Now we don’t condone or suggest the smoking of Hashish, but we can’t deny the romantic/dangerous notion of it thanks to years of idealism in film and literature.  In that same vein we believe Jonathan Adler created this kitschy candle and porcelain holder (and almost makes us forget Midnight Express...almost).  Here’s a short history of Hashish:

It is believed that hash first originated from Middle East, as this region was among the first to be populated by the cannabis plant. More reliably, it may have originated in Northern India, which also has a very long social tradition in the production of Hashish, which is locally known as Charas.

Cannabis grows wild almost everywhere in the Indian sub-continent and special strains have been particularly cultivated for production of 'ganja' and 'hashish' particularly in Kerala, Rajasthan and the Himalayas.  The earliest hashish was created without the use of sieves. The ancients would gently rub their palms and fingers on cannabis buds for hours while resin accumulated on their hands and then scrape that resin off. This sort of primitive harvesting is undertaken even today in the Cannabis growing farms of Manali, Naggar and Upper Himachal Pradesh.

Consumption of hashish saw an increase in the 20th century, in Europe and America, associated with the hippie scene, which promoted pacifism and introspection. Hashish use declined significantly in the United States starting in the 1980s for several reasons, including U.S. political pressures against Afghanistan and the ensuing Soviet invasion, the Reagan-escalated War on Drugs, a huge jump in price, and the success of marijuana cultivators in North America with new growing methods.

DETAILS
-  Hashish Candle by Jonathan Adler
-  When the candle burns out...the porcelain vessel makes the perfect stash box.
-  3.75" high. 
-  10.6 oz. candle. 
-  2 wicks.
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