ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,676, issued on Nov. 4.

"Oil extract of cannabis and method for obtaining" was invented by Toby W. Laughton (Woodland Hills, Calif.), Darren J. Nist (Riverside, Calif.), Steven M. Shatkin (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.), Tony LaRosa (Woodland Hills, Calif.) and David Reid (Woodland Hills, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides for a method for obtaining an oil extract of cannabis. The method includes: (a) contacting cannabis biomass and an edible oil; (b) pressing between a pair of plates to provide spent cannabis and an oil extract of cannabis; and (c) separating the spent cannabis biomass and the oil extract of ...