Fact Checked by Doctor NameHash or hashish refers to purified cannabis extracts composed of the plant’s resin glands or trichomes.
Hash has a higher concentration of cannabinoids compared to flowers, delivering more potent effects.
What is Hashish / Hash?
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Hash contains compressed trichomes and their oily resins that provide the essential flavors, aromas, and effects of cannabis.
Quality hash can come in many consistencies, including paste, slabs, cakes, and bricks.
Traditionally made by hand, modern techniques use filtration, ice water, and heat to isolate the trichomes.
Consuming hash gives a stronger, more meditative high than the flower.
The Difference Between Hash and Kief
Kief refers to the bulbs, powdery resin heads sifted from loose, dry cannabis flowers. Collecting kief is an initial step in making hash.
To produce hash, the kief is further processed with heat and pressure to activate the cannabinoids and merge the heads into a cohesive mass.
Simple compressed kief is sometimes misleadingly called hash. True artisanal hash undergoes more extensive preparation methods to achieve its concentrated quality.
How to Make Hash?
While large labs make commercial hash on an industrial scale, individuals can make DIY hash at home.
Common techniques include sifting dry flowers through fine screens to collect kief, blending kief with heat and pressure, ice water extraction, and microplaning to isolate trichomes, as well as solvent extraction methods using alcohol, butane, propane, or CO2.
Expert hash makers rely on years of experience to selectively breed plants with premium resin.
