Why Extracts Are Critical for Therapeutics
Ryan Allway
October 28th, 2020
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Many pharmaceuticals are derived from natural sources that have been known to have medicinal properties for years. For example, ephedrine comes from Ephedra sinica and codeine comes from Papaver somniferum. Modern medicine has enhanced these medicinal properties by extracting and synthesizing compounds at far higher concentrations.
Let’s take a look at why extraction is critical for cannabinoid and psychedelic therapeutics, how Pure Extract Technologies Inc. is already capitalizing on cannabinoids, and why it’s well-positioned to expand into psychedelics over time.
Pharmaceutical Development
Opium has been actively collected from poppy plants since approximately 3400 BCE, making it one of the oldest known medicinal plants. In fact, the ancient Egyptians used opium as a pain reliever and the Romans used opium during surgical procedures. By the 1800s, scientists began extracting morphine, codeine and other useful individual elements.
The War on Drugs eventually forced the medical community to synthesize chemical compounds present in the opium plant to avoid growing and harvesting a Schedule I narcotic. Soon after, the synthesis of plant-based medicines became the norm due to the lower costs, exacting science and unparalleled level of quality control and consistency for patients.
The synthesis of pharmaceutical compounds led to a focus on specific, well-understood parts of natural plant-based medicines. For instance, modern patients take codeine rather than opium to manage pain. These efforts have led to several unintended consequences, such as the opioid dependence that has arisen from higher than natural concentrations of active ingredients.
Cannabis & Mushrooms
There is growing evidence that the so-called entourage effect could play a larger role in efficacy than originally thought. For example, cannabinoid researchers compared the effects of full-spectrum CBD versus CBD isolate in patients with refractory epilepsy and found a far greater improvement at lower doses with less severe adverse effects in full-spectrum CBD.
In 2009, psychedelic researchers found similar benefits when comparing the effects of an extract from Psilocybe argentipes to pure psilocybin on marble-burying behavior in mice—a model used to study OCD behavior. The results of the study showed that the mushroom extract was more effective at the same dose in reducing the behavior than pure psilocybin.
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These studies have led many cannabis and psychedelic companies to pursue full-spectrum products that contain a wide range of compounds (e.g. terpenes, flavonoids, cannabinoids, etc.) rather than chemically isolating a single compound. The interactions between these different naturally-occurring elements seem to have an impact on safety and efficacy.
Pure Extracts Fills the Void
Pure Extract Technologies Inc. is an emerging leader in the production of cannabinoid extracts and is well-positioned to enter psychedelics in time. With an EU-GMP compliant facility in Pemberton, British Columbia, the Company produces high-quality, high-purity formulations on a commercial scale that are solvent-free, highly scalable and designed to meet a wide range of requirements.
The Company’s Vitalis CO2 Extraction System produces full-spectrum oil with a capacity of over 100,000 kilograms of biomass per year. In addition to existing white-label and toll processing agreements, the Company is developing its own in-house, “Pure Pulls” brands to capitalize on the growing demand for high-quality cannabinoid, and potentially, mushroom extracts.
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Investors may appreciate the Company’s high-margin, recurring revenue business model associated with its white-label and toll processing agreements in addition to its blue-sky in-house brand development. With plans to go public in November, retail investors may have an opportunity to invest in the future of extraction in cannabis, and potentially, mushrooms.
Looking Ahead
Medicine has evolved from purely plant-based products to extracted compounds to chemical synthesis. While the latter has become commonplace in pharmaceutical development, emerging evidence suggests that the entourage effect could make extraction a compelling therapeutic for the cannabinoid and psychedelic industries.
Pure Extract Technologies Inc. represents a unique opportunity to invest in the extraction side of the cannabis industry, as well as potentially the psychedelics industry in time. For more information, visit the company’s website or download their investor presentation.
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About Ryan Allway
Mr. Allway has over a decade of experience in the financial markets as both a private investor and financial journalist. He has been actively involved in the cannabis industry since its inception, covering public and private companies.
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