"If it don’t bubble, it ain’t worth the trouble” - Skunkman Sam
Legends of Hashish
What is the Legends of Hashish
Simply put, The Legends of Hashish Dinner is a celebration. It's a moment to reflect upon the entire history of hashish, from it's roots in the Middle East to its newest evolution in North America.
In late November, sometime in the early 2000's, coinciding with a High Times cannabis cup in Amsterdam, BC Bubbleman, and Sam the Skunkman decided to have a dinner with some of the highest regarded Hash Aficionados to celebrate and share the finest hashish and Lebanese food. A simple gathering that would evolve into the most highly regarded and honored hashish celebration of all time.
This dinner became a yearly tradition amongst the world's hash makers, making the pilgrimage to Europe to break bread and share hashish from the world over.
From Marcus aka BC Bubbleman
"Legends of Hash was started way back in early 2000’s in Amsterdam during the Cannabis cup put on by High Times. I was sitting over at Skunkman Sam’s house and we were discussing how cool it would be to have a special dinner for hashish aficionados. We could hand pick the top hash lovers who showed up at the cup ( almost like putting everyone into giant bubblebags and filtering everyone out but the 90u people 😊 ). Eventually Rob Clarke and Michael Ritch got involved. The first one really was just something we put together for ourselves more than anyone. The dinner was at the Lebanese Restaurant THE ARTIST. This place was owned by Simone a good friend of both Sam and Rob’s. He was very cool and would let us puff in the restaurant during business hours. So, we chose that place to throw Legends of hash I. 50 tickets were created, and because Michael was very connected into the underground a lot of incredible old school hash smugglers showed up. This created the NO CAMERA NO PHONE policy, as some (of the smugglers) were wanted. I took about 40 of the remaining tickets and would ask people to show me the hash they planned on showing up with.
It was just about having great hash and loving hash, that would end up getting you your ticket. I loved this because it didn’t matter who you were, what company you were with or not with. The truth came from the PURITY and QUALITY of the hashish that you showed up with. Eventually Syd would get invited with his hubbly bubbly collection from Afghanistan and one of the pipes would get used. This all happened very organically and naturally but We would line up to the hubbly bubbly while Sam was dumping his pure 99.9999% head ratio Dry sift into the bowl with characters like Hashbean lighting it up and creating a giant foot and half plus long flame coming out of the bowl. This became one of the special memories for people who would come to Legends. Hitting the 100 plus year old afghani hubby bubbly. The entire price of the ticket would go into the party itself and any leftovers we would donate to the cannabis college in Amsterdam owned by Eddy . The night consisted of a dinner and incredible hash smoking. We asked people not to promote themselves to much over the course of the evening either, as it was the ONE night we could gather and hang and enjoy one another without the endless promotions. Pulling a camera out was an automatic removal from party. (no one ever did this thank goodness ) Eventually Legends would expand to Vancouver, and Barcelona but in Amsterdam we threw at least 10 of them maybe more."
The Venue
After the success of our first event, Legends of Hashish is officially a mainstay in the United States. Due to its large base of quality hash makers and consumers, we will be hosting the Legends of Hashish in Los Angeles, Ca on December 2nd and 3rd, 2022. The venue will be hosted at a cannabis event space in the heart of the arts district called The 91 Club, in their larger "Vortex" room, as well as some outdoor space on the second day.
The 91 Club is a passion project from the people responsible for some of the Great American strains, Chem Dog, Aj Sour Diesel and IC Collective. It's an amazing cultural center for lineage cannabis with a modern twist. The 91 Club has been chosen as the Los Angeles venue for these reasons and we couldnt be more excited.
The Event
Legends of Hashish 2 is a 2-Day event at the 91 Club "Vortex" room. We have invited 40 hash makers, each with one guest and two levels of invited guests, totaling 250 people who all work in the hashish sector of the cannabis market. This event will introduce online judging as well as an expanded invitee list. Each day will have a catered meal, an open hash bar, education, art, and community.
Friday December Second
5pm to 11pm
Day one is a Dinner Format, this is the most prestigious of the 2 days with the least amount of attendees (roughly 150 total). We will have an open dab bar for all attendees as well as a Dinner. This is the more "low key" of the 2 days.
Saturday December Third
11am to 5pm
Day two is the Brunch Format, which is open to the full invitee list. This second day will have an additional outdoor area for vendors to set up if they choose. Vendors can bring a branded tent for the outdoor area. All vendors who wish to have an outdoor area on the second day must tell our team at the time of the sponsorship.
Legends of Hashish Previous Winners
Who will be at the event
We have selected 40 of the best hash makers to attend the dinner. The only requirement is to be a maker who produces fine solventless hashish, in any consistency, who eats, sleeps and breathes hashish.
The makers are allowed to bring ONE guest who is either the breeder of the strain they use for the offering, the farmer who grew the flower used for the offering, or someone integral to their business of making hashish.
There are an additional 170 attendees who have been invited because of their involvement in the culture of cannabis and hashish. This ensures that every person of the 250 people in the room has their hands directly in American Hashish Culture. This is a private, invite-only event.
Two Hundred and Fifty total attendees
Fourty Hash Makers
Key Hashish Figures
Cannabis Media
The Dinner
"Carousel is the premier Los Angeles area Middle Eastern restaurant providing guests with the complete culinary experience enjoying traditional Lebanese cuisine. Everything that we serve comes from original family recipes passed down through generations."
To keep in the tradition of Lebanese cuisine like at the original Amsterdam Legends Dinners at THE ARTIST, we chose Carousel as the catering for the Dinner.
For the brunch we will use a highly regarded catering service to be announced later. Both the Dinner and the Brunch will be memorable meals for everyone, even with all the hash smoking.
Sponsorships
At legends of hashish, we aim to only take sponsorships from brands that are 100% in line with hashish culture. If you are here, we believe your brand fits the culture.
We aim to give all sponsors a chance to interface with the community before the event. We want to extend an invite to all of the Legends of Hashish Sponsors to attend a special Legends of Hashish Sponsor episode of Hash Church, with BC Bubbleman. For those of you who have always wanted to smoke hash in Hash Church, or those who just want a platform to speak directly to their potential customer base, we believe this is a huge benefit for those brands who want to be involved.
This year we decided to do a tiered or modular sponsorship system so you can customize your brand exposure at the Legends of Hashish. Our team is here to help you strategize your involvement.
73u sponsorship package is $5,000
73u comes with 2 vendor tickets and 1 event ticket.
90u sponsorship package is $10,000
90u includes 2 vendor tickets and 2 event tickets
120u sponsorship package is $15,000
120u includes 4 vendor tickets and 2 event tickets.
Presenter Sponsorship is $30,000.
Seed Lounge Sponsorship is $2000
Hash Lounge Sponsorship is $15,000
Speak with our team to see if the Product Sponsorship is a good fit.
Table Sponsorship is $1,500
Speak with our team to see if the Gift Bag sponsorship is right for you.
