This is the 11008th most frequent Russian word.
гашиша
"Гашиша" in English means "hashish," a drug made from the resin of the cannabis plant.
In this sentence, 'гашиша' is used as a direct object of the verb 'продавали', indicating what was being sold.
На рынке продавали гашиша в маленьких пакетиках.
Hashish was sold at the market in small packets.
Here, 'гашиша' refers to the subject of the story, used as the object of the preposition 'о'.
Я слышал рассказ о гашиша, произрастающем в далёких странах.
I heard a story about hashish growing in distant countries.
In this example, 'гашиша' is used in the context of its consumption, as the main subject of the sentence.