Marijuana concentrate industry blooms in Oregon
But manufacturing process, potency have caused concerns
Bend resident Tamara Brost became an Oregon Medical Marijuana Program patient after being diagnosed with cancer in 2011 . The marijuana mitigated some of her symptoms, but smoking aggravated her asthma, and edibles, which can take an hour or more to kick in, didn’t provide immediate pain relief.
From there, Brost, who now works at the Bend medical marijuana dispensary Bloom Well, found marijuana concentrate, a waxy, resinous substance created by extracting the active cannabinoids in a marijuana plant using butane, propane or other gases. Concentrate, also known as extract or “wax,” is heated and vaporized rather than being traditionally smoked, which advocates say makes it easier on the lungs. Unlike edibles, it can take effect in a matter of minutes.
Concentrate lives up to its name, averaging about three times more THC, the psychoactive compound that gives marijuana users a...
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