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57.  Ganja and charas are smoked through a
chillum, but are not eaten. The other way of
smoking charas is this, that they dig a hole in the
earth and put a large quantity of charas in it,
and then gathering together they smoke by
separate pipes simultaneously, and it is done in
great assemblies.

58.   Excise administration is good; hut the
rules for sale are defective, and the supervision is
not such as to suppress the illicit sale.

60. In this province ganja grows spontane-
ously, and the inspection of a ganja tract is made
according to the existing law.

61. Charts it not produced in this province.

62. Hemp plait is not cultivated in this pro-
vince, hut it grows wild in some places, and is
properly controlled.

63. There is no objection to the wholesale
transaction, but the retail tale is not in accordance
with the law.

64.  No objection.

65.  The present taxation is proper.

66.  Existing practice is sound.

67.  No objection.

68. There are many shops and houses of licensed
dealers where they sell charas and ganja, and the
purchasers smoke charas and ganja there as well.
It is thought to be the cause of many evils.

69. Local opinion is not consulted.

210. Evidence of HADI, Zamindar, Jaunpur City.

2. Flat ganja is called baluchar ; round ganja
is called pathar. There is another kind called
pamri. I do not know its nature.

15 (a) (i) Ganja (flat) prepared as follows :—
The plants are laid on a piece of matting. Another
piece of matting is laid over them, and weights
are placed on the top.

(ii) Charas.—The plants arc slit, and the resin
allowed to ooze out. People then walk through
the fields clad in leather clothes to which the re-
sin adheres. It is scraped off the leather by
means of ashes.

(iii) Bhang is merely the dried leaf of the
plant. It is tot prepared in any way.

18. Can be kept for three years with ordinary
care. Damp causes deterioration.

19. Sadhus eat, ganja. Charas is never eaten.

20. The principal consumers of both ganja and
charas are sadhus, chattris, musahers, pasis and
chamars.

21. In eastern districts, baluchar (flat) and
pamri are preferred. In western districts, pathar
(round).

22. Foreign charas chiefly used ; imported from
Patna.

23. Very poor people who cannot afford ganja
smoke bhang with soorti and tobacco.

24. Alt classes drink bhang.

25. Use of hemp drugs is on the increase, be-
cause cheaper than alcohol, tari, or opium.

28. Ganja.— (a) Habitual moderate consumer
daily consumes one tola—cost 5½ annas if bought
from a licensed vendor, 2½ annas if bought from
an illicit vendor, of whom there ate many in the
district.

(b) Habitual excessive consumer daily consumes
four tolas. Price Re. 1-6-0 or annas 10.

Bhang.—A man can become intoxicated on 1/8
chittack.

29. Bhang is mixed with almonds, cardamom,
milk, sugar, black pepper, melons, and water.
The whole is kneaded together, and the water
strained off. It, is then eaten in this form. Dha-
tura is also sometimes mixed.

30. The drugs are consumed in company.
Brahmin and Chattri women consume them.
Hindu children consume them.

31. The habit of consuming is easily formed
and is easily broken off.

33. The use of all kinds of hemp drugs is con-
sidered to be disreputable.

35. If drugs were prohibited, low caste people
would take to alcoholic stimulants.

36. No.

37. Charas is more intoxicating than ganja.

38. No difference in the effects.

39. The smoking of ganja is less injurious
than eating, because in eating the whole of the
intoxicating matter is absorbed into the system
whereas in smoking it is not.

41. (a) Not beneficial as digestive.

(b) The use of drugs has a sustaining effect
on people who have to do hard manual labour in
the sun.

(c) Not useful as preventive of disense.

42. I consider the moderate use of hemp drugs
to be hatmful. They make people weak and lazy.

44. Ganja creates appetite. Its effect lasts
three hours.

47. The use of hemp drugs does not appear to
be a hereditary habit.

57 Ganja is eaten by sadhus.

211. Evidence of SHAUHRAT SINGH, Chhatri, Zamindar, Mauza Chandarpur, Zilla
                                                              Basti.

1. From consumers resident of the district and
personal knowledge.

2. The particulars as described by Dr. Prain
regarding bhang, ganja and charas are quie
correct.

3. The spontaneous growth of the hemp plant
in this district is not at all abundant, it is only
to be seen here and there on the banks of the Nadi.
1 know of no district in which it is abundant,

4.   By those given by Dr. Prain to question 2.
The dry leaves of the hemp plant is also known in
this district as bijia.

5.  1 have no knowledge as regards climate, but
for the growth of wild hemp " bhurduras " soil en