Cannabinoid chewing gum with high intensity sweeteners
The present invention relates to a chewing gum for mucosal delivery of cannabinoids, the chewing gum includes water-soluble chewing gum ingredients and water-insoluble gum base, wherein the gum base has one or more natural resins in an amount of 10-40% by weight of the gum base, one or more elastomers in an amount of 3-30% by weight of the gum base, and one or more elastomer plasticizers in an amount of 8-50% by weight of the gum base, and wherein the chewing gum includes one or more high intensity sweeteners in an amount of 0.01 to 1% by weight of the chewing gum, and wherein the chewing gum has one or more cannabinoids.
1. A chewing gum for mucosal delivery of cannabinoids, the chewing gum comprising water-soluble chewing gum ingredients and water-insoluble gum base,
the gum base comprising one or more natural resins in an amount of 10-40% by weight of the gum base, one or more elastomers in an amount of 3-30% by weight of the gum base, and one or more elastomer plasticizers in an amount of 8-50% by weight of the gum base,
wherein the chewing gum comprises one or more high intensity sweeteners in an amount of 0.01 to 1% by weight of the chewing gum,
wherein the chewing gum comprises one or more cannabinoids, and
wherein the one or more cannabinoids comprises at least one phytocannabinoid that forms part of an extract having a content of at least 10% by weight of unbound cannabinoids and a content of terpenes and flavonoids,
wherein the one or more cannabinoids are present in an amount of 0.1 to 200 mg by weight of the chewing gum.
2. The chewing gum according to claim 1 , wherein the chewing gum comprises one or more high intensity sweeteners in an amount of 0.05 to 0.8% by weight of the chewing gum.
3. The chewing gum according to claim 1 , wherein at least 10% by weight of the one or more cannabinoids is present in unbound form.
4. The chewing gum according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more cannabinoids is located in close proximity with the one or more high intensity sweeteners.
5. The chewing gum according to claim 1 , wherein the water-soluble chewing gum ingredients and water-insoluble gum base are partly separated in the chewing gum.
6. The chewing gum according to claim 1 , wherein the water-soluble chewing gum ingredients are partly located in discrete areas of the chewing gum.
7. The chewing gum according to claim 1 , wherein the chewing gum comprises more than one layer, and wherein the water-soluble chewing gum ingredients are partly located in one layer of the chewing gum and the water-insoluble gum base is partly located in another layer of the chewing gum.
8. The chewing gum according to claim 1 , wherein the chewing gum is formulated as an extruded chewing gum, wherein the water-soluble chewing gum ingredients are mixed into the water-insoluble gum base.
9. The chewing gum according to claim 1 , wherein the taste of the one or more cannabinoids is partly masked by the one or more high intensity sweeteners in combination with one or more separately added flavors.
10. The chewing gum according to claim 1 , wherein the release rate of the one or more high intensity sweeteners is about the same as the release rate of the one or more cannabinoids upon oral administration.
11. The chewing gum according to claim 1 , wherein the release rate of the one or more high intensity sweeteners is at least 10% by weight of the high intensity sweeteners within the first 5 minutes upon oral administration.
12. The chewing gum according to claim 1 , wherein the gum base comprises less than 50% by weight of gum base polymers.
13. The chewing gum according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more cannabinoids comprises one or more cannabinoids selected from the group consisting of cannabidiol (CBD), cannabidiolic acid (CBDA), cannabidivarin (CBDV), salts and derivatives thereof.
14. The chewing gum according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more cannabinoids comprises one or more cannabinoids selected from the group consisting of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA), tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV), salts and derivatives thereof.
15. The chewing gum according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more cannabinoids comprises cannabigerol (CBG), salts and derivatives thereof.
16. The chewing gum according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more cannabinoids comprises at least two cannabinoids.
17. The chewing gum according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more cannabinoids is present in a pre-mixture with one or more sugar alcohols or saccharides.
18. The chewing gum according to claim 1 , further comprising one or more cannabinoids that forms part of a complex with cyclodextrin.
19. The chewing gum according to claim 1 , wherein the chewing gum further comprises at least one terpene that does not form part of the extract.
20. The chewing gum according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more cannabinoids comprises at least one isolated cannabinoid.
21. The chewing gum according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more cannabinoids further comprises at least one water-soluble cannabinoid.
22. The chewing gum according to claim 1 , wherein the chewing gum comprises a self-emulsifying agent.
23. The chewing gum according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more cannabinoids is comprised in an outer coating of the chewing gum.
24. A chewing gum for mucosal delivery of cannabinoids, the chewing gum comprising water-soluble chewing gum ingredients and water-insoluble gum base,
the gum base comprising one or more natural resins in an amount of 10-40% by weight of the gum base, one or more elastomers in an amount of 3-30% by weight of the gum base, and one or more elastomer plasticizers in an amount of 8-50% by weight of the gum base,
wherein the chewing gum comprises one or more high intensity sweeteners in an amount of 0.01 to 1% by weight of the chewing gum and one or more softeners in an amount of 0.5 to 25% by weight of the chewing gum,
wherein the chewing gum comprises one or more cannabinoids, and
wherein the one or more cannabinoids comprises at least one phytocannabinoid that forms part of an extract having a content of at least 10% by weight of unbound cannabinoids and a content of terpenes and flavonoids, and/or comprises at least one highly purified isolated phytocannabinoid in unbound form with a purity greater than or equal to 95% (w/w),
wherein the one or more cannabinoids are present in an amount of 0.1 to 200 mg by weight of the chewing gum.
25. A chewing gum for mucosal delivery of cannabinoids, the chewing gum comprising water-soluble chewing gum ingredients and water-insoluble gum base,
the gum base comprising one or more natural resins in an amount of 10-40% by weight of the gum base, one or more elastomers in an amount of 3-30% by weight of the gum base, and one or more elastomer plasticizers in an amount of 8-50% by weight of the gum base,
wherein the chewing gum comprises one or more high intensity sweeteners in an amount of 0.01 to 1% by weight of the chewing gum, and
wherein the chewing gum comprises one or more cannabinoids,
wherein the one or more cannabinoids comprises at least one highly purified isolated phytocannabinoid in unbound form with a purity greater than or equal to 95% (w/w),
wherein the one or more cannabinoids are present in an amount of 0.1 to 200 mg by weight of the chewing gum.
26. A chewing gum for mucosal delivery of cannabinoids, the chewing gum comprising water-soluble chewing gum ingredients and water-insoluble gum base,
the gum base comprising one or more natural resins in an amount of 10-40% by weight of the gum base, one or more elastomers in an amount of 3-30% by weight of the gum base, and one or more elastomer plasticizers in an amount of 8-50% by weight of the gum base,
wherein the chewing gum comprises one or more high intensity sweeteners in an amount of 0.01 to 1% by weight of the chewing gum,
wherein the chewing gum comprises one or more cannabinoids, and
wherein the one or more cannabinoids comprises at least one synthetic cannabinoid in unbound form with a purity greater than or equal to 95% (w/w),
wherein the one or more cannabinoids are present in an amount of 0.1 to 200 mg by weight of the chewing gum.