Herbage Having a Reflective Coating

Abstract

Herbage such as trimmed Cannabis flowers have a reflective coating that sparkles and improves shelf life. The invention includes a first coating of a first Cannabis plant extract including at least 60%-98% Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) that forms a hardened layer on the dried herbage to mechanically preserve the shape of the herbage and enables handling and grinding of the herbage. A second coating of a second Cannabis plant extract, including at least 90-99% Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCa) forms crystals, or “diamonds”, that are embedded in the first coating to improve aesthetics by reflecting light. The crystals improve shelf life by reducing absorption of light by the herbage. The weight sum of the combined coatings are in a particular ratio to the herbage. This ratio is between 1:4 and 2:1 on a weight to weight basis to cause the herbage to sparkle, to improve shelf life, and to enable grinding without sticking.

I claim: 
     
         1 . Herbage having a reflective coating that sparkles and improves herbage shelf life, comprising:
 a. herbage having a moisture content of between 4-15% and a shape;   b. a first coating of a first  Cannabis  plant extract including at least 60%-98% Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is decarboxylated, and forms a hardened layer on the dried herbage to mechanically preserve the shape of the herbage, the hardened surface enables handling and grinding of the herbage;   c. a second coating of a second  Cannabis  plant extract, including at least 90-99% Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCa), which is not decarboxylated, and which forms crystals that are embedded in the first coating to improve aesthetics by reflecting light, and to improve shelf life by reducing absorption of light by the herbage;   d. the crystals and the hardened surface of the first coating cooperate to enable handling, storage, and processing of the herbage;   e. wherein, the combined coatings are in a particular ratio to the herbage, the ratio is between 1:4 and 2:1 on a weight to weight basis to optimally cause the herbage to sparkle and improve the shelf life.   
     
     
         2 . The herbage as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the herbage is  Cannabis  flower that is ground to a desired particle size to form a smokable product, the crystals are visible in the ground  Cannabis  flower. 
     
     
         3 . The herbage as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein most of the crystals having an average grain size of less than 2.0 millimeters in diameter. 
     
     
         4 . The herbage as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein most of the crystals having an average grain size of greater than 0.1 millimeters in diameter 
     
     
         5 . The herbage as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein the ground herbage is packaged in rolling paper to form a  Cannabis  cigarette. 
     
     
         6 . The herbage as set forth in  claim 5 , wherein the rolling paper is transparent to reveal the crystals through the rolling paper. 
     
     
         7 . The herbage as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein the ground herbage is packaged in rolling paper to form a  Cannabis  cigarette having an open end, the crystals are visible at the open end. 
     
     
         8 . The herbage as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein the ground herbage is packaged in rolling paper to form a  Cannabis  cigarette having two open ends, the crystals are visible at both of the two open ends. 
     
     
         9 . The herbage as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein the ground herbage is packaged in rolling paper to form a  Cannabis  cigarette having an open end, the open end being coated with the first coating and the second coating. 
     
     
         10 . The herbage as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein the rolling paper is impregnated with the crystals to inhibit ultraviolet degradation of the ground herbage within the rolling paper, and to sparkle. 
     
     
         11 . The herbage as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein the rolling paper is impregnated with the crystals to inhibit ultraviolet degradation of the ground herbage within the rolling paper, and to sparkle, the crystals have an average particle size diameter of less than 0.3 mm. 
     
     
         12 . The herbage as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the herbage is  Cannabis  flower in the form of trimmed buds packaged in a transparent glass jar. 
     
     
         13 . The herbage as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the herbage is  Cannabis  flower in the form of trimmed buds packaged in glass jars, and the glass jars are presented in a merchandising display. 
     
     
         14 .  Cannabis  flowers having a reflective coating that sparkles and improves shelf life, comprising:
 a.  Cannabis  flowers dried to less than 10% moisture content and having a shape;   b. a first coating of a first  Cannabis  plant extract including at least 60%-98% Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the first coating is hardened to preserve the shape of the  Cannabis  flowers and to provide a moisture barrier;   c. a second coating of a second  Cannabis  plant extract, including at least 90-99% Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCa), which forms crystals that are embedded in the first coating to reflect light, the crystals both improve aesthetics by creating light reflective surface features, and inhibit absorption of ultraviolet light by the  Cannabis  flowers,   d. wherein, the ratio of the combined coatings to the  Cannabis  flowers is between 1:4 and 2:1 on a weight to weight basis to optimally make the  Cannabis  flowers sparkle and to improve the shelf life.   
     
     
         15 . The  Cannabis  flowers as set forth in  claim 14 , wherein the  Cannabis  flowers are trimmed and packaged in a transparent glass jar. 
     
     
         16 . The  Cannabis  flowers as set forth in  claim 14 , wherein the  Cannabis  flowers are in the form of trimmed buds packaged in glass jars, and the glass jars are presented in a merchandising display. 
     
     
         17 . The  Cannabis  flowers as set forth in  claim 14 , wherein  Cannabis  flowers are in the form of trimmed buds packaged in a transparent bag. 
     
     
         18 . The  Cannabis  flowers as set forth in  claim 14 , wherein the  Cannabis  flowers are in the form of trimmed buds and the crystals have an average of between 0.05 to 0.5 mm to visually mimic naturally occurring  Cannabis  trichomes. 
     
     
         19 . The  Cannabis  flowers as set forth in  claim 14 , wherein the  Cannabis  flowers are in the form of trimmed buds and the crystals have an average of between 0.05 to 0.1 mm to visually mimic average sized naturally occurring  Cannabis  trichomes. 
     
     
         20 . The  Cannabis  flowers as set forth in  claim 14 , wherein the first coating is sufficiently hard to inhibit the  Cannabis  flowers from sticking to each other during manufacture, packaging and handling. 
     
     
         21 . A  Cannabis  flower having a reflective coating that sparkles, and is capable of being ground in a mechanical grinder, comprising:
 a. a  Cannabis  flower dried to less than 10% moisture content and having a shape;   b. a first coating of a first  Cannabis  plant extract including at least 60%-98% Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the first coating is hardened so that the  Cannabis  flower is easy to grind without sticking within and fouling the mechanical grinder;   c. a second coating of a second  Cannabis  plant extract, including at least 90-99% Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCa), which forms crystals that are embedded in the first coating to reflect light, the crystals both improve aesthetics by creating light reflective surface features, and inhibits absorption of ultraviolet light by the  Cannabis  flower,   d. wherein, the sum of the combined coatings, and the  Cannabis  flower have a ratio of between 1:4 and 2:1 on a weight to weight basis to enable the  Cannabis  flower to both sparkle and be easily ground in a mechanical grinder without sticking.   
     
     
         22 . The  Cannabis  flower as set forth in  claim 21 , further comprising a plurality of  Cannabis  flowers. 
     
     
         23 . The  Cannabis  flower as set forth in  claim 22 , wherein the plurality of  Cannabis  flowers is ground and rolled into a  Cannabis  cigarette. 
     
     
         24 . The  Cannabis  flower as set forth in  claim 22 , wherein the plurality of  Cannabis  flowers is trimmed and displayed in a clear glass jar, the coatings cooperate to enable the  Cannabis  flowers to be displayed without sticking to and fouling the clear glass jar. 
     
     
         25 . The  Cannabis  flower as set forth in  claim 21 , wherein the first and second coating are applied sequentially. 
     
     
         26 . The  Cannabis  flower as set forth in  claim 25 , wherein the first coating is applied warm and the second coating is applied while the first coating is warm.