either charas or ganja.
No history obtainable of the drugs causing
dysentery, but bronchial complications seem to in-
variably result from an immoderate use.
Impair the moral sense eventually and seem
to have a tendency to induce laziness.
Deaden the intellect. No case of insanity re-
sulting from these drugs has come under my
personal observation, but the evidence gleaned
from numerous enquiries would lead one to lean
more towards the predisposing theory.
46. My experience concerning the excessive use
of these drugs is too limited, none having come
under my observation.
Questions 45 and 46 [answered by Medical
Officer.]
49. Not known.
51. No. I cannot trace any crimes specially to
the consumers of these drugs.
53. Yes.
A case occurred in a battery of artillery during
the summer of 1893, where a muleteer killed several
others, when supposed to be under the influence of
these drugs.
54. Not known.
55. No.
No.