The marijuana industry's latest 'it product': 'dabs'

[TexasTowelie]

It's become a daily occurrence. Customers visit Hugs Alternative Care, a medical-marijuana dispensary in Sacramento, Calif., and ask for "dabs."

They are referring to butane hash oil, an especially potent form of marijuana, also known as "honey," "honey oil," "wax" or "earwax" because of its sticky, amber-colored appearance.

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The marijuana industry's latest "it product," dabs has been moving from the fringe into mainstream consciousness for years, although many card-carrying medicinal-marijuana users and even some law-enforcement officials know little about it.

High Times magazine featured dabs on its July cover, teasing it as "pot's most powerful high." Vice -- the media company that recently accompanied Dennis Rodman on a diplomatic trip to North Korea to meet Kim Jong-un -- has released a mini-documentary on the subject.

More at http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2013/aug/12/marijuana-industrys-latest-it-product-dabs/ .

[bravenak]

1. It's sooooo awesome!!

Found it like two years ago. They're doing caviar weed right now.

[Link Speed]

2. The butane crap is like shake-and-bake meth - cheap stuff

CO2-extracted oil is far superior.

Out here, rarely a week goes by that some fool doesn't roast himself after downloading a YouTube and trying a bit of butane extraction.

[tridim]

3. Bubble hash is far superior too IMO.

Butane extraction is pretty dangerous.

[Bay Boy]

4. From a marketing perspective I would say...

...drop the name 'earwax'. Gross.

[SCVDem]

5. I miss the point

As potency goes up you use less.

You can only get so high.

[TexasTowelie]

6. Yes, less is used which means the following:

The user inhales less product that doesn't result in a high
Less room need to transport the material (there is convenience of having a small vial versus a large sack)
Possible cost savings (I'm not certain though since I'm not familiar with price)

[SCVDem]

7. Think of it like this.

Hard liquor or beer.

One gets you drunk using less product.

As far as transport, we idolize the rumrunners.

Today we call it NASCAR.

Look up Junior Johnson.