2nd place in the 2026 CannaSwiss Cup, as voted by consumers. Our Bubble Hash. Atelier St-L\u00e9gier. Don99 has been at the helm of hash culture for 30 years. <\/p>\n\n
In 2026, the CannaSwiss Cup awarded our Bubble Hash second place in the consumer vote. This wasn’t a marketing contest. It was a resin competition, judged blind by experts in the field. <\/p>\n\n
Swiss artisanal CBD hash isn’t just a niche within a niche. It’s a craft that’s still evolving\u2014and at Hash Gang, we’re crafting it by hand, batch by batch, in our workshop in St-L\u00e9gier-La Chi\u00e9saz. <\/p>\n\n
The question deserves a straightforward answer: \u201cartisanal\u201d refers to what resists industrialization. Not out of nostalgia\u2014but out of technical necessity. <\/p>\n\n
Artisanal CBD hash is, first and foremost, free of chemical solvents. Extraction with ice water, dry sifting, and manual rubbing: these artisanal methods separate the trichomes without altering their biochemistry. Whatever the terpenes have created in the plant, the hashmaker preserves it. No chemical shortcuts that burn away the aromas along the way. <\/p>\n\n
Next is batch size. Artisanal production works with small batches\u2014a few kilograms of raw material at most. This allows producers to oversee every step, sort the different fractions, and discard anything that doesn\u2019t pass the full-melt test. On a large scale, this sorting becomes economically unfeasible. Yield takes precedence over quality. <\/p>\n\n
Ultimately, it comes down to human touch: selecting the CBD hemp buds, choosing the right time to harvest, and assessing the texture as the product emerges from the filter bags. These decisions can\u2019t be automated. They\u2019re learned through experience\u2014over the course of years. <\/p>\n\n
What comes off a standardized production line may be acceptable, consistent, and uniform. What comes out of an artisanal workshop may be exceptional. That\u2019s the difference\u2014nothing else. <\/p>\n\n
Switzerland does not have the same history with hemp as Morocco or Nepal. But it has two advantages that few countries combine: favorable regulations and a network of CBD hemp producers that is among the most reputable in Europe. <\/p>\n\n
Since the 2016 amendment to the Narcotics Act, CBD products containing less than 1% THC have been legal in Switzerland. This threshold\u2014well above the 0.3% limit in effect in the EU\u2014has opened up new creative possibilities. Swiss hashmakers have been able to work with terpen-rich CBD hemp strains\u2014biologically similar to traditional cultivars\u2014and produce resins that stand up to comparison with historic benchmarks. <\/p>\n\n
Hash Gang is part of this movement. Its workshop is located in St-L\u00e9gier-La Chi\u00e9saz (Vaud), on the edge of the Vaud Alps. Don99\u2014Master Hashmaker, with 30 years of experience in hash culture\u2014has brought the techniques he learned in Morocco, India, and Nepal back here and adapted them to Swiss CBD hemp. <\/p>\n\n
The most concrete proof of this level? The 2nd CannaSwiss Cup 2026<\/a> \u2014our Bubble Hash, as voted by consumers. This is validation from the community, not from a marketing department. <\/p>\n\n Three techniques, three distinct results. Each follows its own logic\u2014none is inherently better, and all are demanding to execute. <\/p>\n\n The CBD hemp is agitated in tanks filled with ice and water. The cold weakens the trichomes, which break off and pass through a series of filter bags (ranging from 220 to 25 microns). The result: a concentrated resin, rich in terpenes, with a texture ranging from sandy to buttery depending on the quality of the sorting. <\/p>\n\n
\n\nOur Extraction Methods at Hash Gang<\/h2>\n\n
Bubble Hash \u2014 Ice Water Extraction<\/h3>\n\n