Abstract: A system and method is provided that includes a wearable device that measures the effects of cannabis products on users based on an algorithm that calculates biometric data received by sensors on the device. The system includes a delivery device that has a wireless connection to a third-party network that monitors their usage and compares the usage data to the use prescribed in the user's treatment plan. When the user exceeds their treatment plan the network will remotely deactivate the user's delivery device. The system will also notify the user when they have not met the minimum usage prescribed by their treatment plan. The system further provides a means for caregivers to monitor the patient's usage and remotely lock or unlock the user delivery device. A method of monitoring cannabis usage in memory impaired patients to ensure compliance with a treatment plan is provided.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for identifying the best strain of cannabis to consume in order to combat different types of stress. The system includes a recommendation network that makes a recommendation to the user based on the user's stress. The system further includes a user device, an intake device, and one or more wearable stress sensors.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus consistent with the present disclosure may provide information to growers of Cannabis plants such that Cannabis plant biomass extractors could optimize process parameters based on growing and post processing conditions of a batch of Cannabis plants. Parameters associated with the growth and processing of Cannabis, include light, nutrition, water, humidity. Each of these parameters may affect the size, density, moisture content, cannabinoid content, or other features of a Cannabis biomass. These methods and apparatus may also help farmers protect their crop from damage by mold infestation, for example or from theft. Methods consistent with the present disclosure may analyze data from a set of sensors when Cannabis plant biomass is prepared for extraction. These sensors may collect data from the processing steps of cutting, trimming, drying, and curing when Cannabis plant matter is prepared for extraction.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for cannabis concentrate selection and addition to food and beverage products. The system comprises a product network server that stores information regarding a variety of cannabis-infused food and beverage products and the concentration profile for each product. The system further comprises a smart dispenser that adds specific amounts of a chosen cannabis concentrate to the food or beverage product.

Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking seed-to-sale data of an extractable biomass are provided. The system and method comprise a cannabis seed broker, grower, extractor, product manufacturer and retailer of cannabis products. The system and method provide a plurality of sensors to gather seed, plant, extract, manufacturing, and retail data in their respective blockchains. The system and method further provide a third-party verification network, a distributed blockchain network and a user device, wherein, the identities of the cannabis seed broker, grower, extractor, product manufacturer and retailer of cannabis products may be verified using the third-party verification networking. This system and method further determine the best biomass mix along with the processing and handling techniques used to manufacture edible cannabis-infused product based on the seed-to-sale data, as well as historical consumer feedback on the taste and quality of past cannabis products.

Abstract: A method of controlled decarboxylation of active compounds at various stages of biomass extraction is provided. The method involves partially or completely decarboxylating the biomass during at least two stages of biomass extractions. The stages may include, for example, decarboxylating prior to contact with the solvent, decarboxylating the biomass during the extraction process while it is in the slurry with solvent in the extractor, or decarboxylating after extraction.

Abstract: Methods and systems for testing Cannabis vaping liquid for liquid vaporizers and vaporizer devices to ensure compliance with product quality are disclosed. The methods and systems allow Cannabis extractors to test Cannabis vaping liquids produced with the Cannabis extract by using a universal attachment couplable with a vaporizer device at various settings of the vaporizer device. The test results can be stored in the cloud accessible by Cannabis extractors, Cannabis-infused product producers, vaporizer device manufacturers, and end users so that the quality data of the vaping liquid and optimum vaporizer settings are easily determined.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for the discreet consumption of cannabis. The system includes a hot box that includes one or more cannabis provision devices to provide cannabis products to a user. The hot box further includes a cannabis safety module, one or more amenities devices, a hot box operations device, and an additional operations device. The hot box is configured to communicate with one or more user devices.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to collecting and evaluating plant growth data and to making estimates from the plant growth data. Estimates that may be made from the plant growth data identify a total volume or mass of plant matter that is projected to be yielded from cannabis plants growing at one or more farms. Estimates made by methods and apparatus consistent with the present disclosure may identify a mass or volume of cannabis concentrates that could be created by an extraction process that extracts cannabinoids from an volume of cannabis plant matter. Methods and apparatus consistent with the present disclosure may also allow a computer of a manufacturer to receive data from either a grower computer or from a computer of an extractor such that a manufacturer can arrange to purchase cannabinoid containing extracts that may be incorporated into products that may be consumed or used by a person.

Abstract: Systems and methods for supply chain management are provided that monitor an extraction process through the use of sensors, including optical sensors for hyperspectral analysis or multi-spectral analysis to determine THC and CBD concentrations of the biomass, as well as optical light sensors that track and analyze the extraction operation and correlate extraction results (e.g., amount and quality of concentrate) with specific strains and growing conditions. Such correlation may further be used to improve the efficiency of the plant breeder and grower process by way of feedback regarding what strains and grow conditions are correlated to high quality or high-efficiency extraction results.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to apparatus, methods, and non-transitory computer readable storage media that may control the operation of vaporizing cannabinoids included in a vaporizer cartridge. Apparatus and methods consistent with the present disclosure may identify contents included in a vape cartridge based on an identifier that may be scanned or read. Once the materials in a cartridge are identified, a smart vaporizer may be configured to vaporize those materials in controlled ways. In certain instances, recommended vaporization parameters may be modified based on user input. Parameters that control the heating of a heating element or the opening of a valve that controls a flow of liquid from a reservoir at the cartridge may be changed based on environmental conditions such that a user using the smart vaporizer may be able to inhale vaporized substances at preferred temperatures or flow rates even when environmental conditions change.

Abstract: Methods and systems for determining a recommended harvest date of a Cannabis biomass are disclosed. The methods and systems include a research network having a plurality of databases and a plurality of software modules stored thereon; a grower base module operable to send data to, and receive data from, the research network via a communication network; and an extractor base module operable to evaluate an extract and send data to the research network via the communication network. An optical sensor, including a hyperspectral or multispectral camera, provides current images of the Cannabis crop. An analyzer module and time-to-harvest module may be used to determine a recommended harvest date based on historical data.

Abstract: A method and system for the relief from side effects associated with the consumption of cannabis, cannabis extracts, cannabis products, or isolated or synthetic forms thereof. The apparatus comprising a sealed vessel for containing the composition, which may be in the form of a liquid, powder, tablet, topical lotion, tincture, or pressurized vapor. In some embodiments, the container is designed to be easily accessible to those under the influence of THC, provides evidence of prior use or tampering, includes child and/or pet safety measures, or other security considerations. In some embodiments, the composition may be inhaled, drunk, swallowed, or administered sublingually, topically, transdermal, oracularly, nasally, peroral, transmucosal, injection or nanoneedle, for example. In some embodiments, the composition may be designed to provide relief from the side effects of a cultivar of cannabis (e.g. Charlotte's Web, Northern Lights, etc.).

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods that monitor the quality or content included in cannabis products as those products are shipped from a source to a destination. Cannabis products consistent with the present disclosure include cannabis plant biomass, cannabis extracts, or products that contain cannabinoids. A controller at a shipping container may collect sensor data before, during, and after shipment of the cannabinoid containing product. The controller may perform analysis on sensed data or that sensed data may be sent to another computer for analysis. This sensor data may be used to identify the quality or content included of a cannabis product to see whether the quality or content of that product changed during shipment. The sensor data may also be compared to historical data when identifying preferred extraction processes or preferred settings or parameters to apply when an extraction process is performed.

Abstract: Methods and systems of adding a consistent amount of cannabis concentrate to various food products are disclosed. The methods and systems include calculating the quantity of cannabis concentrate permitted in the various food products, determining a permitted variability in the quantity of cannabis concentrate for each of the food products, transmitting the quantity of cannabis concentrate and permitted variability to a manufacturing system, applying a cannabis concentrate to a food product using an application device, evaluating the amount of cannabis concentrate actually applied to the food product, and flagging the food products that exceed the permitted variability.

Abstract: Methods and systems for quantifying a variety of cannabis concentrate attributes relating to potency of a cannabis derivative product are disclosed. The methods and systems further generate a standard index rating to be affixed to a label for a cannabis concentrates and/or cannabis-infused products. The methods and systems include an extractor network, a product labeling system, and a user device coupled via a communication network. The product labeling system operable to analyze a cannabis product and receive additional input from a user application and store information relating to a cannabis product for consumers to review.

Abstract: A system and method for providing a Cannabis product with a product label describing the onset of effects. The product label may include key consumption information such as time after consumption until the product takes effect, types of effects, time until effect subsides, effect on other functions (e.g., sleep, eating, working, reading), and best use cases for the Cannabis product. The system may include crowdsourcing data of Cannabis product effects from users to determine the effect to the average user. In some embodiments, the label may describe separate effects for users at various levels of tolerance.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methods and apparatus for processing cannabis plant matter according to a set of contractual requirements. These contractual requirements may identify a type of cannabis plant matter, a mass of cannabis plant matter available for extraction, a concentration of cannabinoids that should be included in the mass of cannabis plant matter, or other factors. Sensor data may be received that includes data that can be used to validate that the cannabis plant matter available for extraction is consistent with the identified type of cannabis plant matter. After a set of contractual requirements have been validated, the mass of cannabis plant matter may be processed by an extractor that extracts cannabinoids from the cannabis plant matter and then a bill may be sent to a computer of a customer such that payment for the extraction processing may be received.

Abstract: Systems and methods for correlating a concentrate to growth and biomass properties are provided. Desirable concentrate attributes may therefore be identified as being correlated to certain growth conditions, biomass properties, and extraction and other processing parameters Such positive attributes may include cost and ease of production, as well as therapeutic, aromatic, and intoxicating qualities. Product variables, such as terpene profiles, sensor data from growth to handling facilities, may be used to match the final products with the proper biomass source and processing methods. Such correlation may incorporate artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to identify correlations, patterns, and trends. As a result, recommendations may be made regarding how to achieve certain desirable attributes in a final product.

Abstract: A system and method for testing the potency of a Cannabis feedstock used in the manufacture of Cannabis-infused foods and beverages are disclosed herein. The system and methods can include at least one sensor capable of detecting cannabinoid compounds. The testing method can include a first test on the incoming Cannabis active ingredients to determine the incoming cannabinoid levels. The results of the first test are used in an algorithm to determine the process steps to incorporate the feedstock into the manufacture of an edible Cannabis product while maintaining a predetermined cannabinoid level in the final product.