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An American Citizen with a family is occupying a cell in a rat infested prison while his family are asking for handouts in order to survive and his country will do nothing. In fact it is his own country that is the problem, it has asked for the Philippine government to hold him in detention until he cops a plea with the Attorney Generals Office of the United States. His family is destitute and starving except for his friends help, he killed no one, hurt no one, threatened no one but as long as Obama has been President he has been entangled in a scheme of hate and pressure from Big Pharmacy because he promoted the idea that something just might be better than what was out there for mental and physical disabilities. Now Obama is releasing thousands of heavy hitters of the Narcotics Business, people that have sold Heroin/Cocaine/ in weight and carried firepower to insure their dictates. If Obama can cut loose a rat like 'Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl' who deserted in time of war, gave him a promotion and shook his hand and then let 4 High Ranking Muslim Terrorists out of prison for dealing death and bullets and not seeds, surely the old Choom man can do no less for Gypsy Nirvana.

 

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http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20160115/NEWS/160119723



Identity still unknown for man burned in hash oil explosion

Posted Jan. 15, 2016 at 1:34 PM

Grants Pass Daily Courier

CAVE JUNCTION — Authorities are still trying to identify a man who was severely burned in what investigators say was a hash oil explosion near the Illinois Valley Airport last month.

The explosion happened about 7 a.m. Dec. 21 in the 100 block of Patton Bar Road, sparking a fire that burned a home and an attached structure that the local fire chief said may have been a shop.

The victim suffered life-threatening burns to about half of his body and was taken to Asante Three Rivers Medical Center in Grants Pass, then airlifted to the Oregon Burn Center at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland.

He remains there in critical condition and has not yet been identified. Authorities said there were other people on the property when the explosion occurred, but Oregon State Police said this week there were no witnesses who could positively identify him.

An OSP spokesman said the incident remains under investigation.

Police previously said that the property is a medical marijuana grow site and that a propane tank exploded. Hash oil is an extract of marijuana. Debris was found nearly 40 yards from the home.

 

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http://abc30.com/news/honey-oil-explosion-rocks-lemoore-hotel/1163345/

KINGS COUNTY
Honey oil explosion rocks Lemoore hotel

Two of the suspects were taken to the hospital with serious burns after butane from the drug operation ignited.
KFSN
Sunday, January 17, 2016 06:24PM
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) --
An explosion rocked a Travelodge hotel in Lemoore early Sunday morning.

Photos of the scene show a window and door that were blown out by the blast.

A witness said he grabbed a fire extinguisher to put out the flames before first responders arrived. Police also took photos at the scene. They tell us four people were cooking butane honey oil in one of the rooms when the vapors ignited.

Two of the suspects were taken to the hospital with serious burns.

A third was caught after running from the scene and a fourth is still on the loose.

 

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http://lostcoastoutpost.com/2016/jan/20/explosion-eurekas-rosewood-neighborhood-hash-lab-b/

 

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http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news...cle_76d0c7de-bfde-11e5-8ca6-eb28ed832390.html

Butane fire destroys Yuba City garage



Posted: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 5:29 pm

By Monica Vaughan/mvaughan@appealdemocrat.com

A residential garage in Yuba City was destroyed by flames on Saturday following an explosion officials say was caused by fumes from a butane honey oil lab.

Butane honey oil, or hash oil, is made by soaking marijuana in butane then evaporating the butane, which is highly explosive. The fire on Saturday was at least the fourth explosion in Yuba City in four years officials suspect was caused by a lab.

Yuba City firefighters responded to the 1700 block of Franklin Avenue around 2:30 p.m. They observed remnants of a lab and called for NET-5 narcotics agents to respond.

After obtaining a search warrant, agents said they discovered about 150 cans of butane, 100 pounds of marijuana and another lab in the home, according to NET-5 Commander Martin Horan.

No one was at the residence when the fire department arrived, and no one has been arrested.

The investigation is ongoing.

Last September, three people suffered severe burns after a lab exploded on Youngs Lane in Yuba City. Six months before that, a teenager was burned in a similar lab explosion in another Yuba City home.

A butane lab also exploded in February 2012 on Ainsley Street in Yuba City and in Linda in November 2011 on Country Club Court.

 

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http://www.simcoe.com/news-story/62...nced-to-five-years-for-barrie-drug-explosion/

Orillia man sentenced to five years for Barrie drug explosion

An Orillia man was sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a drug house explosion last spring. Robert Corey Debenedictis pleaded guilty to charges of arson – disregard for human life, production of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance in December.

Justice Enno Meijers handed down his ruling Tuesday.

Debenedictis, 37, was at a Collete Crescent home March 13, 2015 with his girlfriend, Veronica Emberson, and two other men when an explosion happened.

There were eight children inside the home at the time, ranging in age from three weeks to 15 years old. A 15-year-old girl was treated for a sprained ankle after jumping out of a window.

Everyone made it out alive.

Barrie Police obtained a search warrant for the home after finding butane canisters in the street and a neighbour’s yard after the explosion. The search turned up marijuana, cannabis resin or hash and cannabis resin oil.

The four adults were sent to Toronto’s Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and a Hamilton hospital with burn-related injuries.

Debenedictis has already served 11 months of his five-year sentence. He was also handed a firearms prohibition and ordered to provide a DNA sample.

Emberson returns to court Jan. 25 and two other men remain before the courts on drug-related charges.

 

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http://lostcoastoutpost.com/2016/jan/20/explosion-eurekas-rosewood-neighborhood-hash-lab-b/

(UPDATED) Explosion in Eureka’s Rosewood Neighborhood; Hash Lab Believed to be at Fault

Hank Sims / Yesterday @ 10:18 p.m. / Fire!


UPDATE, Thursday, 10 a.m.: From the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:

On Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at about 9:30 p.m. Humboldt Bay Fire Company requested Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office respond to the 3800 block of D Street, Eureka, for a possible hash lab explosion. A 24 year old male was in the residence at the time of the explosion and was transported to a local hospital for his injuries prior to the deputies’ arrival. Deputies investigated the residence and located equipment commonly used in hash labs. The Drug Task Force was called and a search warrant was served.

Three dogs were found on scene and Animal Control responded and transported the dogs to the Humboldt County Animal Shelter. The dogs were not injured during the explosion.

The male subject was later flown to a hospital out of the area for further treatment of his injuries which consisted mostly of burns. No other structures were impacted by this explosion.

This incident is currently under investigation. Updated press releases will be issued.


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http://www.kivitv.com/news/nampa-trailer-explosion-caused-by-butane-vapors


Nampa trailer explosion caused by butane vapors
Butane is used to extract THC to make Wax


The Nampa Fire Department has determined that a trailer explosion in Nampa that sent two people to a burn unit in Salt Lake City was caused by butane vapors that ignited.

The two individuals were using butane to extract THC from marijuana to make a highly concentrated product called Wax.

The butane vapors, which are highly flammable, somehow became ignited which caused an explosion.

A total of five people were inside of the trailer at the time of the explosion.

No word if charges have been filed.

 

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http://www.kezi.com/news/Butane_Hash_Oil_Explosion_Caused_House_Fire.html



Butane Hash Oil Explosion Caused House Fire

By Grace Lim Jan. 25, 2016

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SPRINGFIELD, Ore. - The Eugene-Springfield Fire Department revealed the cause of a house fire in Springfield that sent a man to the hospital with serious burns.

A two story duplex caught on fire Sunday night, in the 2100 block of 2nd Street. Eugene-Springfield Fire says it was caused by a butane explosion from manufacturing hash oil.

Neighbors reported hearing several explosions and saw flames.

"It's pretty scary when you see a house blow up next door. Walls blow out. I mean two walls blow out. I mean that's pretty scary," said neighbor Beverly Brooks.

Springfield Police say the man inside, 36-year-old Jacob Eisel, was life-flighted to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland, with life threatening burns.



Keep the butane out of the houses, there is to many ignition points to be safe. Get it out of residential area where neighbors are put in jeopardy because of your actions, butane in an explosion reaches over 3400 degree's enough to melt steel or the fat on your body, it will kill you, your children and wife and friends standing close. It will be a life changing event that you'll never forget if you live through it.

 

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http://registerguard.com/rg/news/lo...njured-after-home-bursts-into-flames.html.csp

Springfield man injured after home bursts into flames; hash oil explosion suspected by detectives



A duplex at 2125 2nd St. in Springfield was extensively damaged Sunday evening by an explosion that destroyed much of the upper floor of one unit and sent an occupant to the hospital. (Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard)

Jan. 26, 2016

SPRINGFIELD — A 35-year-old Springfield resident suffered life-*threatening burns Sunday night when a duplex on Second Street went up in flames.

Although the cause of the fire has not been confirmed, Springfield police detective David Lewis said the fire has “all the earmarkings of someone cooking hash without ventilating the room properly.”

Many residents reported hearing explosions coming from the building just before the upper half of the residence ignited at 8:42 p.m., police said. The explosions continued once the fire began.

Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire, but the only person home at the time, Jacob Donald Eisel, was found with severe burns. He was taken to Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend for treatment, according to authorities.

Deputy fire marshals from Eugene *Springfield Fire are investigating the cause of the blaze.

Police on Monday morning said criminal conduct had not been substantiated. On Monday afternoon, Lewis said cooking hash and extracting oil is a criminal offense.

Hash oil is typically made by dissolving marijuana leaves in liquid butane and cooking it.

One month ago, a hash oil explosion destroyed a Veneta home and sent one man to the hospital.

A police line on Monday morning surrounded the Second Street home, but left open the doorway of a neighboring residence that shares a wall with the burned-out home.

The fire did not appear to damage the neighboring residence.

Children’s toys and a doll cradle were scattered outside the burned portion of the duplex. The back upstairs section of the house was ripped wide open.

A sign that read “biker babe” hung over the burned residence doorway, and another sign read “bless all who gather here.”

A pet food bowl was on the front porch. The garage door was boarded up.


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http://www.amazon.com/Wrangler-Flam...0750&sr=8-84&keywords=fire+retardant+clothing

A butane explosion or detonation will be over 3400 degree’s Fahrenheit, it will melt steel and body fat, one-second your fine and the next moment your toast and screaming. This is where just a little foresight and a few coins can save you months/years of misery and financial disaster. Take a look at some of the clothes that will help protect you though the first milli-seconds of the blast of a butane explosion. Cover exposed areas of your body from the initial explosive heat. Lots of different clothing on Amazon’s pages, lots of names that are familiar with people in the trades.

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http://ktvl.com/news/local/police-four-burned-in-third-butane-honey-oil-explosion-this-year


Police: Four burned in third butane honey oil explosion this year


MEDFORD-- Four were burned in a butane honey oil explosion in a travel trailer in the 800 block of South Peach Street around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to Medford Police. Police say this is the third butane honey oil explosion they have investigated this year.

Police say one man suffered second and third degree burns to his hands and face, and another suffered serious burns to their hands and face. A third man and a woman suffered burns, but police say they were less serious.

Police say the fire was extinguished by the time personnel arrived.

Butane honey oil extraction involves forcing butane fuel through a tube of marijuana to extract an oil substance high in THC.


Most of the burns were on the hands and face in this butane explosion, a lot of the burns in other butane fires are arms, torso. Most of the burns could be minor if proper clothing was worn, look at the fire protection gear that is available, for less than $100 you could have body protection from flash fire, with a $20 fire hood you would have no major burns on your face. Dress for the explosion that can happen, make sure there is no one else around that will sustain burn damage, no children or pets, do nothing in a residential area. Fire blankets and extinguishers are a must when the shit hits the fan.

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http://www.times-standard.com/gener...-bay-fire-revises-approach-to-hash-lab-blazes

Humboldt Bay Fire revises approach to hash lab blazes
Blue and white butane canisters (bottom right) lay outside the smouldering garage where a hash oil lab exploded on Nov. 15, 2015, near the 1000 block of 11th Street in Eureka. Times-Standard file

By Jessie Faulkner, jfaulkner@times-standard.com

Posted: 02/04/16, 9:37 PM PST | Updated: 4 hrs ago
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Humboldt Bay Fire is the first major fire agency on the North Coast to change the way it fights blazes linked to hash oil lab explosions.

The agency announced Thursday morning that it will no longer have firefighters enter burning hash labs to douse the flames; all firefighting efforts will be made from the outside of the burning structures.

“We will remain focused on searching houses and ensuring that everyone has escaped on their own or are removed by firefighters,” HBF Battalion Chief Chris Jelinek said.

The newly adopted policy borrows from a similar policy adopted by the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District in Pleasant Hill.

At issue is both the safety of the public and the firefighters, Jelinek said. The force of these hash oil lab explosions has been known to shatter windows, blow down walls and even loosen the roof from the underlying structure. What results is an unstable structure, capable of collapsing and injuring firefighters.

The intensity of these explosions comes from the use of butane, a highly flammable solvent used to extract THC — tetrahydrocannabinol — from marijuana leaves. The resulting substance, known as “shatter,” “wax,” “dabs,” or “honey,” is extremely concentrated, ranging from 50 percent to 99 percent THC. Butane leaks can ignite explosions.

Jelinek estimated that HBF responded to between eight to 10 hash oil lab fires in 2015 and two so far in 2016.

One of those was the hash oil lab explosion and fire on Jan. 21 in the 3800 block of D Street; one man was burned and investigators found a 125-pound cylinder of butane inside the residence.

“That would have leveled the entire neighborhood,” Eureka City Councilwoman Melinda Ciarabellini said Thursday.

Another concern is the practice of storing cases of butane canisters. Jelinek said that in addition to the initial explosion from the butane in the air, secondary explosions can occur when fire reaches those canisters.

“This is something we’ve been discussing internally in our department for several months,” the battalion chief said. “It’s a risk-versus-gain decision. The hazards associated with hash oil labs are too much. It’s just a matter of time before a firefighter is seriously injured.”

At the City Council meeting on Tuesday, Ciarabellini shared the details of a presentation at a recent League of California Cities Public Safety Policy meeting in Sacramento. Ciarabellini represents the Redwood Region on the committee.

At that session, she said, a member of the Anderson City Council shared information about an ordinance passed in the city of Anderson, south of Redding. The Anderson ordinance bans the sale of butane canisters within the city limits, she said at Tuesday’s council meeting, suggesting that Eureka draft a similar ordinance.

“We’ve begun the process to put something together,” she said, “and will bring it back to the council.”

In addition, HBF Fire Chief Bill Gillespie is discussing the possibility of a similar ban at the county level, Ciarabellini said. The ban would prohibit the sale of 5x butane canisters, particularly high-grade butane used in the extraction process.

“What I understand is there’s no real commercial use for this high-grade stuff,” she said.

“Chief Gillespie and I are working with the county and law-enforcement agencies to move forward and get something in place.”

Oftentimes, the labs are operated in rentals. Some rental agencies — such as Humboldt Property Management — require would-be tenants to adhere to a drug-free housing policy: no indoor grows and no hash oil labs, according to a spokesperson from the Arcata office.

Lab explosions and fires affect not only lab operators but their neighbors as well.

Jelinek recalled an incident in August 2013 when a 2-year-old boy received first- and second-degree burns when a hash oil lab exploded in a Eureka apartment. And on April 11, 2015, two labs exploded within hours of each other — one in Arcata and one in McKinleyville.

Jelinek said he was providing mutual aid to the Arcata Fire District and was one of the first responders at the site of the McKinleyville explosion.

The lab’s operator was extracting the oil outdoors, but close to a garage. The butane found an ignition source somewhere in the kitchen, the battalion chief said. As it happened, a teenage boy was standing in the doorway and described being instantly surrounded by an orange ball of fire. Fortunately, he was uninjured.

While the Arcata Fire District has not revised its methods for extinguishing hash oil lab-related blazes, Assistant Chief Sean Campbell said staff will evaluate Humboldt Bay Fire’s new approach and may follow suit.

“Obviously, our first interest is public safety and safety of personnel,” Campbell said.

Fortuna Volunteer Fire Department Chief Lon Winburn estimated the department’s firefighters had fought fires at three lab explosions in the last year or so.

“It’s something we’re aware of,” he said. “We lean more or less toward the same idea ... . We haven’t really sat down and talked about it.”

 

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Cant we all just make Rosin now? I mean, no crazy charges and no solvent. No explosions, no deaths, no dead animals, no burns on your face. Come on now...

 

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http://www.chicoer.com/general-news...lito-man-gets-10-years-in-honey-oil-explosion

Former Thermalito man gets 10 years in honey oil explosion

By Staff Reports

Posted: 02/05/16, 6:14 PM PST | Updated: 2 hrs ago
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Oroville >> A former Thermalito man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in state prison following a butane honey oil explosion that severely injured two teenagers, the Butte County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday.

The man, Brandon Qassem, 32, now of Pittsburg, was sentenced Thursday to 10 years and 8 months in state prison by Butte County Superior Court Judge Michael Deems, according to a press release.

Qassem was convicted last November of two counts of felony child endangerment and a single count of manufacturing controlled cannabis resulting in great bodily injury, according to the release.

The charges stemmed from an explosion on Nov. 30, 2014, at a house in Thermalito, according to the release. Qassem was said to have been operating a marijuana refining butane honey oil lab whose vapors found an ignition source.

The resulting explosion was strong enough to knock the house off its foundation, according to the release. Qassem’s 13-year-old nephew suffered severe burns covering 60 percent of his body. Qassem’s 15-year-old nephew suffered severe burns covering 45 percent of his body.

The teenagers spent more than two months in an intensive care unit at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Sacramento and continue to undergo treatment, according to the release.

Qassem’s wife, Angela Qassem, 30, of Pittsburg, was convicted of a single count of felony child endangerment and was sentenced to 48 months of formal child abuse probation and 90 days in county jail, according to the release.

Butte County law enforcement uncovered 31 butane honey oil labs in 2014, said District Attorney Mike Ramsey, in the release. In 2015, 56 labs were discovered.

The manufacturing of butane honey oil “has grown exponentially with the commercialization of the marijuana industry in the north state,” Ramsey said.

 

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http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20160207/NEWS/160209828



SUNDAY FOCUS: HASH OIL
Explosive extract
Hash oil popularity, regulations spur home extraction, to disastrous results
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Medford Fire-Rescue firefighters battle flames erupting from a house on Pine Street in Medford on Nov. 26, 2011. The fire was started by butane gas that ignited in a bathroom where hash oil was being manufactured. Mail Tribune file photo / Jamie Lusch
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Medford Fire-Rescue firefighters battle flames erupting from a house on Pine Street in Medford on Nov. 26, 2011. The fire was started by butane gas that ignited in a bathroom where hash oil was being manufactured. Mail Tribune file photo / Jamie Lusch
Medford Fire-Rescue firefighters battle flames erupting from a house on Pine Street in Medford on Nov. 26, 2011.Jamie Syken of Dirty Arm Farm holds up a sheet of "shatter" extracted from marijuana using a closed-loop system.The extraction process separates the marijuana resins that produce the "high." Photo courtesy of Dirty Arm Farm
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Homemade hash oil has gained more notoriety for headline-grabbing explosions than for its soaring popularity among cannabis connoisseurs.

In January alone, three Medford homes caught on fire after gases used in making hash oil exploded, injuring five.

Legitimate producers who use laboratory-grade systems to extract marijuana concentrates and their derivatives, known as “shatter” and “dabs," have been fighting against this notoriety as state and local regulators devise rules for hash oil production. Jackson County commissioners have held multiple hearings on proposed marijuana laws, including on where and how hash oil might be produced, but have yet to make a decision, said Kelly Madding, director of Jackson County Development Services.

“They’ve created a system that is so regulated,” said Jamie Syken of Dirty Arm Farm, a hash oil manufacturer in the Applegate. “The recreational (marijuana) laws are so intense, and Jackson County adds onto that.”

Syken said his partners want to invest $1 million in marijuana extraction facilities, but regulations being contemplated by Jackson County could mean that he can’t do the extractions at his Applegate farm.

The Jackson County Planning Commission has recommended that water and carbon-dioxide extraction systems be allowed at marijuana businesses on lands zoned exclusive farm use, Madding said. Other kinds of processing require more flammable types of gases, such as butane, which the Planning Commission recommends be allowed on general- and light-industrial-zoned lands.

The closed-loop system of making hash oil, which is similar to vanilla extraction, is built with safety features that contain gases and prevent the explosions seen in homes and backyards, Syken said.

Home-grown hash oil systems, on the other hand, allow the flammable gases to escape, which can ignite with the tiniest spark if not properly ventilated. Hundreds of YouTube videos demonstrate how hash oil can be extracted at home with a few simple ingredients, including a large canister of butane or propane gas. The gas essentially leaches the active ingredients out of the marijuana flowers. Sometimes home-grown extractors attempt to heat up the mixture to get rid of the residual butane, a technique that also can cause fires.

Under Ballot Measure 91, which legalized marijuana in Oregon, home extraction is banned. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission is working on regulatory standards for the production of marijuana extracts by licensed producers.

Despite the ban, many local residents have been attempting to make hash or honey oil at home with devastating results.

In Medford, eight hash oil fires have erupted since 2011.

Three of those fires occurred in January, raising an alarm among firefighters who sometimes have to ventilate a building to get rid of explosive gases before they can put out the blaze.

On Jan. 2, a detached garage on Hamilton Street caught fire, resulting in one burn victim. On Jan. 11, a kitchen in a rental house on Crestbrook Road was damaged, but no one was injured.

On Jan. 26, Medford Fire-Rescue and Medford police responded to a butane hash oil fire inside a travel trailer in the 800 block of South Peach Street. One man suffered second- and third-degree burns to his hands and face. He was transported to Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. Three other victims transported themselves to hospitals to be treated for burns.

In 2014, a Portland hash oil lab exploded, leaving the suspect with burns and facing federal charges of endangering human life while manufacturing a controlled substance. The explosion blew out an apartment wall after the suspect lit a cigarette near the butane gas.

A 2014 explosion in Gresham left one man dead and another severely injured. The men tried to make hash oil after watching a video on YouTube.

Medford fire Chief Brian Fish said nobody has died locally but his department has dealt with several injuries.

“You can get a flash burn from the fireball,” Fish said. “Somebody jumped out of a second-story window and was injured.”

Butane, which is the flammable liquid inside a lighter, is the main culprit in the explosions, Fish said.

Even using carbon dioxide could be a problem in homemade operations, because the gas can fill a room and oxygen levels can drop to dangerously low levels, he said.

“That stuff is really dangerous,” said Karynn Fish, spokeswoman for the Oregon Health Authority. “It was outlawed in Measure 91. Don’t try this at home.”

Facilities that are regulated by the state will be tested for residual levels of butane or other hydrocarbons used in the extraction process, she said.

“The closed loop is the key to making it safe,” Fish said.

Greg Allen, owner of Rogue Valley Remedies, a new medical marijuana dispensary on South Pacific Highway near Phoenix, said about 20 to 25 percent of his sales right now are related to cannabis extracts.

Under current state law, he can sell the extracts only to medical marijuana patients. Once sales are allowed for recreational marijuana users, he expects at least 40 percent of his sales will be for extracts.

“There are chronic smokers out there, and weed just doesn’t do it for them anymore,” Allen said.

The extracts have a far higher concentration of the active ingredients in marijuana. They’re also more portable and produce a greater “high,” he said.

Allen said he’s got a closed-loop extraction machine that uses carbon dioxide, but he hasn’t been able to use it recently because he’s just opened his dispensary.

“If it’s done correctly, it is safe,” he said. “When you do the tests, there are no residuals left.”

He said the carbon dioxide method requires a much higher pressure — 5,000 pounds per square inch — than butane, which can extract at around 100 psi.

Like Syken, Allen foresees problems with the rules Jackson County proposes for marijuana processors. He believes only a few producers will be able to take on the expense of dealing with local regulations, including paying $5,000 for a license.

“Very few extractors will be able to provide the dispensaries with their product,” he said. “I think it will be a real push to the black market.”

 

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http://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/local/crime/article59292613.html

A man and woman from Winton suffered major burns Monday night when a marijuana-oil laboratory in their home exploded in flames, the Merced County Sheriff’s Department said. Merced County Sheriff’s Department

Sun-Star Staff

A man and woman from Winton suffered major burns Monday night when a marijuana-oil laboratory in their home exploded in flames, the Merced County Sheriff’s Department said.

Four children ages 3 to 13 were in the home but were not injured, Sgt. Ray Framstad said.

Seranto Martinez, 53, and Candelaria Martinez, 33, were flown to a Fresno hospital with second-degree burns on their hands and arms. They are expected to remain hospitalized for at least several days, deputies said.

Fire erupted about 8:06 p.m. inside the garage at 7040 Myrtle Ave. in Winton. Deputies said the man was using butane to extract oil from marijuana when fumes were ignited by a candle flame in the kitchen, causing an explosion that rocked the home and separated the walls from the ceiling.

Investigators, led by Sgt. Aaron Rosenburg, seized about 60 cans of butane and “several pounds” of marijuana buds and ground plants used to extract the oil.

“They extract the oil because it allows them to take plants with average or lower quality THC and enhance that THC by concentrating it,” Framstad said.

THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, is the main psychoactive element in marijuana that can give users a high. The hash oil, sometimes referred to as “honey oil,” can be smoked or vaporized or used to make edible products.

Nine firefighters responded to the scene from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Merced County. Battalion Chief Mark Pimentel said firefighters examined the home and worked to treat the two injured residents. Firefighters remained there for about two hours.

Deputies asked for assistance from a Fresno County hazardous materials teams to clean up the area.

“These hash-oil labs are now treated the same as methamphetamine labs because of all the dangerous chemicals used in the process, which can it explode like it did here,” Framstad said.

The children were turned over to Child Protective Services.

The relationships between the two adults and four children could not be confirmed.

The Merced Area Gang and Narcotics Task Force has taken over the investigation.

Seranto Martinez and Candelaria Martinez will face numerous criminal charges, including manufacturing marijuana products for sale and child endangerment, Framstad said.

[Had a candle burning in the kitchen while cooking up their hash, what can these idiots be thinking of when they do something like this. In another story the man took a break and lit a cigarette blew his house up, injured his own children with major burns. Get this out of residential homes and apartments, no children around, no dogs or cats. Take the operation into a commercial area and use a closed system. The easy money you see will be blown away in an instant and every one will know that your an idiot just by looking at the burn scars on your face.]

 

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http://registerguard.com/rg/news/lo...sion-victim-still-in-coma-police-say.html.csp


Springfield hash oil explosion victim still in coma, police say



By Chelsea Gorrow

The Register-Guard

Feb. 9, 2016

SPRINGFIELD — A man, injured when half a duplex on Second Street exploded last month, is still in a coma at a Portland hospital, according to Springfield police.

Jacob Donald Eisel, 35, suffered life-threatening injuries in a fire that detectives believe was caused by improper ventilation of a hash oil operation. The backside of the duplex was blown off in the explosion and the residence was destroyed.

Detective David Lewis said Eisel is in a medically induced coma at Oregon Health & Science University hospital.

If Eisel survives his injuries, it will be up to the Lane County District Attorney to decide whether to file any charges related to the making of hash oil, Lewis said.

[Get butane out of the homes and apartments, to many ignition points.]

 

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http://www.northcoastjournal.com/humboldt/let-it-burn/Content?oid=3566526


The North Coast Journal Weekly February 11, 2016

The Week in Weed Let it Burn

By Grant Scott-Goforth grant@northcoastjournal.com @GScottGoforth

So many hash labs are blowing up around these parts that Humboldt Bay Fire, which services the greater Eureka area, recently declared it won't go into the burning aftermath of the explosions.

The new policy comes on the heels of several hash lab fires in the area, the most recent of which (on Jan. 20) sent a resident to the University of California Davis burn center and left "obvious signs that the explosion moved the roof off the walls," according to a press release.

In a Feb. 4 press release, the department detailed the "appalling consequences" of hash lab explosions that include massive property damage and severe burn and blast injuries, including on children.

Firefighters who have responded to these types of incidents report high-intensity fires which are difficult to extinguish, the release says. Because the blasts displace load-bearing walls, foundations and roofs, and because of the risk of secondary explosions with butane tanks and other flammable detritus, the department will no longer send firefighters inside to fight fires suspected to have started because of hash labs.

The department will continue to search the buildings for occupants, the release says, but will only spray water from the outside through open doors and windows. In addition, the release states, "If a [butane hash oil] lab explosion occurs in apartments or other multi-family dwellings we will focus our efforts on protecting other attached living units and detached surrounding properties."

Look for Insurance Companies to disallow claims for fires that have been adjudged "Hash Fires".

 

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Saw on the LA news this morning another BHOTARD struck in Commerce...