Solid Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol ( Δ9-THC) compositions

• Main Authors: SCHULTHEISS, Nathan, JONAITIS, David T, MILLER, Lloyd Steven, RIGSBEE, Emily
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 02.03.2023
• Subjects: FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

The invention relates to a solid Delta9-THC composition containing Delta9-THC and a powder former and having a molar ratio of Delta9- THC to powder former to form a flowable Delta9-THC powder. The powder former is selected from the group consisting of adenine, aspartame, caffeine, lactose, mannitol, nicotinamide, beta-nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, pipecolic acid, saccharin, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, glutamine, histidine, leucine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline, serine, tryptophan, valine, Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG), 2-Hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin (HPbCD), and Trimethyl-beta-cyclodextrin (TOMBC) and mixtures thereof. The invention also relates to methods of making a solid Delta9-THC composition of the invention. The Delta9-THC may be synthetic Delta9-THC or may be extracted Delta9-THC.