Smoking substitute consumable

Abstract

An aerosol-forming article (e.g. a heat-not-burn consumable) comprising an aerosol-forming substrate formed of a plurality of longitudinally-aligned, elongate shreds of plant material, wherein the plant material comprises at least one cannabinoid compound selected from cannabidiol (CB©) and its derivatives/homologues, cannabigerol (CBG) and its derivatives/homologues, cannabinol (CBN) and its derivatives/homologues, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and its derivatives/homologues, cannabicyclol (CBL) and its derivatives/homologues, cannabichromene (CBC) and its derivatives/homologues, cannabielsoin (CBE) and its derivatives/homologues, cannabicitran (CBT) and its derivatives/homologues.

1 . An aerosol-forming article comprising an aerosol-forming substrate formed of a plurality of longitudinally-aligned, elongate shreds of plant material, wherein the plant material comprises at least one cannabinoid. 
     
     
         2 . An aerosol-forming article according to  claim 1  wherein the substrate comprises one or more cannabinoid compounds selected from cannabidiol (CBD) and its derivatives/homologues, cannabigerol (CBG) and its derivatives/homologues, cannabinol (CBN) and its derivatives/homologues, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and its derivatives/homologues, cannabicyclol (CBL) and its derivatives/homologues, cannabichromene (CBC) and its derivatives/homologues, cannabielsoin (CBE) and its derivatives/homologues, cannabicitran (CBT) and its derivatives/homologues. 
     
     
         3 . An aerosol-forming article according to  claim 1  wherein the cannabinoid-containing plant material comprises  cannabis  plant material. 
     
     
         4 . An aerosol-forming article according to  claim 3  wherein the plant material comprises slurry or paper reconstituted  cannabis  plant material. 
     
     
         5 . An aerosol-forming article according to  claim 1  wherein the article is a heat-not-burn (HNB) consumable. 
     
     
         6 . An aerosol-forming article according to  claim 1  wherein the substrate comprises a plurality of first elongate shreds and a plurality of second elongate shreds, each first shred having longitudinal edges spaced by a first transverse width and each second shred having longitudinal edges spaced by a second transverse width, wherein the first transverse width is different to the second transverse width and wherein at least one of the plurality first and second elongate shreds are formed of the plant material comprising at least one cannabinoid, optionally wherein a first region of the substrate comprises a greater proportion of first shreds than second shreds, a second region of the substrate comprises a greater proportion of second shreds than of the first shreds and wherein the first region is disposed at a periphery of the substrate and the second region is disposed at a central portion of the substrate, which is spaced from the periphery of the substrate. 
     
     
         7 . An aerosol-forming article according to  claim 1  wherein there is a plurality of transverse bridge portions each extending between and joining two or more of the shreds, optionally wherein each transverse bridge portion spans ten or fewer immediately adjacent shreds of cannabinoid-containing plant material. 
     
     
         8 . A web of reconstituted cannabinoid-containing plant material, optionally wherein the cannabinoid-containing plant material comprises  cannabis  plant material. 
     
     
         9 . A web according to  claim 8  comprising a plurality of longitudinally-aligned, elongate shreds, optionally wherein the web comprises a plurality of first elongate shreds and a plurality of second elongate shreds, each first shred having longitudinal edges spaced by a first transverse width and each second shred having longitudinal edges spaced by a second transverse width, wherein the first transverse width is different to the second transverse width. 
     
     
         10 . A web according to  claim 8  wherein there is a plurality of transverse bridge portions each extending between and joining two or more of the shreds, wherein none of the bridge portions extend across the entire transverse width of the web. 
     
     
         11 . A method for forming a web of cannabinoid-containing plant material, the method comprising:
 providing a sheet of cannabinoid-containing plant material; and   dividing the sheet using a plurality of longitudinally-extending slits to form a plurality of first elongate shreds.   
     
     
         12 . A method according to  claim 11  comprising dividing the sheet using the plurality of longitudinally-extending slits to form the plurality of first elongate shreds and a plurality of second elongate shreds, each first shred having longitudinal edges spaced by a first transverse width and each second shred having longitudinal edges spaced by a second transverse width, wherein the first transverse width is different to the second transverse width. 
     
     
         13 . A method according to  claim 11  comprising dividing the sheet by forming a plurality of discontinuous longitudinally-extending slits, such that the method further comprises leaving a plurality of un-slit transverse bridge portions each joining at least two adjacent shreds, wherein none of the bridge portions extend across the entire transverse width of the web. 
     
     
         14 . A method for forming an aerosol-forming article, the method comprising:
 forming a web of cannabinoid-containing plant material using the method according to  claim 11 ;   gathering the web to form a cylindrical rod;   cutting the cylindrical rod to form a cylindrical aerosol-forming substrate; and   circumscribing the aerosol-forming substrate using a wrapping layer.   
     
     
         15 . A smoking substitute system comprising an aerosol-forming article according to  claim 1  and a device comprising a heating element.