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On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Hash is a cannabis concentrate product composed of compressed or purified preparations of stalked hash brown pizza glands, called trichomes, from the plant.

It is typically solid, though its consistency ranges from brittle to malleable. It is most commonly light or dark brown in color, though may appear transparent, yellow, black, or red. This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Hashish has been consumed for many centuries, though there is no clear evidence as to its first appearance. North India and Nepal have a long social tradition in the production of hashish, known locally as charas. The first attestation of the term “hashish” is in a pamphlet published in Cairo in 1123 CE, accusing Nizari Muslims of being “hashish-eaters”.

He particularly mentioned the Egyptian hashish. Hashish arrived in Europe from the East during the 18th century, and is first mentioned scientifically by Gmelin in 1777. In 1839, O’Shaughnessy wrote a comprehensive study of Himalayan hemp, which was recognised by the European school of medicine and describes hashish as relief for cramps and causing the disappearance of certain symptoms from afflictions such as rabies, cholera, and tetanus. In the 19th century, hashish was embraced in some European literary circles. Hashish was also mentioned and used as an anaesthetic in Germany in 1869. It was imported in great quantities especially from India where it was called charas. However, there were also people who did not deem cannabis as harmless.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the majority of hashish in Europe came from Kashmir and other parts of India, Afghanistan, as well as Greece, Syria, Nepal, Lebanon, and Turkey. Larger markets developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s when most of the hashish was imported from Pakistan and Afghanistan. However, since the 2000s there has been a dramatic shift in the market due to an increase of homegrown cannabis production. While Morocco held a quasi-monopoly on hashish in the 1990s with the 250g so-called “soap bar” blocks, which were of low quality, Afghanistan is now regarded as the biggest producer of higher quality hashish. Changes to regulations around the world have contributed greatly to more and more countries becoming legitimate hashish producing regions, with countries like Spain effecting more lenient laws on cannabis products such as hashish.

Washington State followed by Colorado started regulating cultivation, manufacturing and distribution of cannabis and cannabis derived products such as hashish in the United States, followed by many other places in the US, and around the world. As 641 tonnes of hashish were consumed in the EU in 2013, the European market is currently the world’s largest and most profitable. Therefore, many players are involved in the business, including organised crime groups. The largest cannabis resin seizures in Europe happen in Portugal, due to its proximity to Northern Africa. The 1990s “soap bars” disappeared and the physical shapes of hashish changed to melon shaped, tablets or olive shaped pellets.

Generally, more resin than herb is consumed in Europe. Blood-shot eyes are a sign of cannabis use. The onset of effects is felt within minutes when smoking, and about 30 to 60 minutes when eaten. Side effects with overdose may include anxiety, paranoia and panic. As hashish is a derivative of cannabis, it possesses identical psychoactive and biological effects. When smoked, THC can be detected in plasma within seconds, with a half-life of two hours. Due to its lipophilic nature, it is widely distributed through the body, and some metabolites can be detected in urine for up to two weeks following consumption.

Hashish is made from cannabinoid-rich glandular hairs known as trichomes, as well as varying amounts of cannabis flower and leaf fragments. The flowers of a mature female plant contain the most trichomes, though trichomes are also found on other parts of the plant. In some samples the CBD-content was significantly higher than the THC-content. Hashish can be consumed by oral ingestion or smoking. When smoked, it may be smoked in a pipe, bong, vaporizer or joints, where it is often mixed with tobacco, as pure hashish will burn poorly if burned alone. The sticky resins of the fresh flowering female cannabis plant are collected.