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ganja and charas do impair the constitution in the long run, specially of the persons taking
low diet.

   Again, no attempt is here made to estimate the value of this evidence; but
it is obvious that these witnesses cannot be quoted in support of the proposition
that the moderate use of ganja and charas is deleterious.

                                            STATEMENT III.

   Opinions of some medical witnesses on effects.

                                                STATEMENT IV.

   Opinions of some witnesses on crime.

   The first of these two statements contains extracts from the evidence of 43 witnesses;
the second from that of 102 witnesses. The evidence in question is analysed at length
by the Commission in paragraphs 500 to 509 in one case; and in paragraphs 540 to 55 in
the other. It does not appear what objections are raised to the correctness of the Com-
mission's analysis.

STATEMENT V.

         Political danger of prohibition.

Extract from the Minute of Dissent.

            86. I have given a list in statement V of some witnesses of position and
            experience, who state that there would be no political danger of
            the use of these drugs if prohibited.

    Of the 130 witnesses enumerated in this statement, 89 say that to prohibit the use of
ganja and charas would cause discontent, which might be more or less serious, and 97 are
opposed to total prohibition, either because they think it would be ineffectual, or because
they think it would be an unjustifiable interference with the liberty of the subject. The
reason why they think it would cause no political danger is because of the small number
of consumers as compared to the total population. The Commission analyse in para-
graphs 569 to 584 the evidence relating to prohibition; and their general conclusion is
given in paragraph 585 of their report.