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Granted Patent B2
US 12,496,307 · App. 17/594,830 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Cannabinoid compositions and methods of using

Inventors: Elliot Altman (Rockvale, TN); Matthew Fuller (Murfreesboro, TN); Gheda Alsaif (Hail, SA); Shannon Smith (Murfreesboro, TN); Karen Maynard (Murfreesboro, TN); Anthony Farone (Murfreesboro, TN)
Assignee: GREENWAY HERBAL PRODUCTS, LLC
A61K31/658A61K45/06
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Patent No.
US 12,496,307
App. No.
17/594,830
Granted
Dec 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

This disclosure describes compositions including cannabinoids and methods of using those compositions including, for example, to treat or prevent inflammation, as an immunosuppressant, and/or as an anti-cancer therapeutic. In some aspects, the cannabinoid is chosen from i) CBC, CBCA, CBD, CBDA, CBDV, CBDVA, CBG, CBGA, CBL, CBLA, CBN, CBNA, THCV, THCVA, and any combination thereof, and ii) an approximately 1:1 equimolar mixture of CBD:CBDA.

Claims (23)

1 . A method of administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a cannabinoid mixture, wherein the cannabinoid mixture has an approximately 1:1 equimolar mixture of CBD:CBDA, and wherein the cannabinoid mixture comprises 1% or less of cannabinoids other than the CBD and CBDA, comprising administering an effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition for treating inflammation or autoimmunity in a subject.

2 . A method for treating at least one of inflammation and autoimmunity in a subject, the method comprising administering, to the subject, a pharmaceutical composition comprising a cannabinoid mixture, wherein the cannabinoid mixture has an approximately 1:1 equimolar mixture of CBD:CBDA, and wherein the cannabinoid mixture comprises 1% or less of cannabinoids other than the CBD and CBDA.

3 . A method of treating at least one of:

rheumatoid arthritis;

Crohn's disease;

lupus erythematosus (SLE);

Sjögren syndrome;

immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP);

myasthenia gravis;

sarcoidosis;

Addison's disease;

autoimmune hepatitis;

Celiac disease;

Grave's disease;

idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura;

multiple sclerosis;

primary biliary cirrhosis;

psoriatic disease;

scleroderma; or

systemic lupus in a subject, comprising administering, to the subject, a pharmaceutical composition comprising a cannabinoid mixture, wherein the cannabinoid mixture has an approximately 1:1 equimolar mixture of CBD:CBDA, and wherein the cannabinoid mixture comprises 1% or less of cannabinoids other than the CBD and CBDA.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein treating the at least one of inflammation or autoimmunity comprises treating or preventing a symptom of inflammation.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the subject is a mammal.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the subject is a human.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2025
From: MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
To: GREENWAY HERBAL PRODUCTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 072250/0360 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2025
From: ALTMAN, ELLIOT; FULLER, MATTHEW; ALSAIF, GHEDA; SMITH, SHANNON; MAYNARD, KAREN; FARONE, ANTHONY
To: MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
Reel/Frame 072250/0324 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THIRD INVENTOR'S NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 058423 FRAME: 0655. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST. Recorded Feb 8, 2022
From: ALTMAN, ELLIOT; FULLER, MATTHEW; ALSAIF, GHEDA; SMITH, SHANNON; MAYNARD, KAREN; FARONE, ANTHONY
To: MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
Reel/Frame 058991/0004 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2021
From: MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
To: GREENWAY HERBAL PRODUCTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 058423/0728 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2021
From: ALTMAN, ELLIOT; FULLER, MATTHEW; ALSAIF, CHEDA; SMITH, SHANNON; MAYNARD, KAREN; FARONE, ANTHONY
To: MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
Reel/Frame 058423/0655 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62840972 · Apr 30, 2019
Related Publication 20220202765A1 · Jun 30, 2022
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