Smokin Moose
Fallen Cannabis Warrior & Ex Moderator
Durung my travels in Kashmir I came across a mountain village where the annual harvest was about to commence. I watched in fascination as people from the village went into the fields, massaging each and every plant before coming back to a central point to scrape the accumulated resins off their hands. A ball off black hash slowly grew in size and it was not long before a kilo of the sticky stuff had been accumulated. I asked the village elder about the process and he told me the plants were rubbed about three times before harvest. The plants were then cut down, dried and then manicured, then sold to traders who took both the hash and the dried buds to Srinagar for sale.
When I saw the process of handrubbing I bacame a bit cautious as the village people used both hands in the process. Bear in mind that the left hand is the primary tool in daily ablutions and is rarely washed. People who have travelled in this region will know that the left hand is NEVER used for eating.
My question is - is imported black hash a risk of infection or do the resins have a natural disinfective quality. Since Kashmir, I have always washed my hands after handling black hash and am very careful not to ingest any. Does anyone have any feedback on this issue?
When I saw the process of handrubbing I bacame a bit cautious as the village people used both hands in the process. Bear in mind that the left hand is the primary tool in daily ablutions and is rarely washed. People who have travelled in this region will know that the left hand is NEVER used for eating.
My question is - is imported black hash a risk of infection or do the resins have a natural disinfective quality. Since Kashmir, I have always washed my hands after handling black hash and am very careful not to ingest any. Does anyone have any feedback on this issue?