Coveted for its quick and powerful high, butane hash oil is dangerous to produce. Blasts have sent 17 people to a Portland burn unit with serious injuries in the past 16 months, including one ...

How the popularity of the cannabis derivative hash oil -- and the apartments of people who try to make it improperly -- are blowing up across the U.S.

Around 2010, when butane hash oil hit the scene, ... People put away their DIY dab rigs and heat-gun temperature sensors and picked up all-in-one electronic devices.

Butane hash producers are being treated at burn clinics from explosions in this dangerous process, a product of California's unregulated marijuana industry.

Butane, used as a solvent in making hash, is among the more controversial substances for medical marijuana users. Experts like Westword medical marijuana reviewer William Breathes, believe butane ...

Butane hash oil or BHO: The end product of a process that uses butane to extract THC and other cannabinoids from marijuana leaves and flowers. The process typically involves placing raw plant ...