Cannabis Chronicles

Since we’ve been giving a bit of attention to “Cannabis/Hashish in Lebanon” here at the Cannabis Chronicle of late, it seems only natural to put last year’s hash harvest into a bit better perspective. With that in mind, it should be obvious to those who know us that we’d like to share a bit [...]

Our most recent posting here at the 3LB’s Cannabis Chronicles was the story of an Israeli call for a boycott of Lebanese hashish due to the presumed link between drug profits and funding for Hezbollah. For reference purposes, here’s the original entry reproduced from the Orthodox Anarchist blog . . .

Hashish Boycott & Hemp [...]

Whether we like it or not, it seems that everything in life is political. Therefore, it’s no great surprise that Lebanese hashish production in the Bekaa Valley would be a hot-potato of a political issue, not only in Lebanon, but her neighboring countries as well.
Considering the fact that hashish profits potentially offer a funding [...]

As we continue to cover the resurgence of Hashish making in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, it’s looking like time to bring the economics of prohibition to the forefront. According to the Reuters’ article we’re reproducing to accompany this journal entry, a cannabis field of 1,000 square metres is worth $1,000 to its owner at harvest, [...]

In a posting last fall here at the 3LB’s Cannabis Chronicles - More Buds in Bekaa - we detailed (with the help of a Christian Science Monitor article) the return of hashish production to Lebanon’s Bekaa valley. We also recently found a Dutch blogger who related much the same story - Revisiting Lebanon’s [...]

While 2007 may have marked a significant resurgence for hashish production in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, predictions for 2008 perhaps looks even more fruitful. Here’s a short feature on the immediate future of the Buds of Bekaa from an Israeli daily newspaper named Harretz. . .
As fighting flares up, Lebanese cannabis growers expect a bumper [...]

Last fall we included a journal entry about hashmaking in Lebanon here at the Cannabis Chronicles, More Buds Again in Bekaa, which was basically an entry derived from a Christian Science Monitor article.
As we pointed out in that previous entry, Foggy has fond memories of smoking “Lebanese Blonde” hash and “Lebanese Red” hashish back [...]

This painting was produced by Giulio Rosati (1858-1917).
Rosati was an Italian artist who studied at San Luca’s academy in Rome in the mid 1870’s.
Well known for his very detailed watercolors, Rosati was a prolific painter who used photography as his main source of inspiration.
While the perky breasts and shapely bottoms of the harem are [...]

The 3lb’s pick of the day for pic of the day goes to the Edmonton Journal (we actually found the pic at the ever ubiquitous canada.com in the Ottawa Citizen’s travel section)

In thier own cultural tradition, such individuals can be considered Holy men, which does display an interesting cultural divide between North America and the [...]

Allumeuse de Narghilé by Jean_Léon Gérome
(1824 _ 1904)

When your average individual thinks of “stoner art”, it’’s far more likely to bring to mind visions of long moments studying album artwork (for those old enough to remember LP’’s), or perhaps psychedelic posters promoting rock concerts. That pretty accurately describes our own feelings and knowledge of [...]