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342 REPORT OF THE INDIAN HEMP DRUGS COMMISSION, 1893-94. [CH. XVI.
correct or not. But in
the case of ganja there seems little or no risk of the
Burmese
taking to its use in contravention of the law, inasmuch as they
seem to have no
predisposition to do so. Under these circumstances the Commission
would recom-
mend that where there is a demand for the hemp drugs among natives
of India
in Burma, provision should be made for meeting this demand by a
licit supply
under the same regulations as are in force in other non-producing
countries, the
prohibition of cultivation being maintained as well as that of the
use by the
Burmans.
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| Description | Chapter XVI, cont. |
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| Description | Report is based on research conducted August 1893-August 1894. The Commission interviewed nearly 2000 witnesses from medical officers to missionaries in 30 cities across India. Covers in detail the effect of hemp drugs (‘ganja’) on physical, mental and moral wellbeing. |
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| Description | The Drugs collection consists of 9 volumes from British India, dating from 1867 to 1903. Extensive research on hemp and opium usage, cultivation of cinchona trees and reports from Nilgiris plantation. Includes medicinal plants. Chloroform anaesthesia research described plus clinical trials and debates on its safety. |
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