Quote Originally Posted by Matt Rize View Post No, this CA law, also known as the meth lab law, is applied to bho extraction, successfully, in court. Section 11379.6(a) states: "Except as otherwise provided by law, every person who compounds, converts, produces, derives, processes, or prepares, either directly or indirectly by chemical extraction or independently by means of chemical synthesis, any controlled substance - shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for three, five, or seven years and by a fine up to $50,000" The clubs sell bho because they want $ and 'tane is all the rage right now. Smart dispensaries, like PIM, do not sell butane extracts because that is technically illegal. 99% of dispensaries do not label their BHO as a butane extract for legal reasons. My experiences with the two big dispensaries in the county involve being told specifically to never say the word butane, and to lie to the press about how BHO is made, calling it an ice water hash for the reporter." Now to answer the statement made, CO2 extracts are able to be obtained at dispensaries due to several reasons. First the law is not clear on chemicals. It falls under a food grade extraction since CO2 is considered a direct food ingredient by the F.D.A. and is in all aspects a supercritical fluid extraction using carbon dioxide is fit for human consumption when dealing w edibles. Cinnamon, clove, garlic, etc. is some foods used and since the solvent leaves no toxic residue or inflict the taste, it is a high standard extraction most method widely accepted(unless your reading this thread). I couldn't stress the importance of going green, would have on the green you extract from, and almost open your senses to bho and how easy it is to notice it from a concentrate derived using CO2. Maybe someone will try the methods I outlined here before, then report there findings. After the first confirmations will arise the pioneers, then the trend setters, followed by the late bloomers and baby boomers. When you going to catch up on this centuries way to extract? The shit's so old, it's new. Other factors include it's non-flammable, doesn't increase in the greenhouse gas...only utilizes the co2 already made from other industrial processes as a bi-product. Leaves no chemical residue, non-toxic, non-flammable, and when used w a matrix such as mmj, the qualifications for being medical aren't to far from this point. It's why I employ stainless steel extractors. It doesn't participate in any reaction for any reason. Carbonic Acid is a mutha even for being a weak acid will dissolve metals into the extract if any other material is used. Heavy metals are toxic, so if you dont use stainless steel vessels for scfe the odds are you will deposit them into the oil. Not a problem if vaped. However your problems only start arising after ingesting this over the coarse of time as to cure cancer w oral administration. Smoking isn't considered since there will be an introduction of toxins to the system in the forms of carbon monoxide, PAH's, and benzine are all present when you smoke, thus disqualifying it as a potential route of administration for medical purpose. It gets a bit deep, but we are scratching some surfaces now.