Method for conducing concentrated
A method for producing powderized cannabis oil, and the resulting powderized cannabis oil, in which concentrated cannabis oil is mixed with and absorbed by a modified starch powder, preferably maltodextrin, in a ratio of at least three grams of starch powder for every one-eighth of a gram of cannabis oil is disclosed. Further disclosed are beverages, baked goods and single-serve beverage brewing cartridges utilizing or incorporating the powderized cannabis oil to create human-consumable products that contain an emulsified, tasteless, and odorless dose of cannabis oil.
1. A method for making powderized cannabis oil consisting essentially of:
selecting a cannabis oil with a desired concentration of THC;
measuring a desired quantity of the cannabis oil;
measuring a desired quantity of a maltodextrin to achieve a ratio of the maltodextrin to the cannabis oil, by weight;
wherein the ratio of the maltodextrin to the cannabis oil, by weight, is at least three grams of maltodextrin to every one-half of a gram of cannabis oil; and
mixing the cannabis oil and the maltodextrin until the cannabis oil is evenly absorbed by the maltodextrin.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the ratio of the maltodextrin to the cannabis oil, by weight, is at least three grams of maltodextrin to every one-eighth of a gram of cannabis oil.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the ratio of the maltodextrin to the cannabis oil, by weight, is between three grams of maltodextrin for every one-eighth of a gram to one-half of a gram of cannabis oil.
4. The method of claim 1 further consisting essentially of:
extracting the cannabis oil from cannabis plant material.
5. The method of claim 4 wherein the extracting step further consists essentially of:
extracting the cannabis oil from the cannabis plant material using carbon dioxide extraction.
6. The method of claim 1 further consisting essentially of:
heating the cannabis oil to reduce the viscosity of the cannabis oil.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein the cannabis oil is heated to between 80 and 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein the cannabis oil is heated to between 84 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
9. The method of claim 6 wherein the heating step is continued until the viscosity of the cannabis oil is substantially the same as light syrup.
10. The method of claim 6 wherein the heating step further consists essentially of:
placing a heat-safe container containing the cannabis oil into a container of water; and
heating the water.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein the heating step further consists essentially of heating the water to between 140 and 170 degrees Fahrenheit.
12. The method of claim 1 further consisting essentially of:
testing the cannabis oil to determine the concentration of THC in the cannabis oil as a percent by weight;
determining the amount of a desired individual dose of THC;
determining the number of desired individual doses of THC in each gram of the desired quantity of cannabis oil;
determining a total number of desired individual doses of THC in the powdered cannabis oil resulting from the mixing step;
determining the weight of a powdered cannabis oil resulting from the mixing step that contains a desired individual dose of THC;
dividing the powdered cannabis oil into separate desired individual doses of THC, based on the weight of the powdered cannabis oil.
13. The method of claim 1 wherein selecting a cannabis oil with a desired concentration of THC comprises selecting cannabis oil extracted from a cannabis sativa plant.
14. The method of claim 1 wherein selecting a cannabis oil with a desired concentration of THC comprises selecting cannabis oil extracted from a cannabis indica plant.
15. The method of claim 1 wherein selecting a cannabis oil with a desired concentration of THC comprises mixing cannabis oil extracted from plants of two different cannabis strains.
16. The method of claim 1 wherein selecting a cannabis oil with a desired concentration of THC comprises selecting a cannabis oil with a desired concentration of CBD.
17. The method of claim 1 wherein selecting a cannabis oil with a desired concentration of THC comprises selecting a cannabis oil with a desired terpene profile.