Optimizing volatile entourages in dry flowering plant mixtures
Novel fragrant and flavorful Cannabis plant products with defined chemistry customized to provide a desired, consistent and stable Entourage of Interest (EOI) and processes for making and using the same are provided.
1 . A fragrant and flavorful Cannabis plant product with a formulation comprising a mixture of (a) dried and chopped plant material from one or more Cannabis plant types, and (b) an Entourage of Interest (EOI) extract from one or more Cannabis plant types comprising one or more lipids, and one or more fragrant and flavorful compounds, wherein the one or more fragrant and flavorful compounds include one or more terpenes, and wherein at least 50% of the one or more terpenes are stably maintained in the Cannabis plant product when the plant product is stored at room temperature for 30 days or longer.
2 . The fragrant and flavorful cannabis plant product of claim 1 , wherein the EOI extract includes THCa and the EOI extract that has been treated to reduce the amount of THCa resulting in a THCa-reduced EOI extract.
3 . The fragrant and flavorful cannabis plant product of claim 1 , wherein the EOI extract, the dried and chopped plant material substrate or the cannabis plant product is supplemented with THCa or THC.
4 . The fragrant and flavorful cannabis plant product of claim 3 , wherein the cannabis plant product is supplemented with crystalline THCa and/or a cannabinoid isolate or distillate.
5 . The fragrant and flavorful cannabis plant product of claim 1 , wherein the cannabis plant type is a marijuana cultivar selected from the group consisting of Cannabis sativa subsp. sativa var. sativa, Cannabis sativa subsp. sativa var. spontanea, Cannabis sativa subsp. indica var. indica, Cannabis sativa subsp. indica var. afghanica, Cannabis sativa subsp. indica var. himalayensis , and Cannabis sativa subsp. indica var. asperrima.
6 . The fragrant and flavorful cannabis plant product of claim 1 , wherein at least 70%, of the one or more terpenes in the cannabis plant product are stably maintained for at least 30 days when stored at room temperature.
7 . The fragrant and flavorful cannabis plant product of claim 1 , wherein the one or more terpenes comprise monoterpenes, diterpenes and/or sesquiterpenes.
8 . The fragrant and flavorful cannabis plant product of claim 1 , wherein the cannabis plant product is supplemented with fragrant and flavorful compounds.
9 . The fragrant and flavorful cannabis plant product of claim 1 , wherein the total cannabinoid content in the cannabis plant product is from about 0.1% to 45% cannabinoids.
10 . The fragrant and flavorful cannabis plant product of claim 7 , wherein the one or more terpenes in the cannabis plant product include one or more of β-caryophyllene, β-myrcene, limonene, linalool, α-humulene, β-pinene, α-pinene, α-bisabolol, α-terpinene, β-ocimene, camphene, caryophyllene oxide, cis-nerolidol, γ-3-carene, eucalyptol, γ-terpinene, geraniol, ocimene, (−)-guaiol, (−)-isopulegol, p-cymene, terpinolene, trans-nerolidol, gerol, geranyl acetate, α-terpineol, α-phellanderene, sabinene, thymol, cedrene, cedrol, fenchol, valencene, α-thujene, and cymene.
11 . The fragrant and flavorful cannabis plant product of claim 10 , wherein the total monoterpene content in the cannabis plant product is from 1% to 10%.
12 . The fragrant and flavorful cannabis plant product of claim 7 , wherein the total sesquiterpene content in the cannabis plant product is less than 2%.
13 . The fragrant and flavorful cannabis plant product of claim 1 , further comprising from about 0.2 to 4.0% micro pulverized cannabis leaf.
14 . The fragrant and flavorful cannabis plant product of claim 1 , wherein the dried and chopped plant material further comprises one or more of hops, basil, mimosa, passion flower, corn silk, rose petals, lotus leaf, licorice root, jasmine, ginseng, red clover flowers, bergamot, lemon, lime, sweet orange, tangerine, mandarin, cinnamon bark, citronella, lemongrass, petitgrain, palmarosa, patchouli leaves, geranium, lavender, rosemary, spike lavender, ginger, vetiver, jasmine, neroli (orange blossom), and ylang-ylang.
15 . The fragrant and flavorful cannabis plant product of claim 1 , packaged as a pre-roll or cigarette form.
16 . The fragrant and flavorful cannabis plant product of claim 1 , wherein the cannabis plant product is supplemented with one or more powdered or liquid cannabinoids.
17 . The fragrant and flavorful cannabis plant product of claim 8 , wherein the cannabis plant product is supplemented with one or more powdered or liquid cannabinoids.
18 . A fragrant and flavorful Cannabis plant product with a formulation having defined chemistry comprising a mixture of (a) dried and chopped plant material from a marijuana cultivar, and (b) an Entourage of Interest (EOI) extract comprising fragrant and flavorful compounds, wherein the fragrant and flavorful compounds are stably maintained in the Cannabis plant product when the plant product is stored at room temperature for 30 days or longer, wherein the marijuana cultivar is Cannabis sativa subsp. indica var. indica , and wherein the fragrant and flavorful compounds include limonene and myrcene, wherein at least 50% of the limonene and myrcene in the cannabis plant product are stably maintained for at least 30 days when stored at room temperature.
19 . The fragrant and flavorful cannabis plant product of claim 18 , wherein the EOI extract includes THCa and the EOI extract that has been treated to reduce the amount of THCa resulting in a THCa-reduced EOI extract.
20 . The fragrant and flavorful cannabis plant product of claim 18 , wherein the EOI extract, the dried and chopped plant material substrate or the cannabis plant product is supplemented with THCa or THC.
21 . The fragrant and flavorful cannabis plant product of claim 20 , wherein the cannabis plant product is supplemented with crystalline THCa and/or a cannabinoid isolate or distillate.
22 . The fragrant and flavorful cannabis plant product of claim 18 , packaged as a pre-roll or cigarette form.
23 . The fragrant and flavorful cannabis plant product of claim 1 , wherein at least 90% of the one or more terpenes in the cannabis plant product are stably maintained for at least 30 days when stored at room temperature.
24 . The fragrant and flavorful cannabis plant product of claim 18 , wherein at least 70% of the limonene and myrcene in the cannabis plant product are stably maintained for at least 30 days when stored at room temperature.
25 . The fragrant and flavorful cannabis plant product of claim 18 , wherein at least 90% of the limonene and myrcene in the cannabis plant product are stably maintained for at least 30 days when stored at room temperature.