Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter 17
HOW TO MAKE HASH
Hash is a compressed format of the cannabis drug but it is not
just compressed bud. In fact compressed bud has nothing to do with
Hash contrary to public belief.
Cannabinoids are the major drugs produced by the cannabis
plant. We have already looked at Trichomes and we understand that
these tiny stalked resin glands contain our THC and other
cannabinoids. We also know that female flowers produce the majority
of the little trichomes. Now this is all over the flower's surface and are
correctly called “stalked capitate trichomes”. Since we are on this topic
we will ask you to refer to Figures 1.12 and 1.14 in chapter 1. The
gland heads (the rounded tips) secrete the major cannabinoids within
an oil-like substance that you can remove by rubbing your fingers over
the bud. We normally refer to this substance as resin. The stalks that
support the gland heads are secondary to the head in cannabinoid
production amounts. The gland and the stalks may also burst. In the
case of a strain like afghani#1 that is thick with resin, this sometimes-
explosive action of the gland is automatic.
The reason why the cannabis plant produces resin oils is to
gather fallen pollen from the male plant.
When we smoke bud we hope to covert the oil into a vapor
that we can inhale. However the surface of the flowers is not the only
area which produce cannabinoids. It is known that the bulbous glands
on the leaves produce cannabinoids and so does the stem, but these are
only in minor quantities compared to the stalked capitate trichomes.
