In this most recent podcast episode, cannabis research expert Professor Nassim Garti discusses some of his company’s latest developments in the medical cannabis field.
This interview is brought to you by our friends Heli Dangur and Narkis Tessler from CannaCAST IL, Israel’s leading medical cannabis podcast. They formed this show with the primary goal of educating and empowering the medical cannabis community by offering international exposure to Israel’s groundbreaking technology, R&D, and innovation.
Their first guest of this episode was Professor Nissim Garti from the Casali Institute of Applied Chemistry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Prof. Garti has written 10 peer reviewed publications, 14 edited books, 85 chapters in books, and over 90 patents. He also runs a drug delivery company called Lyotropic Delivery Systems (LDS).
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Right now, Prof. Garti and his team are working on developing Novel Delivery Systems for cannabis based on nano technology. They are preparing to begin clinical trials to prove the efficiency of nano droplets as opposed to CBD oil.
“Most of the extractions today are done either in alcohols or liquid CO2. We are extracting with our nano domains. There is no real solvent used, it is actually nano domains. So we’re taking the flowers, and after they’re dried and heated, we’re extracting from them only the active ingredients.. no oil. The extraction is unique and the formulation is unique.”
According to Gardi, with this method it takes only 15 minutes for the CBD to permeate the blood stream, compared to 2 hours or more when using oil. Furthermore, higher amounts of CBD are delivered into the bloodstream via this method. Also, nano technology would make the CBD more stable. With proper care and storage, it is expected to have a much longer shelf life.
This would lead to reduced doses, cause less interference from other cannabinoids and compounds, and result in money saved due to increased bioavailability. It’s a win-win (win) situation.