Nextleaf Solutions Buys Water-Soluble Cannabis Technology
Water-Soluble Cannabis Technology Cuts Onset Time by Almost 90 Per Cent – LPC
Nextleaf Solutions Ltd. announced that it has acquired water-soluble cannabis technology from an unnamed group. The parent company of Nextleaf Labs said that the new technology can be used in hot or cold liquids as well as solid and semi-solid products. Most impressively, it can reduce onset time by almost 90 per cent.
“This nanotechnology increases onset time from over 90 minutes to less than 10 minutes when consuming cannabinoids in a beverage,” said CEO Paul Pedersen in a statement.
Further, the technology can be used in shelf-stable products. This is important because Health Canada requires all cannabis edibles and beverages be shelf stable. That means the products must be able to be stored at room temperature without requiring freezing or refrigeration. (In the case of drinks, consumers can of course refrigerate them. But, like pop, it must be able to sit on a shelf for a pre-determined amount of time.)
The nanotechnology used with this water-soluble cannabis technology is based on processes which Health Canada has already approved for food use.
Big Step Towards Better Cannabis Beverages – LPC
Nextleaf Labs concentrates on producing cannabis extracts, which are then used for cannabis edibles including cannabis beverages. However, that’s just one step in the process. Water-soluble cannabis technology is a key process in improving cannabis beverages. THC is not water soluble. That means you can’t mix it into a liquid effectively. This results in particles in your cannabis beverage, which often leaves a bad taste.
That same procedure could explain how onset time is reduced. Certain medications use nanotechnology to deliver active ingredients that are not water soluble. Often, these medications require less of the drug because they are able to be more targeted to receptors. They also tend to act faster for the same reason.
Last week, Colorado companies announced THC-infused seltzers that seemed to use some sort of water-soluble cannabis technology. However, there wasn’t much mention about onset time, another large hurdle for the canna-beverage industry. If Nextleaf labs has cracked that nut, it will have solved the two main drawbacks cannabis beverages have faced so far.
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