A search warrant executed north of Marcola by Lane County Sheriff’s Office deputies Tuesday, Dec. 9, led to the discovery of an illegal extraction lab for butane hash oil, or BHO, the sheriff’s office said.
Detectives over the past year received information linking a 51-year-old Marcola man to a BHO extraction lab, the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
Such homemade labs are illegal under state law. The extracts are said to be a highly potent form of THC. The sheriff’s office said the extraction process has been linked to explosions and fires in Lane County…