What is Hash and how is it made?

2009.04.27

Hash is a hallucinating drug that is derived from a plant called Cannabis sativa, which is commonly called hemp. This plant grows to a height of three meters, but the plant that is cultivated for producing hash is grown to the average human height. Cannabis sativa is a delicious plant, which means that this plant has female and male flowers and both grow on different plants. The female flowers of this plant are used in the manufacture of Hash and Marijuana.

The flowering tops of female plants secrete a resin, which is then dried and collected in the form of clumps. The resin is green in color at first, but gradually turns brownish. Hash is consumed for intoxication in different ways. Some of the ways are by smoking, eating, or by mixing with any beverage. Often, hash is mixed with another intoxicant such as tobacco and then smoked.

How to make hash? Can hash be done at home? Yes, you can, but it’ illegal in most countries to cultivate hemp and extract hash from it. One of the simplest methods of preparing Hash is hand rubbing. In this method, the plant parts are rubbed by the hands or cloth, which releases the resin. The resin that is stuck to the hand or cloth is then collected. This method or preparing hash is very common in the Himalayas and other Asian regions.

There is another easy method to extract hash—it’s called the sieving method. In this method the hemp plant is dried and cooled several times and then the dried mixture is sieved repeatedly. The sieving is done till a fine pale powder is obtained.

The powder that is obtained from the rubbing and sieving processes are then directly smoked to get the desired effect. The quality of hash depends completely on the type of plants used in the process. With the advancement in technology, modern methods are used to extract hash. One such modern method is the cold water extraction method. The use of bubble bags is also a very common method of preparing hash. The bubble bags use the traditional bag-in-bag method.

Hash can also be made from Skuff, which are loose trichomes from the cannabis plant.

To make hash from skuff, all you need is a hash press to make a solid out of the trichomes.

Storing hash for a long time depletes the flavor and potency of hash. The powder is then pressed and the resultant pressed hash is kept in dark, air-tight containers, and finally it is stored in a freezer or any other cool place. Under these cool or freezing conditions, the potency and flavor of hash can be preserved for almost five years.

To minimize degradation you should press the hashish powder into hashish. Then put the resulting hashish in a dark, air-tight container and store it in a freezer or some other cool place. Under the best of conditions hashish will last about 5 years.

Marijuana and hash are illicit drugs and their effects on humans are no secret, let’s make a conscious effort to wipe out this evil from the face of Earth.