[kallisti]

Au contraire. “Hashish was derived from a word meaning “assasin “

[G8 Diplomat]

Nope: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashish

[John Valentine]

And may I note an ‘au contraire’ to you as well, sir.

I am certain that the word ‘assassin’ was derived from the word ‘hashish’ as in ‘hashishin” or user of hashish.

The substance was given to young warriors to give them a taste of the afterlife to encourage them in later battles.