Originally Posted by growitandsmokeit
Hash is basically the resin glands of cannabis i.e. all the good shit. There are many ways to make it. The traditional way was to sieve buds and then compress it or hand rubbing. More modern ways are using bubble bags and solvents. Most hash is extremely good an exception is soap bar which mainly comes from morroco and is terrible with load of adultarants. If you are in the states it is unlikely to be soapbar I guess. You can smoke it in a bong or pipe or do hot knives which are absolutely lethal :-)
I would pay up to £30-35 quid an 1/8 for absolutely grade A hash although I usually go for bud.