Lebanese Hash Is Back on the Cheebas Menu

Red Lebanese was a name known by every hash smoker in the 1980s, when Lebanon's Bekaa Valley was one of the biggest hash suppliers in the world. It isn't as easy to find anymore. Cheebas, the BC mail-order shop listed on MOM Index, had six Lebanese or Lebanese-style hashes in stock on November 11, 2026. Four are filed as imported hash and two are made in Canada in the Lebanese style.

Below is where the style comes from, what red and blonde are supposed to mean, and how much each of the six costs.

Where Lebanese hash comes from

Lebanese hash comes from the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon, mainly the northern part around Baalbek and Hermel. Cannabis growing there goes back a long way, but according to a 1985 Christian Science Monitor article, it only took off as an export crop in the 1960s.

During the civil war, from 1975 to 1990, the valley was one of the main hash producers in the world and nobody was getting in the way. After the war the government started destroying the crop at harvest, almost every year from 1992 on, and the UN backed alternative crops. Farmers didnt earn much from them, and a lot of them went back to cannabis.

When the Syrian civil war spilled over in 2012, Lebanon's security forces had other problems, and eradication was put on hold for several years. Growing went up, and Al-Monitor reported in 2017 that production had risen by more than 30% since 2012. In April 2020, Lebanon's parliament legalized cultivation for medical and industrial use. Recreational use is still illegal there.

How it's made

The plants go in the ground in spring and get harvested in late summer, usually early September. After harvest they're dried in storage rooms, then broken down and sifted through a large sieve. The fine powder that goes through is the resin, and it gets packed into the blocks that end up in shops.

Morocco makes its hash the same basic way, by sieving dried plants. The plants, the climate and the curing are different though, so Leb has its own smell and feel. If you're after the softer, darker style instead, our page on finding Afghani hash online covers the other classic.

Red Lebanese vs blonde Lebanese

The usual explanation is harvest timing. Blonde comes from plants harvested early. Red comes from plants left in the field longer, and the resin is said to get darker as it cures. Accounts disagree on the details and there is no official grading, so take the colour on a label as a style, not a promise. One Bekaa grower told Al-Monitor in 2017 that the valley's red soil is what gave Red Lebanese its name.

Every Lebanese hash on the Cheebas menu right now is a red. Not one was labelled blonde when we checked. MOM Index also keeps a Red Lebanese strain page if you want reviews of the flower.

The Lebanese hash on the Cheebas menu

The more you buy, the lower the price per gram, so the table shows the eighth and the ounce. These are sale prices from November 11, 2026. The imported ones were 18% off and the two Canadian ones 20% off.

Cheebas files the first four under imported hash. We had no way of tracing where any one batch came from, so take the origin as the shop's description.

Red Lebanese Hash

The one named after the style, and the most expensive of the six. The listing says it's dark red inside with a soft, pliable texture. Reviews on the page go back to 2020, and one long-time smoker said the Lebs they remember were hard and needed heat to crumble, while this one is softer and easier to work.

Bekaa Red Reserve

For anyone who grew up on old-school import hash. The listing calls it deep red-brown, dense and sticky, with a gassy, incense-heavy smell. It's about $0.80 a gram cheaper than Red Lebanese by the ounce.

Big Red Tree Lebanese Hash

The middle of the range. The listing calls it soft, easy to work and medium sticky, with citrus and woody notes. At $7.38 a gram by the ounce, it's the easy way into the imported reds without going for the cheapest one.

Flower of Begaa Hash

The cheapest Lebanese on the menu, at $27.27 an eighth or $6.56 a gram by the ounce. The listing says it comes from the Beqaa Valley (the shop spells it Begaa) and is pressed and aged, with earthy and spicy notes.

Lebanese Style Rooster Hash

Made in Canada and sold that way, which one reviewer on the page counted as a plus. its medium soft, and reviewers call it smooth and worth the money. It costs a little less than Big Red Tree by the ounce and a little more by the eighth.

Heart of Lebanon Temple Ball

A 15 g ball made in BC by copying the red Lebanese method, according to the listing. It only comes in that one size, marked down to $148 from $185, and the page showed 25 left when we checked.

Ordering from Cheebas

Orders ship vacuum sealed, and anything paid on a weekend or holiday goes out the next business day. One ounce of Red Lebanese or Bekaa Red Reserve gets you free shipping on its own. If you'd rather compare them side by side, an eighth of each of the four imports costs $140.63, and adding the temple ball brings it to $288.63, which ships free too.

Hash lasts longer then flower, but an ounce still needs an airtight jar in a cool, dark place. Our guide on how to keep weed fresh applies to hash too.

Quick answers

Is hash still made in Lebanon?
Yes. The Bekaa Valley still grows cannabis, and reports in 2017 said production had gone up. The 2020 law only covers medical and industrial growing.

What's the difference between red and blonde Lebanese hash?
Mostly harvest timing. Blonde comes from plants cut earlier and red from plants left to mature longer.

Does Cheebas sell blonde Lebanese?
Not on November 11, 2026. All six were reds or red-style.

What's the cheapest Lebanese hash at Cheebas?
Flower of Begaa, at $6.56 a gram by the ounce.

Final thoughts

Six Lebanese hashes on one menu is more than most shops carry. If your new to Leb, start with an eighth of Big Red Tree or Flower of Begaa, then move up to Red Lebanese or Bekaa Red Reserve once you know what you like. Check the Cheebas listing for recent reviews, and the deals page for what other shops are running.

Adults only: 19+ in most provinces, 18+ in Alberta, 21+ in Quebec. Prices and stock were taken from cheebas.store and the Cheebas MOM Index listing on November 11, 2026, and they will change.