Hash Plant Strain: Origins, Flavour and Reported Effects

Leafly lists Hash Plant, also known as Hashplant, as an indica bred by Sensi Seeds, and its genetics section names Northern Lights and Afghani as the parents. Sensi Seeds describes it as a resinous Afghan plant with 90% indica genetics: an extremely sticky Afghan strain that was crossed and backcrossed with Northern Lights #1, ending up about 75% original Hash Plant and 25% Northern Lights #1.

Sensi also explains the name. Indica plants from the Hindu Kush are called hash plants because of their heavy resin, which is rolled by hand into balls sold as charas. Accounts of the original plant differ: Leafly calls it a mysterious Hash Plant from the United States, while AllBud says the strain began in Holland in the early 1980s before reaching the US. Sensi says Hash Plant won prizes at the Highlife Festival in 2002 and the Copa de la Marihuana in 2004.

Leafly says growers describe tight, resin-drenched flower clusters whose surface turns brittle once dried, and AllBud describes tight buds covered in resin with red hairs. Sensi notes that the heavy buds keep their weight after drying and can be pressed into hash.

Leafly describes a deep, rich Afghani aroma with a hint of hashish and a spicy, sharp flavour, and its reviewers' top flavours are woody, spicy or herbal, and earthy. Sensi describes a sweet Afghan hash scent and thick, heavy smoke with a spicy sharpness. Leafly's lab data puts myrcene first, followed by caryophyllene and ocimene; the cannabis terpenes guide explains what they are.

Leafly describes a rapid, powerful body stone and rates the effects as mostly calming. Its reviewers most often report feeling sleepy, relaxed and hungry, and the negatives they mention most are dry mouth, dry eyes and dizziness. AllBud also describes strong relaxation that can leave people sleepy and stuck in couch lock, while Sensi's own description pairs the sedative side with some creative energy.

Effects vary from person to person. Health Canada advises starting low and going slow, and its lower-risk guidelines say not to drive for at least 6 hours after using cannabis.

Leafly lists 19% THC and 0% CBD and calls Hash Plant higher in THC than average, while AllBud gives 13% to 19% THC. Sensi says the strain contains some CBD alongside THC but gives no figure. Potency varies by grower and batch, so go by the lab result on the label.

These strains, each with its own profile, are the ones the sources connect to Hash Plant:

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