Mahjoun: The 1,000-Year-Old, Legendary Marijuana Treat You Can Make In 15 Minutes

For over a thousand years, the Berbers or Amazighs, of Morocco have made a sweet, savoury mixture of dates, nuts, honey, spices, and hashish : the sweet dish, which has become perhaps the most time-honoured marijuana recipe in the world, is known popularly as mahjoun.

The sweet, savoury treat also found favour among "American expats who traveled in Morocco, including notable writers such as [the Beat novelist of Naked Lunch] William Burroughs and [composer] Paul Bowles, who hung out in Tangiers getting high," according to High Times.

Mahjoun aficionados appreciate its smooth, energetic buzz, which is typically felt quickly compared to other edibles - within 20 to 30 minutes, according to some consumers - although you'll still want to wait it out before eating a bunch, just to be on the safe side - and moves from an enervating and uplifting buzz into a mellow, fuzzy high.

You can enjoy this ancient cannabis recipe on its own, or incorporate the finished product into one of the many recipes developed by Edible Complex, which sells ready-made mahjoun to customers in legal states. They've also devised some incredible treats ranging from Chocolate Cake with Hazelnuts and Mahjoun, to Pear with Mahjoun Spiced Cheese Ravioli.

While the recipe below doesn't have the blend of 40 exotic spices promised in the Edible Complex version, here's a basic mahjoun that you might be able whip up using ingredients already in your kitchen.

Ingredients

• cup of raw shelled pistachios
• 1 teaspoon hash
• 4 large Medjool dates, pitted
• 2 tbsp butter, melted (or cannabutter)
• tsp arrowroot powder
• 1 tsp honey
• 1 tbsp sugar
• tsp cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp tumeric
• 1/8 tsp salt

Preparation

In a food processor, grind the pistachios ...