Methods to convert thca into thc

A method to chemically modify cannabinoids, comprising:

• providing a composition comprising cannabinoids, wherein the composition has a surface-area-to-volume ratio of greater than 1000 per meter;
• the composition comprises at least 1 percent by weight cannabinoids;
• the composition comprises less than 15 percent water by weight;
• at least 30 percent of the cannabinoids of the composition comprise a carboxyl group;
• and the composition comprises tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA) at a concentration of at least 1000 parts per million by weight;
• heating and vaporizing cannabinoids of the composition, thereby converting cannabinoids of the composition into cannabinoid vapor within a gas phase, wherein heating and vaporizing the cannabinoids comprises contacting the composition with 2 kilojoules to 50 kilojoules of energy per gram of the composition, and the gas phase comprises less than 5 percent oxygen by volume;
• contacting the gas phase with a heat sink, thereby converting the cannabinoid vapor into condensed cannabinoids, wherein the cannabinoid vapor is converted into the condensed cannabinoids less than 360 seconds after the cannabinoid vapor is vaporized;
• at least 50 percent of the cannabinoids of the composition are converted into the condensed cannabinoids on a per mole basis;
• less than 5 percent by weight of the condensed cannabinoids are cannabinol (CBN);
• and at least 75 percent of the condensed cannabinoids lack a carboxyl group;
• and
• collecting a distillate that comprises the condensed cannabinoids;
• wherein:
• the method converts at least 75 percent of the THCA of the composition into tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) of the condensed cannabinoids on a per mole basis;
• the composition comprising cannabinoids further comprises flavonoids;
• the method further comprises heating and vaporizing the flavonoids of the composition into the gas phase, thereby converting the flavonoids of the composition into flavonoid vapor within the gas phase;
• contacting the gas phase with the heat sink converts the flavonoid vapor into condensed flavonoids;
• the flavonoid vapor is converted into the condensed flavonoids less than 360 seconds after the flavonoid vapor is vaporized;
• the distillate comprises the condensed flavonoids;
• at least 10 percent of the flavonoids of the composition are converted into the condensed flavonoids of the distillate on a per mole basis;
• and
• the condensed flavonoids comprise one or more of apigenin, apigetrin, chrysoeriol, cytisoside, isoorientin, isovitexin, kaempferol, luteolin, myricetin, naringenin, orientin, quercetin, taxifolin, and vitexin.

A method to chemically modify cannabinoids, comprising:

• providing a composition comprising cannabinoids, wherein the composition has a surface-area-to-volume ratio of greater than 1000 per meter;
• the composition comprises at least 1 percent by weight cannabinoids;
• the composition comprises less than 15 percent water by weight;
• at least 30 percent of the cannabinoids of the composition comprise a carboxyl group;
• and the composition comprises tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA) at a concentration of at least 1000 parts per million by weight;
• heating and vaporizing cannabinoids of the composition, thereby converting cannabinoids of the composition into cannabinoid vapor within a gas phase, wherein the gas phase comprises less than 5 percent oxygen by volume;
• contacting the gas phase with a heat sink, thereby converting the cannabinoid vapor into condensed cannabinoids, wherein the cannabinoid vapor is converted into the condensed cannabinoids less than 360 seconds after the cannabinoid vapor is vaporized;
• at least 50 percent of the cannabinoids of the composition are converted into the condensed cannabinoids on a per mole basis;
• less than 5 percent by weight of the condensed cannabinoids are cannabinol (CBN);
• and at least 75 percent of the condensed cannabinoids lack a carboxyl group;
• collecting a distillate that comprises the condensed cannabinoids;
• providing a vaporizer cartridge that comprises a chamber and a heating element;
• and
• filling the chamber of the vaporizer cartridge with at least a portion of the distillate to create thermal communication between the heating element and the portion of the distillate
• wherein:
• the method converts at least 75 percent of the THCA of the composition into tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) of the condensed cannabinoids on a per mole basis;
• the composition comprising cannabinoids further comprises flavonoids;
• the method further comprises heating and vaporizing the flavonoids of the composition into the gas phase, thereby converting the flavonoids of the composition into flavonoid vapor within the gas phase;
• contacting the gas phase with the heat sink converts the flavonoid vapor into condensed flavonoids;
• the flavonoid vapor is converted into the condensed flavonoids less than 360 seconds after the flavonoid vapor is vaporized;
• the distillate comprises the condensed flavonoids;
• at least 10 percent of the flavonoids of the composition are converted into the condensed flavonoids of the distillate on a per mole basis;
• and
• the condensed flavonoids comprise one or more of apigenin, apigetrin, chrysoeriol, cytisoside, isoorientin, isovitexin, kaempferol, luteolin, myricetin, naringenin, orientin, quercetin, taxifolin, and vitexin.