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What is hashishene? Examining the unique chemistry of hashish

The Cannigma

For hundreds if not thousands of years, human beings have been separating glandular trichomes from cannabis plants, pressing them into shapes, and allowing them to cure like fine wines as a product known as hashish, or hash. Is hash, or hashish, really all that different from the cannabis flower? What is hash and how do you make it?

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Colorado Legislator Proposes 15% THC Cap for Cannabis Products, But It’s Up for Debate

SpeedWeed

Centuries ago, the original cannabis concentrates were made using hand-pressed hashes, with communities on the Indian subcontinent using their hands to make charas. In the 1980s and ‘90s, bubble hash had a moment in traditional cannabis markets before butane extraction gained a certain prominence in the 2000s and into the 2010s.

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Cannabis laws in South Carolina

The Cannigma

THC and more than 15% CBD. But since THC is still illegal in the state, the legacy market and the stigma around it pervades. THC is not legal in any form in South Carolina, which still has harsh anti-cannabis laws. You cannot legally cross borders with any THC products in the United States, including in South Carolina.

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Is Stronger Better? Cannabis Resin Is 25% More Potent in Past 50 Years

Leafwell

As for cannabis flower (or “herbal cannabis”), THC concentrations increased by 14% between 1970 and 2014. Where THC percentages of just a few percent were more common prior to the 90s, it is now more common to see THC percentages reaching 15%, 20%.

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Highly Potent Marijuana Has Health Experts Worried

WeedAdvisor

Of course, many people like having the option to buy dry herb with a THC level of 20 to 30% (or more, in a few cases). But while THC potency increases in the U.S., Drug Enforcement Administration found the potency increased from about 4% THC in 1995 to about 12% in 2014. The Balancing Act of THC. .

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Featured Cannabis Brand: AZ Nectar Farms

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

THC Content: 28.4%. This strain won first place at the 2014 Cannabis Cups in Los Angeles and Michigan, as well as the High Times Jamaican World Cup. THC Content: 23.8%. Compared to live resin, these concentrates typically have a more mellow flavor profile coupled with a higher THC content. Strain: Super Sherb. Live Resin.

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Study Shows That Programmers Embrace Cannabis—But Not for Wellness

Veriheal

The full findings of the study, “Hashing It Out: A Survey of Programmers’ Cannabis Usage, Perception, and Motivation,” are set to be published in the proceedings of the International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE) in 2022.