Thai stick

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Thai stick was a form of marijuana popular in the United States during the late '60s and early '70s.^{[citation needed]} It consisted of premium buds of seedless marijuana which were skewered on marijuana stems. Several rows of string found in the stalk of the marijuana plant were then used to tie the marijuana to the stem and therefore, keep it in place. Thai-stick bud may also be tied around bamboo sticks with a piece of string known as a "rasta hair". [1]

Thai-stick was rumored to be laced with opium, hence the name Thai-stick.^{[citation needed]} Thailand's Golden Triangle was, and remains, a source of opium. Knowledgable marijuana smokers doubted this fact, however^{[citation needed]}.

The Thai-stick formulation exhibited higher potency in comparison with other marijuana available in the United States at the time. With the advent of more potent marijuana in the late '70s, Thai-stick declined in popularity, and eventually disappeared.

In modern terminology, "thai-stick" often refers to marijuana tied to stem as documented above and then dipped into a hashish oil, a potent marijuana derivitive which saturates the buds and lends to a stronger smoke. Some California cannabis clubs sell this product.