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ISO - 2 gets right down to the essence of things
By Kathy Foreman
You select the degree of potency obtained
You determine the product produced .
You decide how high you get
You are the alchemist
Yes, come one, come all. Be the first on
your block to own the newest appliance
for the "enlightened customer" . . . the
ISO-2.
Sold at Dirt Cheap Enterprises, . 227
N. 11th St. and Flight, 118 N. 14th St.,
this new piece of smoking paraphernalia
has become one of the hottest selling items
in the nation's head shops.
Promotional literature for the ISO-2
describes it as "a precision engineered
appliance designed to accomplish safe,
economical, efficient extraction of the
essential oils from almost any vegetable
or herbal substance . . , will positively im
prove any cannabis . , . take nonsmoke
able backyard bunk and convert it into
smooth and stimulating ISO-OIL , . . even
domestic ' wild strains of cannabis are en
riched by the ISO-2."
Potent smoke
' More simply, the ISO-2 claims to
convert any variety of marijuana (cannabis
in Latin) into hash oil through a compli
cated chemical-extraction process. Suppos
edly, even ditch weed can be made into
more potent smoke.
In all fairness it should be noted that
the ISO-2 can also be used to "reclaim
the aroma of flowers for incense, soap
making or candles." Ingredient such as
vanilla beans or cloves can be reduced
to concentrated oil forms with the ISO-2,
then used as perfume. However, Marsha
Pitts, manager of The Mills, 427 S. 13th St.,
a gourmet coffee, tea and spice shop, said
she1 was unaware that any raw materials
purchased from store are used in the
ISO-2 for scent making,
John Deatherage, buyer for Dirt, Cheap,
said his store has carried the ISO-2 for six
months and has sold thirty machines.
Deatherage said last week he received
a shipment of three ISO-2 machines
and all sold the same day. The buyer said -he
has also a waiting List for the next
ISO-2 shipment, which comes from the
Eldorado .Trading Company of Texas.
Pays for itself
Gary (Frank) Kamenicky, manager
owner of Flight, said he has had only "a lot
of positive feedback" on the ISO-2, calling
it "an amazing little machine that pays for
itself in no time." Both store spokesmen
said they have had no complaints concern-.
, ing the machine. Both also learned of the'
ISO-2 through paraphernalia magazines
such as High Times and Head.
But before you rush out and get on the
ISO-2 waiting list, you better check your
bank balance or grab a friend to share the
cost. The price tag on this "wonder
machine" runs from $175 $185.
Deatherage agrees that the ISO-2 sells
at "an outrageous price," but added the
shops have a very small mark-up on this
item. Deatherage also said there have been
rumors the ISO-2 will soon be manufactur
ed in Japan which might lead to a price
decrease.
Because of the high unit price, Flight's
owner doesn't stock the ISO-2 but will
order it for customers on request.
Kamenicky feels this selling arrangement
keeps the purchase "more confidential."
Manual included
Each ISO-2 comes wjth a 13-page opera-'
tors manual that shows diagrams of the
machine, gives a detailed explanation of
the chemical process and explains the care
and maintenance required for best results.
A simplified explanation of how the
ISO-2 works is based on a principle
developed in 1940 by research chemist
Roger Adams. Adams proved that through
isomerizations he was able to chemically
cpnvert some of" the elements, in mari
juana so they had significantly increased
in potency.
The ISO-2 professes to extract from
pulverized- marijuana, a dark-greeh-to-black-colored
oil with a greasy consistancy.
This sticky oil has a high content of the
active ingredient , of marijuana, THC
(tetrahydrocannabinol).
According to the ISO-2 manual, if the
pot is of high quality, the isomerization
only increases the precentage of THC
slightly. However, if the pot is low-grade,
the THC potency is greatly increased. The
purpose of increasing the level of THC is
simple. The higher the THC level, the more
quickly the substance is absorbed into the
body. .
Readers should be warned that if found
using the ISO-2 making hash oil they could
be charged with manufacturing an illegal
substance, a felony. 'For this reason,
Kamenicky advises those purchasing the
ISO-2 to "spread the news only among
closest friends-." The Flight store owner
said this is a good precautionary measure,
since the ISO-2, which is 24 inches high,
12 inches in diameter and weighs 15
pounds, "isn't easy to hide in a hurry."
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The ISO-2 claims to extract essential oils and heighten the potency from almost any
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ESCAPE FROM
BOGEN COUNTY
Jaclyn Smith stars as the young
wife of a ruthless political czar who
strips her of her human and legal
rights in the suspense-drama,
'Escape From Bogen County,' also
starring Mitchell Ryan and Michael
Parks, Friday, Oct. 7 on CBS-TV.
Maggie Bowman, the young wife
who flees from her husband's tyranny
only to be returned, is a virtual
prisoner of his power and insane
desire to dominate her. .
Ambler Bowman is regarded in
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immense power.
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until.Rand makes overtures to Maggie
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