Hashish, due to its greater ease of transport than raw marijuana, is the most common form of cannabis trade in many countries in Asia (West and South Asia) Africa (NA) and Europe. Retail merchants —called camellos in Spain— may carry a knife to cut the portion —posture— that they sell to customers.
The word "hashish" comes directly from the Arabic word حشيش hashish, which means 'grass'.
Obtaining conclusive evidence makes it very difficult to pinpoint the place of origin of hashish, although many researchers point out to ancient Persia. The mass production of this cannabis concentrate for international sale began in Morocco, approximately in the 1960-70s, a country that since then has been the world leader in terms of exports of this product, far ahead of other traditional producers such as Lebanon, Afghanistan, Nepal or India.
Moroccan hashish
