Method for increasing cannabinol content in a lipid-based extract of cannabis
AssigneeRaderman Holdings, LLC
InventorJoshua Michael Raderman
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Abstract
A method for modifying cannabinol (CBN) to trans-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content in a lipid-based extract of cannabis to yield a low-THC product. The method includes providing a lipid-based extract of cannabis containing THC, heating the lipid-based extract at 1 atm of pressure to 157 to 160° C. to vaporize a first portion of the THC, and converting a second portion of the THC to CBN by heating the lipid-based extract to between 130° C.-150° C. for at least 10 min. In one embodiment the step of vaporizing occurs after the step of converting to remove the trans-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol from the product.
Claims9
A method for increasing the ratio of cannabinol to trans-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol in a coconut oil-based extract of cannabis consisting essentially of:
- providing a coconut oil-based extract of cannabis containing trans-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol and having a first cannabinol to trans-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol ratio;
- heating the coconut oil extract to 157° C. to 160° C. to vaporize a first portion of the trans-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol;
- converting a second portion of the trans-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol to cannabinol by heating the coconut oil extract to 130° C.-150° C. for between 5-60 minutes under vacuum conditions to yield a coconut oil-based extract product having a second cannabinol to trans-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol ratio, and
- wherein, the second cannabinol to trans-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol ratio is greater than the first cannabinol to trans-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol ratio.
A method for increasing the ratio of cannabinol to trans-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol in a coconut oil extract of cannabis, consisting essentially of:
- providing cannabis having a first ratio of cannabinol to trans-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol and coconut oil;
- utilizing a multi stage coconut oil extraction process with the coconut oil to extract cannabinoids from the cannabis to yield a coconut oil extract of cannabis;
- heating the coconut oil extract to between 157° C. to 160° C. to vaporize a first portion of the trans-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol;
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- heating the coconut oil extract to 130° C.-150° C. for between 5-60 minutes to convert a second portion of the trans-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol to cannabinol under vacuum conditions;
- whereby converting creates a cannabis product having second ratio of cannabinol to trans-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol that is greater than the first ratio of cannabinol to trans-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol.
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