Cannabis Wrapper for Smoking Articles
A wrapping material for a smoking article is formed from a web that includes extracted pieces of cannabis combined with web building fibers. The web has a basis weight of from about 20 gsm to about 80 gsm and a permeability of from about 10 Coresta to about 100 Coresta. The wrapping material has a natural cannabis smell and taste. The wrapping material is tobacco and nicotine free and can be used as a carrier for flavorings or aerosol delivery compositions.
1 . A wrapping material for a smoking article comprising:
a web comprising (1) cannabis material comprising cannabis leaves, cannabis stems, cannabis buds, cannabis flowers, or by-products from cannabis extraction, or mixtures thereof combined with (2) web building fibers, the web having a permeability of from about 10 Coresta to about 100 Coresta.
2 . The wrapping material as defined in claim 1 , wherein the web building fibers comprise delignified cellulosic fibers.
3 . The wrapping material as defined in claim 1 , wherein the cannabis material includes from about 10% to about 100% by weight extracted cannabis leaves or hurds, from about 10% to about 100% by weight extracted cannabis buds and/or flowers, and wherein the web includes from about 1% by weight to about 70% by weight web building fibers.
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5 . The wrapping material as defined in claim 1 , wherein the web is formed from a cannabis plant material containing less than 0.3% by weight tetrahydrocannabinol.
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7 . The wrapping material as defined in claim 1 , wherein the web further comprises a filler combined with the cannabis material and the web building fibers.
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11 . The wrapping material as defined in claim 1 , wherein the web has a permeability of from about 30 Coresta to about 80 Coresta.
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15 . The wrapping material as defined in claim 1 , wherein the wrapping material comprises cannabis extracted byproducts that have undergone an additional water soluble extraction.
16 . The wrapping material as defined in claim 1 , further comprising an aerosol delivery composition applied to the web, the aerosol delivery composition containing an aerosol delivery agent.
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20 . The wrapping material as defined in claim 16 , wherein the aerosol delivery agent comprises nicotine.
21 . The wrapping material as defined in claim 16 , wherein the aerosol delivery agent comprises a cannabinoid.
22 . The wrapping material as defined in claim 16 , wherein the aerosol delivery agent comprises tetrahydrocannabinol.
23 . The wrapping material as defined in claim 16 , wherein the aerosol delivery agent comprises cannabidiol.
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25 . The wrapping material as defined in claim 16 , wherein the aerosol delivery composition contains a blend of terpenes.
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29 . The wrapping material as defined in claim 1 , wherein the web building fibers comprise softwood fibers.
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31 . The wrapping material as defined in claim 1 , wherein the web building fibers comprise hemp pulp fibers.
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34 . The wrapping material as defined in claim 1 , wherein the web has been treated with a burn control agent, wherein the burn control agent comprises a salt of a carboxylic acid.
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38 . The wrapping material as defined in claim 1 , wherein the web has been treated with a gum.
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41 . The wrapping material as defined in claim 1 , wherein the wrapping material includes a plurality of discrete reduced ignition areas spaced along a first direction of the wrapping material, the reduced ignition areas having a diffusivity of less than about 0.5 cm/s at 23° C.
42 . The wrapping material as defined in claim 41 , wherein the plurality of reduced ignition areas have been formed by applying a reduced ignition composition to the web.
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44 . A smoking article comprising a smokable rod surrounded by the wrapping material of claim 1 .