Non-tobacco non-thc industrial hemp fiber smoking article

Abstract

The present invention is a non-tobacco smoking article for consumers to use to make their own herbal smoking articles. It is a non-THC containing industrial hemp product, made with industrial hemp, cellulose and other ingredients. The product is an herbal, non-nicotine and non-hallucinogenic alternative to tobacco wraps and cigarette rolling papers.

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BACKGROUNDField of the Invention[0001]The present invention is a legal use of industrial hemp1 as a smoking article that does not contain THC. This invention employs hemp as its primary ingredient, which enables users to easily make consistent non-tobacco smoking articles using their own choice of herbs other than tobacco. The present invention provides an alternative to tobacco papers, tobacco leafs and homogenized tobacco smoking articles2 and is a non-nicotine and non-hallucinogenic product. 1 The term “industrial hemp” means stems, stalks, fibers and other portions of the plant Cannabis sativa, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. See 21 USCS § 802 (16); 21 CFR 1308.35 (Drug Enforcement Administration regulation exempting industrial hemp from Schedule 1 controlled substance controls); 68 FR 14119.2 See e.g. Sinclair, U.S. Pat. No. 7,751,730—Cigar Tube; Sinclair, U.S. Pat. No. 9,161,568—Tobacco Product.[0002]Hemp is...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention is a non-tobacco, non-THC industrial hemp smoking article that allows consumers to make their own herbal smoking articles using a variety of legal herbs. The invention is made of heavy-gauge hemp paper, which is different from regular hemp cigarette papers on the market. The hemp paper is protected by a cellophane or plastic sheet. The invention achieves improved usage and smoking characteristics by combining industrial hemp with other ingredients like cellulose fiber, methyl-hydroxy ethyl cellulose, carboxy methyl cellulose, propylene glycol, glycerol, citric acid, and triamine polymer. The combination also makes the absorbent wrap flexible and easy to roll. The methyl-hydroxy ethyl cellulose and carboxy methyl cellulose provide a flexible and easy-to-wrap wrap, while propylene glycol, glycerol, citric acid, and triamine polymer enhance the smoking experience.

Problems solved by technology

As noted above, there are numerous deficiencies in the hemp papers that are known in the prior art.

Hemp smoking articles prepared using prior inventions do not provide the preferred smoking experience for several reasons, including that the hemp cigarette papers are frequently thinner than the papers of commercially-prepared cigarettes, hand-rolled cigarettes lack stiffness and the papers lack hemp flavor.

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