how to become a narco-state!

  In 2018 there were an estimated $10.4 billion in U.S. sales of legal medical and recreational marijuana.  That translated into 259,000 jobs, according to cannabis research firm New Frontier Data.  Some estimates project sales to reach $40 billion by 2021….

  Extracting hash oil from cannabis is dangerous because typically it requires pouring highly-flammable butane or some other volatile solvent into a cannabis-filled pipe. The butane strips THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, from the cannabis plant, which then drips down in liquid form and is collected for consumption in cannabis-laced chocolate, butter, or tea, or, more directly, in hash-oil vape pens….

  At this point marijuana is likelier to be at least partly legal in any given state than not.  Thirty-three states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico have legalized marijuana, most for medical use, and 10 states and the District of Columbia permit recreational use as well, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.  Another 13 states allow the use of CBD products (the non-intoxicating oil in the plant, usually used to treat pain and anxiety) for medical reasons in limited situations.  That leaves only four states — Idaho, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas — with no laws permitting marijuana use under any circumstances.  https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/18/marijuana-factories-explosions-safety-issues-1155850

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  Oregon's robust black market culture for marijuana and hash oils is partly driving the trend

Police in Oregon last year investigated 25 illegal BHO operations statewide, far eclipsing the number of meth labs reported by police.  Since January, police have identified 19 illegal BHO labs, seven of them involving explosions.     https://www.oregonlive.com/marijuana/2017/08/what_you_need_to_know_about_bu.html

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  So-called "butane honey oil" was available briefly in the 1970's.^[1][11] This product was made in Kabul, Afghanistan and smuggled into the United States by The Brotherhood of Eternal Love. Production is thought to have ceased when the facility was destroyed in an explosion.

  Gold described the use of alcohol and activated charcoal in honey oil production by 1989,^[12] and Michael Starks further detailed procedures and various solvents by 1990.^[13]

Colorado and Washington began licensing hash oil extraction operations in 2014.^[1]  In Canada, hash oil – defined as a chemically concentrated extract having up to 90% THC potency – was approved for commerce in October 2018.^{[19]   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_oil}

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  Hashish is a potent form of cannabis (marijuana) produced by collecting and compressing trichomes, the most potent material from cannabis plants. Trichomes are the fine growths on cannabis plants that produce a sticky resin.

  Marijuana is a green, brown or gray mixture of dried, shredded leaves, stems, seeds and flowers of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa.  There are over 200 street names for marijuana including pot, herb, dope, reefer, grass, weed, ganja, Mary Jane, boom, gangster and chronic. Sinsemilla, hashish and hash oil are stronger forms of marijuana.

It is usually smoked as a cigarette (called a joint or a nail) or in a pipe or bong. In recent years, marijuana has appeared in blunts, which are cigars that have been emptied of tobacco and refilled with marijuana, sometimes in combination with another drug, such as crack. Some users also mix marijuana into foods or use it to brew tea.

The main active chemical in marijuana is THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol). Marijuana's effects on the user depend on the strength or potency of the THC it contains. Hashish contains the same active ingredients as marijuana, like THC and other cannabinoids, but with higher concentrations.  https://www.drugs.com/illicit/hashish.html

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