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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2022
Canopy Growth Corporation, Smiths Falls, CA;
Christopher Adair, Smiths Falls, CA;
Mahmood Azizpoor Fard, Smiths Falls, CA;
Ben Geiling, Smiths Falls, CA;
Mohammadmehdi Haghdoost Manjili, Smiths Falls, CA;
Canopy Growth Corporation, Smiths Falls, CA;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method of converting a THC-rich cannabinoid mixture that comprises at least about 20% THC into a CBN-rich cannabinoid mixture that comprises at least about 2.0% CBN. The method comprises contacting the cannabinoid mixture with a benzoquinone reagent under reaction conditions comprising: (i) a reaction temperature that is within a target reaction-temperature range; and (ii) a reaction time that is within a target reaction-time range, such that at least a portion of the of the THC in the THC-rich cannabinoid mixture is converted into CBN.