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US 2017/0290870 A1Published application
Ingestible films having substances from hemp or cannabis
AssigneeScott Schaneville
InventorScott Schaneville
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Abstract
Films that are mucosally dissolvable, and containing a matrix and one or more active agents from hemp or cannabis within the matrix, are provided. The disclosure also provides methods for preparing such a film for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications.
Claims20
A film comprising:
- a matrix;
- and
- an active agent dispersed uniformly in the matrix, the active agent being an extracted substance obtained from cannabis or hemp, and comprising cannabinoids or tetrahydrocannabinol in concentration greater than about 90% and up to about 100%;
- wherein the film is mucosally dissolvable, and the film includes the cannabinoids or tetrahydrocannabinol from less than 1% to about 70% by weight of the film.
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A method of making a mucosally dissolvable film comprising the steps of:
- providing an active agent wherein the active agent is an extracted substance obtained from cannabis or hemp, and comprising cannabinoids or tetrahydrocannabinol in concentration greater than about 90% and up to about 100%;
- dissolving the active agent in a solvent mixture;
- forming a homogenous emulsion of the active agent and solvent mixture at temperatures ranging from about 70° F. to about 380° F.;
- adding a sugar polymer and additives to the homogenous emulsion to form a modified emulsion;
- casting the modified emulsion into a film, and
- drying the film.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.