Cannabis flowers 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.

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         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 - 26 . (canceled) 
     
     
         27 .  Cannabis  flowers having a reflective coating comprising:
 dried  cannabis  flowers having a shape;   a first coating of a first  cannabis  plant extract including tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the first coating is hardened to preserve the shape;   a second coating of a second  cannabis  plant extract, including mostly tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCa) crystals;   the THCa crystals are embedded in the first coating to reflect light, the crystals both improve aesthetics by creating light reflective surface features, and shield the  cannabis  flowers from incident ultra violet light and thereby improve shelf life.   
     
     
         28 . The  cannabis  flowers as set forth in  claim 27 , wherein the  cannabis  flowers are trimmed and packaged in a transparent glass jar. 
     
     
         29 . The  cannabis  flowers as set forth in  claim 27 , wherein the  cannabis  flowers are in the form of trimmed buds packaged in glass jars. 
     
     
         30 . The  cannabis  flowers as set forth in  claim 27 , wherein  cannabis  flowers are packaged in a transparent bag. 
     
     
         31 . The  cannabis  flowers as set forth in  claim 27 , 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. 
     
     
         32 . The  cannabis  flowers as set forth in  claim 27 , 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. 
     
     
         33 . The  cannabis  flowers as set forth in  claim 27 , wherein the first coating is sufficiently hard to inhibit the  cannabis  flowers from sticking to each other during manufacture, packaging and handling. 
     
     
         34 . The  cannabis  flowers as set forth in  claim 27 , wherein the  cannabis  flowers are ground and packaged in rolling paper. 
     
     
         35 . The  cannabis  flowers as set forth in  claim 20 , wherein the  cannabis  flowers are ground and packaged in rolling paper.