hashish

hashish

, hasheesh

1. a purified resinous extract of the dried flower tops of the female hemp plant, used as a hallucinogenic

2. any hallucinogenic substance prepared from this resin

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hashish

[′hash‚ēsh]

(pharmacology)

A narcotic drug derived from the plant Cannabis sativa; can be smoked, chewed, or drunk.

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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Hashish

 

a drug derived from the resin of the female racemes of Indian hemp (Cannabis indica); belongs to a group of hallucinogens. When introduced into an organism hashish causes disruptions in the functions of the central nervous system that are accompanied by hallucinations and other changes of mental activity. The use of hashish and the cultivation of Indian hemp are prohibited in the USSR.

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