Hashish Smoker (or Kif (kef, Kief, keef), Cannabis, Marijuana) - Algeria. Traditionally kief has been pressed into cakes as hashish for convenience in storage and shipping, but can be vaporized or smoked in its powder form. Kief refers specifically to the resin glands (or trichomes) of cannabis which may accumulate in containers or be sifted from loose dry cannabis buds with a mesh screen or sieve. Date: circa 1900