Cannabis oil extracts and compositions
The present invention provides cannabis oil extracts and compositions thereof, including cannabis oil compositions containing vitamin E, and methods for preparing the extracts and compositions. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a method for preparing a cannabis oil extract comprising eluting cannabinoids from cannabis plant material with a solvent to produce an eluate, filtering the eluate with a filter to produce a filtrate, evaporating the solvent from the filtrate with a distiller to produce a distillate, and purging the distillate under conditions sufficient to remove residual solvent, thereby preparing the extract. In some embodiments, the method further includes mixing a quantity of vitamin E with the extract to produce a cannabis oil composition.
1. A composition consisting essentially of:
a cannabis oil extract, vitamin E, and one or more essential oils selected from the group consisting of lemon oil, lavender oil, and peppermint oil;
wherein the quantity of the cannabis oil extract ranges from about 50% w/w to about 90% w/w based on the total weight of the composition,
wherein the quantity of vitamin E ranges from about 10% w/w to about 35% w/w based on the total weight of the composition; and
wherein the quantity of essential oils ranges from about 0.1% w/w to about 10% w/w based on the total weight of the composition;
wherein the cannabis oil extract contains:
a neutral cannabinoid in an amount ranging from about 10% w/w to about 95% w/w, or an acidic cannabinoid in an amount ranging from about 10% w/w to about 80% w/w; and
wherein the composition is contained in a vaporizer cartridge for pulmonary administration.
2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the quantity of vitamin E is from about 10% w/w to about 15% w/w based on the total weight of the composition.
3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the quantity of vitamin E is from about 15% w/w to about 20% w/w based on the total weight of the composition.
4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the quantity of vitamin E is from about 20% w/w to about 25% w/w based on the total weight of the composition.
5. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the quantity of vitamin E is from about 25% w/w to about 30% w/w based on the total weight of the composition.
6. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the quantity of vitamin E is from about 30% w/w to about 35% w/w based on the total weight of the composition.
7. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the quantity of vitamin E is sufficient to reduce the viscosity of the composition to a range of from about 5000 cP to about 4000 cP.
8. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the quantity of vitamin E is sufficient to reduce the viscosity of the composition to a range of from about 4000 cP to about 3000 cP.
9. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the vitamin E is obtained from soybeans or sunflowers.
10. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the cannabis oil extract is prepared from a strain of cannabis selected from the group consisting of a Cannabis indica strain, a Cannabis sativa strain, a hybrid strain of Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica , a high-cannabidiol strain, and a high-tetrahydrocannabinol strain.
11. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the neutral cannabinoid is selected from the group consisting of Δ 9 -tetrahycrocannabinol, cannabidiol, cannabigerol, cannabichromene, and cannabinol, and wherein the acidic cannabinoid is selected from tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, cannabidiolic acid, and cannabigerolic acid.
12. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the cannabis oil extract comes from flowers, buds, trichomas, leaves or mixtures thereof.
13. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the cannabis oil extract comes from cannabis buds.