The invention provides compositions and methods for the breeding, production, processing and use of specialty Cannabis.
Inventors:
Mark Anthony Lewis, Michael D Backes, Matthew W Giese
Assignee:
Inventor
Filed:
2015-06-17
Issued:
2016-06-21
Claims:
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US9370164
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A Cannabis plant, or an asexual clone of said Cannabis plant, or a plant part, tissue, or cell thereof, which produces a female inflorescence, said inflorescencecomprising: a) a tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content that is at least 3%
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b) a cannabidiol (CBD) content that is at least 3%
c) a terpene profile in which myrcene is not the dominant terpene
and d) a terpene oil content greater than about 1%
wherein the contents of THC and CBD comprise acidic and decarboxylated cannabinoids as measured by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and calculated based on dry weight of the inflorescence
wherein the terpene profile is defined asterpinolene, alpha phellandrene, beta ocimene, carene, limonene, gamma terpinene, alpha pinene, alpha terpinene, beta pinene, fenchol, camphene, alpha terpineol, alpha humulene, beta caryophyllene, linalool, caryophyllene oxide, and myrcene, and whereinthe terpene oil content is the additive content of the terpenes in the terpene profile
wherein the terpene contents are measured by gas chromatography-flame ionization detection (GC-FID) and calculated based on dry weight of the inflorescence
whereina representative sample of seed producing said plants has been deposited under NCIMB Nos. 42254, 42255, 42256, and 42258.
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The Cannabis plant, or an asexual clone of said Cannabis plant, or a plant part, tissue, or cell thereof of claim 1 wherein the plant, plant part, tissue, or cell comprises a terpene oil content greater than about 1.5%. (0)
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The Cannabis plant, or an asexual clone of said Cannabis plant, or a plant part, tissue, or cell thereof of claim 1, wherein the Cannabis plant, or an asexual clone of said Cannabis plant, or a plant part, tissue, or cell thereof comprises aTHC content that is at least 4%. (0)
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The Cannabis plant, or an asexual clone of said Cannabis plant, or a plant part, tissue, or cell thereof of claim 1, wherein the Cannabis plant, or an asexual clone of said Cannabis plant, or a plant part, tissue, or cell thereof comprises aTHC content that is at least 6%. (0)
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The Cannabis plant, or an asexual clone of said Cannabis plant, or a plant part, tissue, or cell thereof of claim 1, wherein the Cannabis plant, or an asexual clone of said Cannabis plant, or a plant part, tissue, or cell thereof comprises aCBD content that is at least 6% by weight as measured by GC-FID and calculated based on dry weight of the inflorescence. (0)
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The Cannabis plant, or an asexual clone of said Cannabis plant, or a plant part, tissue, or cell thereof of claim 1, wherein limonene is the most abundant terpene in said terpene profile. (0)
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The Cannabis plant, or an asexual clone of said Cannabis plant, or a plant part, tissue, or cell thereof of claim 1, wherein terpinolene is the most abundant terpene in said terpene profile. (0)
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The Cannabis plant, or an asexual clone of said Cannabis plant, or a plant part, tissue, or cell thereof of claim 1, wherein alpha pinene is the most abundant terpene in said terpene profile. (0)
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The Cannabis plant, or an asexual clone of said Cannabis plant, or a plant part, tissue, or cell thereof of claim 1, wherein beta caryophyllene is the most abundant terpene in said terpene profile. (0)
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A method of breeding a Cannabis plant with at least 3% THC content, at least 3% CBD content, and a non-myrcene dominant terpene profile, said method comprising: (i) making a cross between a first Cannabis plant, or an asexual clone of saidCannabis plant of claim 1 and a second Cannabis plant to produce an F1 seed: (ii) harvesting the resulting seed
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(iii) growing said seed
and (iv) selecting a Cannabis plant with a desired phenotype
wherein the resulting selected Cannabis plant hasat least 3% THC content, at least 3% CBD content, and a non-myrcene dominant terpene profile.
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A method of producing a Cannabis plant with at least 3% THC content, at least 3% CBD content, and a non-myrcene dominant terpene profile, said method comprising: (i) obtaining a Cannabis seed, cutting, or plant cell, from a Cannabis plant,or an asexual clone of said Cannabis plant of claim 1
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(ii) placing said Cannabis seed, cutting, or plant cell in an environment conducive to growth
and (iii) allowing said Cannabis seed, cutting, or plant cell to produce a Cannabis plant
whereinsaid produced Cannabis plant has at least 3% THC content, at least 3% CBD content, and a non-myrcene dominant terpene profile.
12.
A Cannabis extract from the Cannabis plant, or an asexual clone of said Cannabis plant, or a plant part, tissue, or cell thereof of claim 1.
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The Cannabis extract of claim 12, wherein said extract is selected from the group consisting of kief, hashish, bubble hash, solvent reduced oils, sludges, e-juice, and tinctures. (0)
15.
An edible product comprising the Cannabis extract of claim 12. (0)
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An edible product comprising Cannabis tissue from the Cannabis plant, or an asexual clone of said Cannabis plant, or a plant part, tissue, or cell thereof of claim 1. (0)
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The Cannabis plant, or an asexual clone of said Cannabis plant, or a plant part, tissue, or cell thereof of claim 1, wherein said plant part is selected from the group consisting of: trichomes, sun leaves, and inflorescences. (0)
