4. Cannabis Flower and Medicine
• Cannabinoid ratios and concentrations show little variability
• Terpene ratios and concentrations show strong variability
Cannabinoid Chemotaxonomy: DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-31120-2
Terpene Chemovars: DOI: 10.1089/can.2016.0040
Gorilla Glue Sour Diesel
Cookies
Sour Tangie
Lemonade Haze
5. Drying and Curing
• Drying room conditions influence on terpenes
30%
Drying
Conditions
Slower
Faster
Air
Vacuum
N2
Ar
Long Term
Storage
20%
CO2
Storage
Atmosphere
6. Drying and Curing
• Drying room conditions influence on terpenes
• Storage time influences on cannabinoids
• Drying room conditions influence on terpenes
• Storage time influences on cannabinoids
• Curing Gases influence on terpene ratios
30%
Drying
Conditions
Slower
Faster
Air
Vacuum
N2
Ar
Long Term
Storage
20%
CO2
Storage
Atmosphere
7. Drying and Curing
• Drying room conditions influence on terpenes
• Storage time influences on cannabinoids
• Curing Gases influence on terpene ratios
30%
Drying
Conditions
Slower
Faster
Air
Vacuum
N2
Ar
Long Term
Storage
20%
CO2
Storage
Atmosphere
10. Extraction
• Particle size effects yield and precision
• SFE can extract terpene fractions
• SFE can extract either THCA or THC
2mm
Whole
Flower
Food
Blender
Terpenes
THC
THCA
Milling Method
Extraction Method
11. Extraction
• Particle size effects yield and precision
• SFE can extract terpene fractions
• SFE can extract either THCA or THC
• SFE can change the THC to CBD ratio
2mm
Milling Method
Extraction Method
Terpenes
THC
THCA
CBDA
Whole
Flower
Food
Blender
14. Final Product: The Blind Side
• Patient: Male, mid-30, 8 seizures per day
15. Final Product: The Blind Side
• Patient: Male, mid-30, 8 seizures per day
• CBD/THC 3:1 tincture, 40 mg/mL, no terpenes, MCT oil:
• seizure-free for 9 weeks
16. Final Product: The Blind Side
• Patient: Male, mid-30, 8 seizures per day
• CBD/THC 3:1 tincture, 40 mg/mL, no terpenes, MCT oil:
• seizure-free for 9 weeks
• Next batch of 3:1 oil:
• seizures re-start immediately
17. Final Product: The Blind Side
• Patient: Male, mid-30, 8 seizures per day
• CBD/THC 3:1 tincture, 40 mg/mL, no terpenes, MCT oil:
• seizure-free for 9 weeks
• Next batch of 3:1 oil:
• seizures re-start immediately
• THC came from two different cultivars: Diamond OG and Lemonade Haze
18. Final Product: The Blind Side
• Patient: Male, mid-30, 8 seizures per day
• CBD/THC 3:1 tincture, 40 mg/mL, no terpenes, MCT oil:
• seizure-free for 9 weeks
• Next batch of 3:1 oil:
• seizures re-start immediately
• THC came from two different cultivars: Diamond OG and Lemonade Haze
CBD THC THCA CBDA CBN CBG THCV CBGA CBC
Diamond OG 300 100 15.3 0.00 0.66 1.76 0.73 0.99 0.00
Lemonade Haze 300 100 15.6 0.00 0.45 1.62 1.19 0.00 1.06
19. Final Product: The Blind Side
• Patient: Male, mid-30, 8 seizures per day
• CBD/THC 3:1 tincture, 40 mg/mL, no terpenes, MCT oil:
• seizure-free for 9 weeks
• Next batch of 3:1 oil:
• seizures re-start immediately
• THC came from two different cultivars: Diamond OG and Lemonade Haze
CBD THC THCA CBDA CBN CBG THCV CBGA CBC
Diamond OG 300 100 15.3 0.00 0.66 1.76 0.73 0.99 0.00
Lemonade Haze 300 100 15.6 0.00 0.45 1.62 1.19 0.00 1.06
20. Final Product: The Blind Side
• Patient: Male, mid-30, 8 seizures per day
• CBD/THC 3:1 tincture, 40 mg/mL, no terpenes, MCT oil:
• seizure-free for 9 weeks
• Next batch of 3:1 oil:
• seizures re-start immediately
• THC came from two different cultivars: Diamond OG and Lemonade Haze
CBD THC THCA CBDA CBN CBG THCV CBGA CBC
Diamond OG 300 100 15.3 0.00 0.66 1.76 0.73 0.99 0.00
Lemonade Haze 300 100 15.6 0.00 0.45 1.62 1.19 0.00 1.06
21. Final Product: The Blind Side
• Patient: Male, mid-30, 8 seizures per day
• CBD/THC 3:1 tincture, 40 mg/mL, no terpenes, MCT oil:
• seizure-free for 9 weeks
• Next batch of 3:1 oil:
• seizures re-start immediately
• THC came from two different cultivars: Diamond OG and Lemonade Haze
CBD THC THCA CBDA CBN CBG THCV CBGA CBC
Diamond OG 300 100 15.3 0.00 0.66 1.76 0.73 0.99 0.00
Lemonade Haze 300 100 15.6 0.00 0.45 1.62 1.19 0.00 1.06