While Butler County Children Services were removing a child from a home, they discovered a "butane hash oil operation," according to the Butler County Sheriff's Office.
Melanie Couch, 28, and Tyler Couch, 27, have been charged with cultivation of marijuana, illegal manufacturing of drugs and endangering children, authorities said.
Using butane to produce hash oil is a way of concentrating certain chemicals in marijuana.
"A drop or two of this liquid on a cigarette is equal to a single 'joint' of marijuana," according to the DEA's website.
The methods used to produce hash oil prompted the ATF-issued warnings about hash oil explosions earlier this year.
"I will continue to arrest and charge those who not only manufacture illegal drugs but especially those thugs that put children in harm's way. I am glad that this was stopped before something very bad happened," said Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones.
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