1890
Hashish made illegal in Turkey

1893-1894
The India Hemp Drugs Commission Report is issued.

1893-1894
70,000 to 80,000 kg of hashish legally imported into India from Central Asia each year.

Early 1900s
Hashish smoking very popular throughout the Middle East.

1915-1927
Cannabis begins to be prohibited for nonmedical use in the U.S., especially in SW states...California (1915), Texas (1919), Louisiana (1924), and New York (1927).

1920
Metaxus dictators in Greece crack down on hashish smoking.

1920s
Hashish smuggled into Egypt from Greece, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, and Central Asia

1926
Lebanese hashish production peaks after World War I until prohibited in 1926.

1928
Recreational use of Cannabis is banned in Britain.

1920s-1930s
High-quality hashish produced in Turkey near Greek border.

1930
Yarkand region of Chinese Turkestan exports 91,471 kg of hashish legally into the Northwest Frontier and Punjab regions of India

1930s
Legal taxed imports of hashish continue into India from Central Asia.

1934-1935
Chinese government moves to end all Cannabis cultivation in Yarkand and charas traffic from Yarkand. Both licit and illicit hashish production become illegal in Chinese Turkestan.

1937
Cannabis made federally illegal in the U.S. with the passage of the Marihuana Tax Act.

1938
Supply of hashish from Chinese Turkestan nearly ceases.

1940s
Greek hashish smoking tradition fades.

1941
Indian government considers cultivation in Kashmir to fill void of hashish from Chinese Turkestan.

1941-1942
Hand-rubbed charas from Nepal is choicest hashish in India during World War II.

1945
Legal hashish consumption continues in India

1945-1955
Hashish use in Greece flourishes again

1950s
Hashish still smuggled into India from Chinese Central Asia

1950s
Moroccan government tacitly allows kif cultivation in Rif Mountains.

1962
First hashish made in Morocco.

1963
Turkish police seize 2.5 tons of hashish