Device for delivery of smokable cannabis and manufacturing method for same
A delivery device for smokable cannabis and a manufacturing method for same with a defined active cannabis compound. Plant material from a plurality of cannabis plants representing a plurality of cannabis cultivars is harvested based on parent cultivars' active cannabis compound profile. Plant material is shredded to a size range applicable to loading into a smokable device, measured proportions of plant materials are combined to produce a mixed batch with a projected desirable active cannabis compound profile. Material is then processed, analyzed, loaded into smokable delivery device, labeled and distributed.
1. A method for manufacture of smokable cannabis device of defined active compound composition comprising the steps of:
a) harvesting flowers and leaves from a plurality of cannabis plants from a plurality of cannabis strains each expressing a different active cannabis compound profile using shears;
b) for each of the plurality of cannabis strains, shredding the flowers and leaves from the plurality of cannabis plants to produce a reproducible mesh size of between 2 millimeters and 5 millimeters in width and 5 millimeters and 15 millimeters in length of cannabis plant material able to be loaded into a cylindrical smokable tube using a shredding device;
c) assaying the shredded cannabis plant material to confirm the active cannabis compound profile in each of the plurality of cannabis strains;
d) combining specific amounts of the shredded cannabis plant material from at least two of the plurality of cannabis strains to produce a cannabis plant material mixture possessing a specific active cannabis compound profile using a mixing device,
e) sterilizing the mixture of cannabis plant material;
f) analyzing the mixture of cannabis plant material for residual microbial contamination and to confirm that the specific active cannabis compound profile is present;
g) loading the mixture of cannabis plant material into the cylindrical smokable tube using a loading device; and
h) toasting the cylindrical smokable tube at between 180 and 220 degrees Fahrenheit for between 3 and 15 minutes prior to packaging the tube as a finished product;
wherein the specific amounts of each cannabis strain used to produce the cannabis plant material mixture is based at least in part on the results of the analysis of the shredded cannabis plant material from each strain.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the active cannabis compounds are chosen from a set comprising delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabidiol, cannabichromene, cannabinol, cannabigerol, tetrahydrocannabivarin, cannabidivarin, delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, and cannabidiolic acid.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the active cannabis compounds are chosen from a set comprising myrcene, α pinene, ocimene, terpineol, beta-caryophyllene, linalool, limonene, terpinolene, valencene, geraniol, phellandrene, carene, terpinene, fenchol, borneol, bisabolol, phytol, camphene, sabinene, camphor, isoborneol, menthol, cedrene, nerolidol, guaiol, isopulegol, geranyl, cymene, and eucalyptol.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the steps of adding a measured quantity of at least one exogenous active cannabis compound the mixture of cannabis plant material and retesting the mixture to achieve a desired potency standard prior to loading the mixture into the cylindrical smokable tube.