SANTA FE, N.M. — A medical marijuana dispensary in New Mexico has been fined for safety violations after an explosion badly burned two workers who were making butane hash oil.
that the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration spent about eight months investigating the July 23 explosion and found a total of 12 serious health and safety violations.
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OSHA has ordered New MexiCann Natural Medicine to pay several fines totaling $13,500. Online records show that inspectors verified in January that there were no continuing hazards.
The explosion happened while the two workers were making butane hash oil, a type of marijuana concentrate derived from soaking cannabis in butane to extract THC. A report from the Santa Fe Fire Department says the blast was caused when a butane leak met with an ignition source.
In Colorado, marijuana businesses are when making solvent-based marijuana concentrates, and a for making hash oil at home using flammable solvents.
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