Sheriff's deputies in Harlan County, tell us, they were responding to a domestic complaint, when they came across something they had never seen before.

It's a drug, new to this region, and they later realized what they found, was worth more than just a few bucks.

They say, had they not found it, it could have quickly spread throughout Southeastern Kentucky

It's relatively unheard-of in Eastern Kentucky.

"I've been policing for nearly 30 years, and it's something I've not seen,” said Harlan County Sheriff, Leslie “Smitty” Smith.

It's, marijuana, but much different than the traditional drug, and far more potent.

"Normal marijuana would have something around a 12% THC level. This would have a level of around 60-80% THC level, which is 'Super Marijuana' really,” said Harlan County Deputy Sheriff, Winston Yeary.

It's known as "marijuana wax" or "marijuana budder".

"You can eat it on bread in some form, and you can smoke it also,” said Smith.

Unlike traditional pot, it's not entirely grown in the form of a plant.

Police actually compared it more to meth, as far as how it's made.

"There's a formula where you have to cook it, and there's very strong potential of an explosion because there is heat. There's butane, you can use propane,” said Yeary.

Because of the danger in making it, it's not cheap.

"The cheapest we've seen it is $45 a gram. In California, it can go anywhere from $70 to $100 a gram,” said Yeary.

Deputies say the wax they found in the Mary Alice community was worth about $30,000.

"This isn't for personal use. This is for distribution. This is manufacture and distribution quantity,” said Yeary.

It's already a popular drug on the west coast, but it hasn't quite made its way east, until now.

No arrests have been made in connection with the drug, but police say they hope to make one soon.