At the most basic level, the hash is just one of the many types of cannabis concentrates available in the market. Hash is simply the trichomes and cannabinoids of the cannabis plants. Many of us might be knowing about this stuff as ‘kief,’ which is nothing but a layer of fine dust that collects at the bottom of a multi-chambered weed grinder.
To prepare hash, the trichomes need to be separated from the main plant using a few techniques, and it then has to be pressed into cakes or bricks.
There are many methods of preparing hash, and some of them involve the usage of solvents like butane or high proof alcohol. However, the basic form of hash is not more complicated than a pressed kief.
How to smoke hash?
Are you wondering how to smoke hash? Since the hash is a strong variant of marijuana, the answer to the question would be ‘very carefully.’ Here are some ways in which you can smoke hash.
Roll into a joint
This is a traditional and cheap way to smoke hash. Simply roll it with a spliff (also called tobacco), or you can also add it to a regular weed joint and enjoy the upgraded experience.
Via pipes/bongs
You can put a mesh screen in your pipe or bong and then begin with loading the bowl with hash.
Dabbing
If you have a dab rig, you can vaporize hash in the same way you would do with any other extract.
How to 1make hash?
The easiest kind of hash that can be made is called dry sift hash. It is the type of hash that mainly contains kief. The idea here is to use either your existing kief or to use the dried flower and rub it along a screen to catch the plant material. This way, you can let the trichomes fall through. It is, therefore, best to bring down your weed to a colder temperature before you begin to make the hash. This helps the resin fall off.
After you have gathered all the required materials, you can add them to a mechanical press and start condensing it as much as possible. If you wish to make hash the old school way, use cellophane to wrap your kief and then encase the cellophane in a wet newspaper. Put this roll in the oven for 10 minutes at a temperature of about 315 F. After 10 minutes, remove it and roll it out with a rolling pin. Repeat the same process a few times, and then put the substance in the fridge overnight to harden it.
History of hash
The history of hash dates back to several centuries ago. Its roots span across the different cultures of regions spread over Egypt, India, Turkey, Morocco, Afghanistan, and Lebanon. The middle eastern classic folk tales’ collection, named ‘One thousand and One nights,’ is a compilation of the stories of hash eaters for about hundreds of years.
The stories talk about the Islamic golden age. How a fisherman, who after getting his pay, spent a little of it on food and the remaining on a sufficient amount of the hilarious herb, is one of the most popular tales of the compilation.
Hash was transported to Europe somewhat in the 18th century when the soldiers of Napoleon returned to the country from Egypt. It slowly got infused into the western culture as its popularity grew enormously. Even with a rise in activism aimed at prohibiting the usage of cannabis in Canada and the USA in the 20th century, hash still remained an integral part of cannabis ever since.
Effects of hash
Every product of marijuana hits different people differently, and none of the experiences will be the same from person to person. However, in general, the hash is known to produce shorter, mellower, and cleaner highs.
This is often similar to that of a vape, which makes absolute sense because of the fact that hash and vapes deliver the user the same thing, i.e., the concentrated cannabinoids along with a little bit of the other components of the plants.