Method for conducing concentrated cannabis oil to be stable, emulsifiable and flavorless for use in hot beverages and resulting powderized cannabis oil
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:
(a) extracting cannabis with carbon dioxide to produce a cannabis oil with a desired concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol;
(b) heating the cannabis oil thereby producing decarboxylated cannabis oil;
(c) mixing the decarboxylated cannabis oil with a quantity of carboxymethyl cellulose to achieve a ratio of at least
three grams of carboxymethyl cellulose to every one-half of a gram of cannabis oil; and
(d) mixing the decarboxylated cannabis oil and the carboxymethyl cellulose until the decarboxylated cannabis oil is evenly absorbed onto and/or within the carboxymethyl cellulose thereby making the powderized cannabis oil.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ratio of the carboxymethyl cellulose to the decarboxylated cannabis oil, by weight, is at least three grams of carboxymethyl cellulose to every one-eighth of a gram of decarboxylated cannabis oil.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ratio of the carboxymethyl cellulose to the decarboxylated cannabis oil, by weight, is between three grams of carboxymethyl cellulose for every one-eighth of a gram to one-half of a gram of decarboxylated cannabis oil.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cannabis oil of step (a) is extracted from cannabis.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein heating the cannabis oil during step (b) reduces the viscosity of the cannabis oil.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the cannabis oil of step (b) is heated to between 80° F. and 100° F.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cannabis oil of step (b) is heated to between 84° F. and 90° F.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the heating step is continued until the viscosity of the cannabis oil is substantially the same as light syrup.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the heating step is done by placing the cannabis oil into a heated water bath.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the heating step further consists essentially of heating the water to between 140° F.-170° F.
11. The method of claim 1 , further consisting essentially of:
testing the cannabis oil of (a) or (b) to determine the concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol as a percent by weight.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cannabis oil is extracted from Cannabis sativa.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cannabis oil is extracted from Cannabis indica.
14. The method of claim 1 , further consisting essentially of dividing the powderized cannabis oil of step (d) into separate doses of tetrahydrocannabinol as a percent by weight.
15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cannabis oil is extracted from two different cannabis strains.
16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cannabis oil of (a) has a desired concentration of cannabidiol.
17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cannabis oil of (a) has a desired terpene profile.