Pubdate: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 Source: Albuquerque Journal (NM) Copyright: 2014 The Associated Press Contact: http://www.abqjournal.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/10 HOME HASH OIL DEEMED ILLEGAL DENVER (AP) - Colorado's top law enforcement official says manufacturing highpotency marijuana oil is not legal under the state's firstin-the-nation recreational marijuana law. State Attorney General John Suthers wrote in a court brief Tuesday that the law prohibits the dangerous production of hash oil, which has caused a number of fiery explosions and injuries this year as pot users try to make it at home. Some prosecutors have been charging individual hash-oil creators with felonies, while others have not pursued criminal charges at all. Suthers filed a brief in response to a western Colorado man's contention that Mesa County prosecutors improperly charged him with a crime for manufacturing hash oil. Suthers says it's a safety issue. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom