sentences:  Ma had created a monopoly over the opium trade in addition to supporting the farming of opium.It was hoped that Ma Fuxiang would have improved the situation, since Chinese Muslims were well known for opposition to smoking opium
  
  Ma Fuxiang officially prohibited opium and made it illegal in Ningxia, but the Guominjun reversed his policy.By 1933, people from every level of society were abusing the drug and Ningxia was left in destitution
  
  On 11 September 1930, Ma Fuxiang celebrated his birthday in Suiyuan, Inner Mongolia, His annual opium profits reached $15,000,000.