PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING
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Abstract
The present invention provides for methods of obtaining an extract of Cannabis plant material as well as subsequent processing of the extract to provide a concentrate of Cannabis. The present invention also provides for pharmaceutical dosage forms (e.g., oral thin films and transdermal patches) that include the concentrate (or extract) of Cannabis, as well as methods of medical treatment that include administering the pharmaceutical dosage forms.
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1. (canceled)
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22. A process for obtaining a concentrate of cannabis enriched with cannabigerolic acid (CBGA), the process comprising:
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(a) contacting cannabis plant material with a supercritical fluid solvent system, at a pressure of about 750-3,000 psi, at a temperature of about 2°
C.−
70°
C. and for a period of time of up to about 8 hours, to provide an extract of cannabis; and(b) removing the supercritical fluid solvent system from the extract; wherein, the (a) contacting of the plant material with the supercritical fluid solvent system and the (b) removing the supercritical fluid solvent system, is carried out two or more times, such that the process is a fractional supercritical fluid extraction; and at least one of the fractional supercritical fluid extractions is carried out at a temperature above about 25°
C.- View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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