Thoughts from the void: Memorandum on Hemp Drugs in Bundi State 1894

Memorandum on Hemp Drugs in Bundi, Vol 3, Report of the Indian Hemp Drugs Commission, 1894-1895, https://digital.nls.uk/74464868

No control of any kind is exercised on the growth of the plant. Hemp drugs are not manufactured in the State. They are imported for sale from foreign States both by wholesale dealers and petty shopkeepers. Land rent is not separately levied and custom duty is charged at 8 annas a maund. There are two kinds of ganja known as "Indori" and "Shahbadi." Besides these the State knows nothing of any other kind. There is one uniform system throughout the State. No officer is appointed for its administration, nor is it in any way supervised or based on any Act or rules. Wild hemp is not found in the State. The drug is imported for sale both by foreign and home traders. The quantity grown in the State is disposed of by traders of the State. Cultivators grow the hemp plant on land irrigated by wells as other crops. No prohibition or restriction exists as to its cultivation, nor is any sort of control exercised. Ganja and other drugs are imported for sale by traders of foreign States and by mahajans, " pansaris," and " tambolis" of the State. The system of issuing license is not in force, nor is there any arrangement for controlling the transport of the drugs. The wholesale and retail vendors are not under any control. They are at liberty to dispose of the drugs in any way they like. Import and transit duties on ganja, bhang, and charas when brought into the State or passing through it are charged at the uniform rate of 8 annas per maund. Persons found evading the raj duty are charged double the amount, viz., Re. 1 per maund. Regular or special shops for the sale of the drugs do not exist anywhere in the State, nor are the latter given on contract. Traders and shopkeepers are at liberty to sell the same anywhere they choose without let or hindrance. No rate is fixed at which the drug must be supplied by wholesale to retail vendors. The average price per maund is given below, and varies according to the state of the market:
Wholesale per maund. Retail per maund. Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P.
Ganja 25 0 0 32 0 0 Bhang 10 0 0 15 0 0 Charas 200 0 0 240 0 0
No limit is fixed as to the amount, whether maximum or minimum, which should be sold to, or be in the possession of ordinary consumers. The minimum price of the drugs is given in the preceding answer. There being no prohibition for the importation of the drugs smuggling is not resorted to. Similarly, there being no prevention for their growth, illicit cultivation is not carried on. Proposals for modifying the present excise system are under consideration. Bhang only is cultivated on a few pieces of land watered by wells, but the outturn cannot be estimated. The extent of trade for the past eleven years is as follows:—
Mds. Bhang 9,385 Ganja 100 Charas 25
TOTAL 9,510
The above are imported from Indore and Ujjain and are sold together with the quantity locally produced. The average revenue of the past 11 years is as follows:—
Rs. A. P. Import duty 4,440 0 0 Transit duty 610 0 0 TOTAL 5,050 0 0

Related Articles

Thoughts from the void

Pages

Top Three Popular Posts

Wednesday, 3 June 2020

Memorandum on Hemp Drugs in Bundi State 1894

No comments:

Post a Comment

Followers

Total Pageviews

Report Abuse