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US 2025/0000037 A1Published application
Production and use of the leaf and/or leaves and/or stem(s) and/or stalk(s) of plants of the cannabis species for consumption as a food, beverage ingredient, supplement, medicine
Ownerdavid alan heldreth, JR.inventor
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Abstract
This present invention is directed to a method for the production and use of the leaf and/or leaves and/or stem(s) and/or stalk(s) of plants of the cannabis species for animal, microbial, bacteria, fungi or human consumption as a food, supplement, medicine, beverage.
Claims13
A method for preparing a packaged cannabis leaf food product consisting of:
- a. cultivating cannabis or hemp that has more than 7% wt. % protein in the whole cannabis leaf;
- b. harvesting the cannabis prior to flowering;
- c. rinsing, chilling and/or washing the cannabis either during the harvest or within 12 hours of the harvest;
- d. sorting the cannabis leaf/leaves from the rest of the cannabis;
- e. mixing the cannabis leaves with a mixture of:
- salt, pepper, rosemary, dill, mustard seeds, coriander, bell pepper(s), cucumber(s) (pickled or not), olive(s), and carrot(s), into an acidic solution (below ph 4.6);
- OR salt, pepper, sugar, garlic, mustard seeds, all-spice, coriander, bell pepper(s), cucumber(s)/pickles, olive(s), and carrot(s), into an acidic solution (below ph 4.6);
- OR salt, pepper, sugar, red pepper flakes, pepper sauce, garlic, mustard seeds, all-spice, coriander, cucumber(s)/pickles, and hot peppers, into an acidic solution (below ph 4.6);
- AND
- f. packaging the cannabis leaf food product in an acidic solution for transportation or sale such as in a jar, bottle, bag, box, container, or otherwise.
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A method for preparing a pre-packaged cannabis leaf food product consisting of:
- a. cultivating cannabis which has more than 7% wt. % protein in the entire cannabis leaf;
- b. harvesting the cannabis prior to flowering;
- c. rinsing, chilling and/or washing the cannabis either during the harvest or within 12 hours of the harvest;
- d. sorting the cannabis leaf/leaves from the rest of the cannabis;
- e. mixing the cannabis leaves/leaf with a mixture of:
- soy sauce, pepper flakes, miso paste, rice wine vinegar, sugar, garlic, brown sugar, green onion (powder or otherwise);
- OR hot sauce, pepper flakes, sugar, brown sugar, hot pepper(s), mustard, oregano, onion;
- and
- f. packaging the cannabis leaf food product with for transportation and/or for sale and/or consumption such as in a jar, bottle, bag, box, container, or otherwise.
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A method for producing cannabis leaf and/or leaves, stem(s) and stalk(s) for use in items such as, but not limited to:
- food(s), beverage(s), alcoholic beverage(s), supplement(s), inhalation products (cigarette, vapor products, e-cigarettes, cigars, pre rolls, joints, pipe mixes, hookah), recreational products or medicine(s) consisting of any mixture of the following steps:
- a) Cultivating cannabis
- b) Harvesting cannabis leaf and/or leaves and/or stem(s) and/or stalk(s) prior to flowering;
- c) rinsing and/or chilling and/or washing and/or the cannabis leaf and/or leaves and/or stem(s) and/or stalk(s) either during harvest/within 12 hours of harvest;
- d) further preparing the cannabis leaf and/or leaves and/or stem(s) and/or stalk(s) for packaging according to current good manufacturing processes (CGMP) and/or FDA guidance;
- e) sorting the cannabis leaf and/or leaves and/or stem(s) and/or stalk(s) into plant parts and/or by quality and/or by intended use;
- f) Mixing cannabis leaf and/or leaves and/or stem(s) and/or stalk(s) with any single item or a mixture of items from this list:
- food ingredients, food additives, supplements, medicines, preservatives, essential oils, flavors, nano technology, encapsulation, beta glucan particles, chitosan, yeast extract, surfactants, binders and other compounds to increase efficiency, availability, release lifespan, release speed among other parameters;
- AND
- g) Packing/packaging for transport and/or shipping and/or manufacturing and/or sale and/or consumption.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.