Moreno Valley Man Burned In Explosion Allegedly Caused By Marijuana Refining

CBSLA.com) ^ | November 1, 2013 1:26 PM

[BenLurkin]

MORENO VALLEY (CBSLA.com) — Authorities said Friday a 30-year-old man was burned in an explosion caused by marijuana refining.

The explosion happened about 12:50 a.m. Thursday at the Walker Terrace Apartments in the 13200 block of Heacock Street, Riverside County sheriff’s Sgt. Brian Holmes said.

When deputies arrived, the man was outside the apartment, suffering from burn wounds over his body, Holmes said.

The man was taken to a hospital for treatment. Investigators later discovered his apartment contained a lab used to extract concentrated oil from marijuana, he said.

Investigators with the sheriff’s Drug Endangered Children unit responded, discovering four children at risk from the lab and the explosion, Holmes said. The current status of the children is not known yet.

Holmes said the man was not arrested, due to the severity of his injuries, but the case will be presented to the county prosecutor for further review.

[mojo114]

Medical marijuana is coming to Connecticut. The State can’t wait to grow it and sell it to get tax dollars. So much wrong with this as the product will not be pure like back in the early 1970’s.
At the same time, cigarettes are considered taboo. It is all just so weird.

[Polynikes]

The problem with amateur cooks is a lot of them use their own product before during and afterwords. A dangerous combination. Even the “good ol boys” who use corn squeezings know better when they make a run.

[cloudmountain]

The "good ole boys" are breaking the law with their making of illegal hooch.
They WILL get caught sooner or later.

Part and parcel of their being outside the law (dumb) is that they imbibe the crud (dumber) they're not supposed to make.

I have no sympathy for them. Their wives and mothers made them what they are. Daddies weren't around, apparently. I suppose they were off avoiding the "revenuers."