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Hey Buddy, Wanna Dab? Inside The Mainstream Explosion of Cannabis Concentrates

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A new method of smoking marijuana is taking the country by storm—and blowing up garages in the process. Get to know ‘dabs.’

Valerie Vande Panne

Updated May. 22, 2019 11:45AM ET / Published Dec. 21, 2013 5:45AM ET 
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Recently, at a pot-centered radio program, someone offered me a “dab” of butane honey oil (BHO)—a concentrated form of cannabis.

“This stuff is soooooo clean!” he mused. “You have to try it.”

Never mind that what I was being offered was thick, black, and gooey, like the dude had just dipped a spoon into bike grease. “I made it myself,” he continued, proudly pushing the baggie of black gooeyness into my face. “You’ll love it!”

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