Sequential Cannabis Extraction for Composition Variety
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Solution Overview
Problem
The medical cannabis industry faces challenges in generating a variety of cannabis compositions to find the most effective treatment for different indications and patients, as traditional methods of developing strains are expensive, complex, and time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
A method for producing at least two different cannabis product compositions from a solid cannabis plant material by extracting cannabinoids and terpenes at varying weight ratios, allowing for the creation of distinct compositions quickly and cost-effectively, including heating and decarboxylation steps to optimize cannabinoid content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional strain development methods are used to increase cannabis composition variety, then the selection of effective treatments for different indications and patients is improved, but the cost, complexity, and time required for production increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the cannabis extraction process into multiple sequential extraction steps, each targeting different cannabinoid and terpene ratios. Instead of developing multiple strains, the method divides the extraction process to obtain first, second, and third compositions with progressively different ratios from the same plant material, thereby achieving composition variety without strain development complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes extraction parameters (such as solvent composition, temperature, pressure, and extraction sequence) to obtain different cannabinoid to terpene ratios from the same cannabis strain. By modifying these parameters across multiple extraction steps, the method generates diverse compositions without the need for complex strain development
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional strain development methods are used to create diverse cannabis compositions, then treatment effectiveness for different patients is improved, but the time required to produce the required product increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary extraction steps that deplete the plant material of certain compounds in a controlled sequence. By conducting these preliminary extractions with specific solvents and conditions, the method prepares the material for subsequent extractions that yield compositions with different ratios, thereby accelerating the overall process of generating diverse compositions
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a continuous multi-step extraction process where each extraction step immediately follows the previous one using the same plant material. This continuous action eliminates the need to wait for separate strain development cycles, as the same material is processed through multiple extraction steps to generate various compositions in succession
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional strain development methods are used to increase cannabis composition variety, then personalized treatment options are improved, but the cost of production increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes a single cannabis strain serve multiple functions by extracting different compositions from it through sequential steps. The same plant material that yields a first composition with a certain cannabinoid to terpene ratio subsequently yields second and third compositions with different ratios, thereby making one strain universally useful for multiple treatment compositions and reducing the need for multiple expensive strains
Solution Approach 2:
The patent recovers valuable compounds from plant material that would otherwise be discarded or underutilized. By performing sequential extractions, the method recovers different compounds at different stages, maximizing the value obtained from each unit of plant material and reducing the cost per composition compared to developing multiple strains
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This method enables the rapid and cost-effective generation of diverse cannabis compositions, addressing the need for personalized treatments by varying cannabinoid and terpene ratios, thereby improving treatment efficacy and efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
first extracting from said solid cannabis plant material a first composition comprising at least 10% but less than 90% of said cannabinoid and at least 1% of said terpene
Implementation Method 2
contacting with an extractant selected from the group consisting of water, alkanols, super-critical CO2, sub-critical CO2, alkanes, alkenes, liquefied alkanes, liquefied alkenes, liquefied ethers, and mixtures thereof
Implementation Method 3
heating said solid cannabis plant material prior to or simultaneously with extracting in order to effect decarboxylation of the cannabinoid
Implementation Method 4
fractionating said first composition into a third composition with cannabinoid to terpene weight/weight ratio R103 and a fourth composition with cannabinoid to terpene weight/weight ratio R104
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AI summary
Methods for the production of different cannabis product compositions. Method for the production of at least two different cannabis product compositions from a solid cannabis plant material are described including providing a solid cannabis plant material containing at least one cannabinoid and at least one terpene at cannabinoid to terpene weight/weight ratio R100; first extracting from said solid cannabis plant material a first composition comprising at least 10% but less than 90% of said cannabinoid and at least 1% of said terpene at cannabinoid to terpene weight/weight ratio R101, wherein R101 differs from R100 by at least 10%; second extracting from said solid cannabis plant material a second composition comprising at least 10% of said cannabinoid and at least 1% of said terpene at cannabinoid to terpene weight/weight ratio R102, wherein R102 differs from R101 by at least 10%; and optionally refining said first composition, said second composition, or both.