Marijuana and Explosions? The Growing Trend of Dabbing and Hospital Visits

Ah dabbing, the lucrative sport of essentially setting marijuana ablaze with butane gas to extract potent levels of THC in a sickening goo- which of course, marijuana users smoke. There’s nothing like inhaling the equivalent of sticky marijuana sacks in the morning. But wait, there’s more! As the dabbing craze becomes more prominent from marijuana legalization around the country, according to Live Science, enthusiastic smokers are accidentally setting fires, creating unintended explosions, and suffering burns from “blasting-” the term given to the process of making the mixture one “dabs” with. But why dabbing in the first place?

The answer is simple, and unsurprising. By extracting THC (or tetrahydrocannabionol, the chemical inducing the high marijuana is known for) smokers are able to get higher faster. The purity of THC through dabbing increases to 80%- which not only allows pot smokers to get high really fast, but of course, become addicted to marijuana faster. And yes, 17% of marijuana users do become addicted and suffer from withdrawal when they’re denied marijuana.

Is dabbing really worth setting your kitchen ablaze? Probably not- but those are “work hazards” of production. Dabbing has become more prominent as marijuana legalization has surged a new era of how-to marijuana tutorials on the internet, originating from legalized states of course, which walk viewers through step-by-step on how to “blast” at home. Even though this process is unnecessary in states where marijuana is legal, because butane hash oil extracts may simply be purchased. But why buy it when you can do it yourself, and set your entire house on fire? According to the authors of the newly released study about dabbing, blasting is as dangerous as running a meth lab- do you remember the mustard gas fiasco from Breaking Bad?

Aside from the physical damage caused by accidental burns, explosions, and of course exposure to butane gas (death by asphyxiation is possible, if not probable by inexperienced handlers), researchers aren’t sure what the effects of dabbing are. There aren’t many studies available on dabbing, but John Stogner, co author of the new paper published by Pediatrics, told Live Science “It’s dangerous to assume the risks of dabbing are akin to [those of] smoking marijuana.”

But don’t get left out of the dabbing lingo! The extract made from users at home is referred to as “budder,” “honeycomb,” or my favorite, “earwax.” Although dabbing has experienced recent resurgence, the practice isn’t new, and was referred to as “hot knifing” at one time, according to Stogner, who spoke to a Health Day reporter.

In a press release from Health Day News, in Colorado there were 32 reported dabbing explosions in 2014- and last week, David Schultz was sentenced to nine years in prison for creating an explosion inside of his populated apartment complex in his attempts of blasting. In the beginning of the year law enforcement officials released information about teens smoking THC extracts in plain sight with electronic cigarettes. It would appear the risks of dabbing far outweigh any good we can see, legalized or not. Our advice? Stay away from dabbing, and explosions. They’re bad for you.

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