CANNABIS SATIVA PIANTS RICH IN CANNABI CHROMENE AND ITS ACID, EXTRACTS THEREOF AND METHODS OF OBTAINING EXTRACTS THEREFROM

摘要

The present invention relates to plants producing, as their major cannabinoid cannabichromenic acid (CBCA) or its neutral (decarboxylated) form cannabichromene (CBC), hereafter jointly referred to as CBC(A). It additionally relates to: A botanical material obtainable from said plants; A botanical raw material (BRM), An extract including a botanical drug substance (BDS) and a purified BDS; A formulation comprising the BRM, BDS, purified BDS or other extract; The use of the BRM, BDS, purified BDS or other extract in the manufacture of a medicament; A method of deriving plants yielding a high proportion of the cannabinoid CBC (A) at the expense of other cannabinoids; A method of cultivating plants such that they yield a high proportion of the cannabinoid CBC(A) at the expense of other cannabinoids; and A method of extracting CBC(A) from said plants.