Christopher Ellett had been making butane hash oil for over a year, his mother told investigators, before his alleged illegal hobby exploded in his face last week, court records show. Ellett, 32, was ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Portland Fire & Rescue investigators said a man was creating hash oil in his home when the butane he was using combusted and caused a fire in his home. Christopher Ellett was ...

DENVER – The opening months of Colorado’s first-in-the-nation recreational marijuana industry have seen a rise in fiery explosions and injuries as pot users try to make the drug’s intoxicating oil in ...

Dear Gene: You’re allowed to make concentrates that don’t require butane, like bubble hash, kief, QWISO hash from rubbing alcohol, and other concentrates extracted with water. As I’m sure you know, ...

A residential fire Wednesday was most likely caused by an explosion during illegal production of hash oil, Portland Fire & Rescue officials said Friday. Portland police arrested Christopher Ellett, 32 ...

Authorities executing a search warrant Friday discovered a butane hash oil extraction system inside the garage of a Main Street home, according to an arrest affidavit. Ashland Thomas, 25, was ordered ...

>> Read more trending news Darrell Homer Desrosiers, 47, was arrested Sunday for felony first-degree arson related to the unlicensed manufacture of "cannabinoid extract," The Portland Tribune reported ...

Opponents of marijuana legalization are concerned if Ballot Measure 2 passes, Alaskans would see an increase in butane hash oil, and with that, an increase in explosions in its production, although ...

A Florida man turned himself in to deputies on Monday after blowing up his house while he was attempting to make butane hash oil (BHO) or marijuana wax on September 3. Steven Brown, 24, was with other ...