Cannabinoid pouch
View Patent ↗A pouch designed for administration of an active ingredient in the oral cavity is disclosed, the pouch containing an amount of one or more cannabinoids. Also, pouches for use as a medicament, for use in alleviation of pain, and for use in mitigation of appetite deficiency are disclosed. Further, a method of alleviation of pain and a method of mitigation of appetite deficiency using the pouch are disclosed.
1. A pouch designed for administration of an active ingredient in the oral cavity, the pouch containing a matrix composition comprising:
powdered granules comprising
one or more cannabinoids and
a water soluble composition, wherein the one or more cannabinoids is released from the matrix composition within 10 minutes.
2. The pouch according to claim 1 , wherein the water-soluble composition comprises a water-soluble carrier.
3. The pouch according to claim 1 , wherein the water-soluble composition comprises sugar alcohol.
4. The pouch according to claim 3 , wherein said sugar alcohol is selected from the group consisting of sorbitol, erythritol, xylitol, lactitol, maltitol, mannitol, hydrogenated starch hydrolysates, isomalt and any combination thereof.
5. The pouch according to claim 1 , wherein the water-soluble composition comprises sugar.
6. The pouch according to claim 1 , wherein the matrix composition further comprises a release controlling composition.
7. The pouch according to claim 6 , wherein said release controlling composition comprises one or more metallic stearates.
8. The pouch according to claim 6 , wherein said release controlling composition comprises magnesium stearate.
9. The pouch according to claim 6 , wherein said release controlling composition comprises calcium stearate.
10. The pouch according to claim 6 , wherein the matrix composition comprises said release controlling composition in an amount of between 1 and 20 percent by weight of said matrix composition.
11. The pouch according to claim 1 , wherein the pouch comprises a woven or non-woven fabric.
12. The pouch according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more cannabinoids is physically or chemically bound to at least part of the matrix composition acting as a carrier.
13. The pouch according to claim 12 , wherein the one or more cannabinoids has been granulated with the carrier.
14. The pouch according to claim 1 , wherein the matrix composition comprises said one or more cannabinoids in an amount of between 0.1 and 50 percent weight of said matrix composition.
15. The pouch according to claim 1 , wherein said one or more cannabinoids comprises cannabidiol.
16. The pouch according to claim 1 , wherein said one or more cannabinoids comprises cannabidiol in an amount of between 10 and 100 percent by weight of the one or more cannabinoids.
17. The pouch according to claim 1 , wherein said one or more cannabinoids comprises tetrahydrocannabinol.
18. The pouch according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more cannabinoids comprises tetrahydrocannabinol in an amount of between 10 and 100 percent by weight of the one or more cannabinoids.
19. The pouch according claim 1 , wherein the pouch comprises a humectant.
20. A pouch designed for administration of an active ingredient in the oral cavity, the pouch containing a water-soluble matrix composition comprising an amount of one or more cannabinoids present in granules of the water-soluble matrix composition, and wherein the one or more cannabinoids is released from the matrix composition within 10 minutes.
21. A pouch designed for administration of an active ingredient in the oral cavity, the pouch containing:
a matrix compositing comprising
one or more cannabinoids and
one or more sugar alcohols; and
a release controlling composition, and wherein the one or more cannabinoids is released from the matrix composition within 10 minutes.
22. The pouch according to claim 21 , wherein the one or more cannabinoids have been granulated with the one or more sugar alcohols.