Hashish

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Hashish (Arabic language:حَشِيش) (usually abbreviated as hash) ( ) or cannabis resin also charas is a cannabis concentrate made by collecting and drying resin from the plant’s trichomes, which are found primarily on its flowers but also on its leaves and stalks. The resin contains ingredients such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other cannabinoids, though often in higher concentrations than the unsifted or unprocessed cannabis flower. It is defined by the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (Schedule I and IV) as "the separated resin, whether crude or purified, obtained from the cannabis plant". The consistency and appearance of hashish is dependent on the manufacturing process. It is typically solid, though its consistency ranges from brittle to malleable. The color is most commonly light or dark brown, though may appear transparent, yellow, black, or red. As a psychoactive substance, hashish is typically consumed by smoking or vaporizing, either plain or mixed with tobacco,...

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