hashish

     

Hashish (from Arabic: حشيش ḥashīsh, lit. "grass"; also hash) is a preparation of cannabis compose of the compressed trichomes collected from the cannabis plant. It contains the same active ingredients but in higher concentrations than other parts of the plant such as the buds or the leaves. Psychoactive effects vary between types of hashish but are usually the same as those of other cannabis preparations such as marijuana. Hash is generally prohibited to the same extent as all other forms of cannabis.

Trivia about hashish

  • Concentrated hemp resin that lent its name to the assassins of the Middle Ages