Hashish is also called ghanja or hash on the
street. Hashish is derived from the dried resin (or kief) of the
flowering tops of mature and unpollinated female cannabis
plants. These resin glands, known as trichomes or crystals,
produce a powdery substance rich in the properties of cannabis.
Kief is usually pressed into blocks known as cakes. These cakes
are then smoked, with the consumer using a small amount of the
block each time. Hash is smoked using pipes, or else it is
vaporized and inhaled, or mixed with marijuana in joints.
Marijuana is made up of
a mixture of the dried shredded leaves, stems, seeds, and
flowers of the Cannabis Sativa plant. Hash is made up of only
the collected and compressed trichomes of the plant. These
trichomes are the most potent part of the cannabis plant, so
hashish is stronger than marijuana.
Marijuana may generally
have a potency of 10-20 percent THC while hashish can range from
20 percent to 60 percent THC. Because they come from the same
plants, if marijuana is legal, hashish is legal.