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There is something inexplicable about crushing a golden or brown piece of hash, mixing it with some herb, burning it in a jar, or using it to fill your favorite pipe.

Smoking hash can be a totally immersive experience, with a smooth yet potent high and a delicious THC-laden flavor. There are good reasons why hash has stood the test of time so long.

A Truly Potent Form of Cannabis

One of the main reasons hashish has been popular since ancient times is because of its high potency.

Hash is a type of extraction made from glandular trichomes, the resin that produces cannabinoids and terpenes in the cannabis plant. They are most abundant in cannabis flowers, but can also be harvested from “trimmed “marijuana, that is, from the leaves trimmed from the cannabis plant during the growing season and during harvest.

Cannabis trichomes are rich in cannabinoids like THC or CBD, as well as terpenes and flavonoids, which give each strain of cannabis its aroma and flavor, as well as many of its effects. THC levels in hashish can be particularly high and can be consistently above 50%, although this depends on the potency of the cannabis used.

Make Your Own Hashish

One of the reasons hashish has been so popular for centuries is that making it at home is easy and doesn't require any complicated or expensive equipment and you can also present your homemade Hashish for sale in the market. Here are three easy ways to make your own batch of "brown gold."

How to Make Dry Pressed Hashish

Somewhat akin to being a gold digger, dry pressing is one of the easiest ways to make hash. With it you use the dried buds and cut them from one side to the other on a micron mesh, dropping all the trichomes, which can be collected and pressed. A homemade screen for removing trichomes from marijuana. Dry pressing is a great method because you can either press the kief or just put it in a jar and distribute it over the joints or on top of the bowls.

Instructions

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Get a mesh with a 60-200 micron count, or a pollen box.

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>If using mesh, stack the highest micron screen on top and begin rubbing the cannabis back and forth on the top screen, working the trichomes to fall off. You have to make sure you don't push so hard. Bring the layer of kief that has fallen under the next mesh and use a plastic card to work it through the next mesh until it falls back, repeating this step until you reach the bottom layer.

<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Take the kief and place it between two baking sheets or between two pieces of parchment paper and apply heat, pressing it down hard to form a block. There are several methods of applying heat, including using a hair straightener or a tightly closed glass jar filled with boiling water, to name just two. You can also put the kief in a pollen press and compress it into a round chunk of hash.

What Can I do With the Hashish?

Because it comes in a solid chunk or block - and it's high potency - hash is not meant to be crumbled between your fingers and rolled into a joint just the way it is. You have to do a bit of work with hashish, but your efforts will pay off.

Hash is like dank vapes because they can be smoked in the same way. It can be sprinkled into a joint or mixed with tobacco like a cigarette. If the hash is especially sticky, flexible and does not break easily - as in the case of charas - it can flatten and roll between the fingers to form a long, narrow line, which can be dropped into a joint.

A portion of hashish can be placed on top of the bowl of a bong or pipe for an intense experience familiar to the countless hookah smokers who 'drink' bowls of tobacco laced with hashish in bars and cafes throughout the Middle East since long before the modern era.

You Only Need Your Hands to Make Hashish

The simplest and most traditional way to make hashish is by literally using the tools you have on hand. This is the method used to make charras, the dark or black form of hash popular in South Asia, particularly North India and Nepal.

All you need is a freshly harvested cannabis flower and your bare hands. Make sure to use flowers that are not fully ripe and that are not dry. Check that your hands are clean, take a good-sized bud and roll it gently back and forth between your hands, making sure not to use too much force or go too fast. Over time, the charas will begin to accumulate in the palms of your hands. Take your time, and once you've collected a good amount of charas, scrape your hands into a ball. Make sure you have a good strong soap on hand; you will need it to clean