Commercialization of Ointments Prepared using Fat By-Products from Cannabis Processing

黑鳍提取物公司(BFE)是一家经加拿大卫生部批准的位于温哥华岛的大麻提取物公司，它与位于维多利亚卑诗省的专上学院卡莫森学院正在合作一项应用研究项目，利用大麻加工的脂肪副产品进行商业软膏制备。BFE已被证明具有大规模生产高质量和高纯度提取物的能力。该项目的主要目标是评估大麻油生产产生的废物副产品是否适合用于外用药膏配方。副产品是一种脂肪物质，已被发现具有保湿性能。物理性质和化学成分将被确定。收集的数据将允许与大麻籽油进行比较，大麻籽油是护肤膏和面霜中的一种常见成分，不含四氢大麻酚(THC)或大麻二酚(CBD)等精神活性物质。然后将对配方方法进行研究和评估。Camosun College通过其应用研究中心Camosun Innovates开展工作，获得了分析化学、高效液相色谱(HPLC)和气相色谱/质谱仪(GC/MS)系统方面的专业知识，以及实验室规模的蒸馏设备，这些设备将填补黑鳍提取物确定的知识空白。总体而言，整个研究部门在确定大麻油生产副产品的增值应用方面将有所收获。

Black Fin Extracts Inc. (BFE), a Health Canada approved cannabis extracts company located on Vancouver Island, and Camosun College, a post-secondary institution located in Victoria BC, are collaborating on an applied research project to utilize fat by-products from cannabis processing for commercial ointment preparation. BFE has a demonstrated production ability to generate extracts of high quality and purity in large scale. The main goal of the project is to evaluate the suitability of a waste by-product derived from cannabis oil production for use in topical ointment formulations. The by-product is a fat material which has been found to have moisturizing properties. Physical properties and chemical composition will be determined. Data collected will allow comparisons to hemp seed oil, a common ingredient in skin care ointments and creams that does not contain psychoactive agents such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or cannabidiol (CBD). Formulation methods will then be researched and evaluated. Camosun College, working through its applied research centre Camosun Innovates, has access to expertise in analytical chemistry and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) systems and laboratory scale distillation equipment that will fill the knowledge gap identified by Black Fin Extracts. Overall, there will be a gain to the research sector as a whole in identifying value added applications for by-products from cannabis oil production.