hashish
Americannoun
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the flowering tops and leaves of the hemp plant, smoked, chewed, or drunk as a narcotic and intoxicant.
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the dried resinous exudate of the flowering tops of the hemp plant, containing more of the psychoactive ingredient THC than is found in marijuana.
noun
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a purified resinous extract of the dried flower tops of the female hemp plant, used as a hallucinogenic See also cannabis
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any hallucinogenic substance prepared from this resin
Etymology
Origin of hashish
First recorded in 1590–1600; from Arabic hashīsh, literally, “dry vegetation” (e.g., hay)
Example Sentences
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Last year, the American basketball star Brittney Griner was detained at an airport near Moscow and later sentenced to nine years in a penal colony for carrying vape cartridges of hashish oil in her luggage.
From New York Times
Griner is said to be facing up to 10 years in prison if convicted on the drug charges, based on accusations that she had vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage.
From New York Times
Lives Lived: Frenchy Cannoli spent nearly two decades wandering the globe to master the secrets of making hashish, and taught others what he learned.
From New York Times
The Algerian army then raised concern about the influx of drugs from Morocco, claiming it had seized about 200 tonnes of hashish and 6.3m psychotropic pills since 2018.
From BBC
Senegal's army said on Twitter it had stopped a vessel with three Turkish crew members on Sunday and found 8.3 tonnes of hashish on board.
From Reuters
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