Patent Description:
Cannabis joints have long been and are still very often prepared by hand.

However, the legalization of cannabis in many territories have seen the coming of the automatization in the manufacturing of cannabis joints.

Some of the automated processes in the manufacturing of cannabis joints involve many handling steps involving cannabis in bulk and then of paper cones in which a single portion of cannabis has been.

A drawback of most known cannabis joint automated manufacturing processes is that strong and moderate vibrations involved therein have been found to separate the delta-<NUM>-tétrahydrocannabinol (THC) from cannabis, thereby decreasing the quality of the product.

Both i) International Patent Publication No. <CIT> as inventors and titled "Methods and Systems for Filling a Prepackaged Container", and ii) <CIT> as inventors and titled "E-Cigarette Vaporizer Cartridge Filling Method and Apparatus" teach the injection of a consumable substance in a package. Both systems include a heating system to heat the consumable product. The overall systems, and more specifically their heating systems, are however not adapted for products in the form of cannabis joints.

United States Publication No. <CIT> as inventors and titled "Automated Deposition of Highly Viscous Fluids into Thin-Walled Cylinders" teaches the injection of a viscous oil in products. However, the described system does not provide for any means to heat the oil up to the injection needle or any means to take and hold the product during injection to prevent damage thereto during injection.

According to the present invention, there is provided a system, as defined in claim <NUM>, for injecting cannabis oil in a cannabis product, and comprising:.

According to the present invention, as defined in claim <NUM>, there is provided a heating system for a cannabis oil injector that is provided with a cannabis oil reservoir and a syringe for delivering the cannabis oil and that is connected to the cannabis oil reservoir via tubing so as to be supplied with oil thereby, the heating system comprising:.

According to yet another illustrative embodiment, there is provided a system for manufacturing a cannabis product, the system comprising a system for injecting cannabis oil in the cannabis product; and a system for heating the cannabis oil at least prior to said injecting cannabis oil in the cannabis product.

According to still another illustrative embodiment, there is provided a cannabis product manufacturing process comprising injecting heated cannabis oil in the cannabis product.

It is to be noted that the expression 'cannabis oil' is to be construed herein as including any oily product extracted from the cannabis plant, including, without limitations, terpenes and destilate.

Other objects, advantages, and features of the system for injecting cannabis oil in a cannabis product, heating system therefor, and of the cannabis product manufacturing process will become more apparent upon reading the following non-restrictive description of illustrative embodiments thereof, given by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the following description, similar features in the drawings have been given similar reference numerals, and in order not to weigh down the figures, some elements are not referred to in some figures if they were already identified in a precedent figure. Herein, it shall further be noted that, for avoiding unnecessary details obscuring the invention, only device structures and/or processing steps closely relevant to schemes according to the invention are shown in the accompanying drawings while omitting other details less relevant to the invention.

The use of the word "a" or "an" when used in conjunction with the term "comprising" in the claims and/or the specification may mean "one", but it is also consistent with the meaning of "one or more", "at least one", and "one or more than one". Similarly, the word "another" may mean at least a second or more.

As used in this specification and claim(s), the words "comprising" (and any form of comprising, such as "comprise" and "comprises"), "having" (and any form of having, such as "have" and "has"), "including" (and any form of including, such as "include" and "includes") or "containing" (and any form of containing, such as "contain" and "contains"), are inclusive or openended and do not exclude additional, un-recited elements.

A cannabis oil injector <NUM> according to a first illustrative embodiment will now be described with reference first to <FIG>.

It is to be noted that the expression "cannabis oil injector" and "system for injecting cannabis oil" will be used herein interchangeably.

The cannabis oil injector <NUM> comprises a syringe <NUM>, a cannabis oil reservoir <NUM> that is operatively coupled to the syringe <NUM> and that is configured to feed a single dose of cannabis oil thereto, and a cannabis joint holder, in the form of a gripper <NUM> i) for taking and holding a cannabis joint <NUM>, ii) for moving the cannabis joint <NUM>, via an engaging mechanism, so that it is penetrated by the injection needle <NUM> of the syringe <NUM>, and iii) for releasing the cannabis joint <NUM> after injection. The injector <NUM> further comprises a heating system <NUM>.

Examples of cannabis joints <NUM> and <NUM>' into which cannabis oil can be injected are shown in <FIG> respectively. In both cases a cannabis cone <NUM> has been previously filled with cannabis <NUM> in some form, such as, without limitations, shredded dry leaves. <FIG> shows a joint <NUM> with its top end having been twisted, resulting in a twisted tip <NUM>, while <FIG> shows a flat-top joint <NUM>', resulting from its tip <NUM> having been flattened. In some embodiments, the cannabis joints <NUM> or <NUM>' have been pre-drilled from the top to ease the insertion of the needle <NUM>.

As can be further seen in <FIG>, a filter <NUM>, which is pre-inserted in the cannabis cone <NUM> prior to its filling with cannabis <NUM>, is provided at the end thereof opposite the tip <NUM> or <NUM>, which prevents marijuana from falling therethrough during transport and handling. The filter <NUM> also stops resin from clogging the end of the resulting joint <NUM>, <NUM>'. According to another illustrative embodiment (not shown), the cone <NUM> is not provided with a filter <NUM>.

The injector <NUM> will be described herein with the joint <NUM> as an exemplified product. However, the joints <NUM>' or any other type of products can be injected with cannabis oil using an injector according to embodiments of injector and injecting process described herein, subject only, in some cases with an adaptation of the product holder.

The syringe <NUM> includes a barrel <NUM>, a plunger <NUM> operatively mounted in the barrel <NUM>, and that is operatively coupled to a linear actuator <NUM> for its actuation. The syringe <NUM> further includes a hub <NUM> between the needle <NUM> and the barrel <NUM>.

The gripper <NUM> comprises a pair of claws <NUM>-<NUM> that are mounted to a plate <NUM> for sliding movement towards and away each other in a direction parallel to the plate <NUM> via a motorized rack and pinion or another mechanism (not shown). Each claw includes a pair of plates <NUM> and <NUM> that are positioned so that the two (<NUM>) claws <NUM>-<NUM> fit into each other.

As can be better seen in <FIG>, each of the plates <NUM>-<NUM> includes an eye-shaped hole <NUM>, wherein the claws <NUM>-<NUM> are movable between an open position, wherein the holes <NUM> are aligned and a closed position, wherein the holes <NUM> from the claws <NUM> are slightly off-centered.

The holes <NUM> are shaped so that a cannabis cone <NUM> is free to slide therethrough when the claws <NUM>-<NUM> are in their open position and maintained therein by friction when the claws <NUM>-<NUM> are in their closed position.

The mounting plate <NUM> is secured at the free end <NUM> of the sliding rod <NUM> of a linear actuator <NUM> via a mounting plate <NUM>. The linear actuator <NUM> defines the engaging mechanism for relatively moving the gripper <NUM> and the syringe towards one another.

The gripper <NUM> is further provided with a needle guide <NUM> that is also mounted to the plate <NUM> between the claws <NUM>-<NUM> and the plate <NUM> so as to be parallel thereto. The needle guide <NUM> includes a removable insert <NUM> provided with a needle-receiving hole <NUM> therein. The function of the insert <NUM> will be described hereinbelow with reference to a second illustrative embodiment of a system <NUM> for injecting cannabis oil.

The gripper <NUM> is so positioned relative to the needle <NUM> of the syringe <NUM> that the hole <NUM> of the needle guide <NUM> is registered therewith. The linear actuator <NUM> is operable to move the gripper <NUM> towards and away the needle <NUM> so that a cannabis joint <NUM> hold by the gripper <NUM> is moved towards and away the needle <NUM>, thereby inserting the needle <NUM> in the joint <NUM> and releasing it therefrom.

In operation of the injector <NUM>, cannabis joint <NUM> is first presented to the injector to be registered with the gripper <NUM>. For example, the joint <NUM> can be positioned in a tray or in another gripper (not shown). Simultaneously, before or or after this step, the linear actuator <NUM> is operated to raise the plunger <NUM> upwards, thereby forcing cannabis oil from the reservoir into the barrel <NUM> of the syringe <NUM>.

The linear actuator <NUM> is then operated to lower the claws <NUM>, <NUM> at the level au the joint <NUM>. The gripper <NUM> has been previously opened.

The claws <NUM>-<NUM> are then closed, as described hereinabove, onto the top portion of the joint <NUM>.

The actuator <NUM> is then operated to raise the gripper <NUM>, with the cannabis joint <NUM> therein, so that the needle <NUM> is fully inserted in the joint <NUM> through the hole <NUM>. During the insertion of the needle <NUM>, the operation of the plunger <NUM> is synchronized with the insertion of the needle <NUM> in the joint <NUM>. This allows to better spread the cannabis oil in the joint <NUM>.

The actuator <NUM> is then operated to lower the gripper <NUM> to its lowest position. The gripper <NUM> is then opened, releasing the joint <NUM>, which can then fall in a collecting bin (not shown) or be picked up by another gripper (not shown), prior to its release by the gripper <NUM>.

It is to be noted that the cannabis oil injector <NUM> is not limited to the illustrated embodiment. For example, the gripper <NUM> can be provided with another joint grabbing mechanism than the illustrated claws <NUM>-<NUM>. The injector <NUM> can also be configured with another engaging mechanism so that the syringe <NUM> is moved towards the holder <NUM> instead of the joint <NUM> being raised towards the needle <NUM>.

It is to be noted that all the actuators described hereinabove are connected to one or more controllers (not shown) so that their operations are triggered and synchronized thereby. All the connectors between such controller(s) and the actuators have been omitted in the drawings to alleviate the views.

While the actuators mentioned hereinabove and illustrated in the drawings are of the pneumatic type, they can also be of another type, including without limitation hydraulic or electric.

The heating system <NUM> comprises a casing <NUM>, which receives the syringe <NUM> and the feeding tubing <NUM> that connects the syringe <NUM> to the cannabis oil reservoir <NUM>, a heating member <NUM>, secured to the casing <NUM> therein, and two fans <NUM> and <NUM>, to force air heated by the heating member <NUM> through the casing <NUM>.

The casing <NUM> has a generally U-shape and includes a receptacle <NUM> and a cover <NUM> that complementary closes the receptacle <NUM>.

The receptacle <NUM> is secured, via fasteners <NUM>, to a mounting bracket <NUM> that further receives the syringe <NUM>, the linear actuators <NUM> and <NUM> and the oil reservoir <NUM>. The mounting bracket <NUM> is secured to a table or to another frame or assembly (not shown).

Another support, frame element(s) or bracket than the bracket <NUM> can be used to support and relatively position the components of the injector <NUM>.

The U-shaped casing <NUM> is defined by a lower rectangular portion <NUM>, which extends generally parallel to the mounting plate <NUM>, and first and second generally rectangular portions <NUM> and <NUM>, that extends upwardly from the rectangular portion <NUM>, respectively below the reservoir <NUM> and on the side of the syringe <NUM>.

The portion <NUM> defines, with the registered part of the rectangular portion <NUM>, a lodging for the syringe <NUM>. The casing <NUM> includes a first top opening <NUM> to allow passage for the plunger <NUM> of the syringe <NUM>, and a bottom opening <NUM> to allow passage for the needle <NUM>, both openings being operatively registered with the syringe <NUM>.

The casing <NUM> includes a further opening <NUM>, registered with the reservoir <NUM>, to allow passage for the feeding tubing <NUM>.

The cover <NUM> and includes a window <NUM>, closed by a translucid plate, which is registered with the syringe <NUM> to allow visualization thereof when the cover <NUM> is closed. According to another illustrative embodiment (not shown), the window <NUM> is omitted.

The cover <NUM> is removably attached to the receptacle <NUM> using magnets (not shown), that are embedded or attached to both parts <NUM> and <NUM>. According to another embodiment (not shown), the cover <NUM> is attached to the receptacle <NUM> using other attachments, such as without limitations, fasteners or clips.

According to still another illustrative embodiment, the configurations of the receptacle <NUM> and/or of the cover <NUM> are different than illustrated.

The heating member <NUM>, is generally in the form of a hockey paddle, and extends in the casing <NUM> from the top of the first rectangular portion <NUM> thereof, where the tubing <NUM> enters, and partly through the rectangular portion <NUM>.

The heating member <NUM> includes an arcuate groove <NUM> that defines a passage for the tubing <NUM> through the heating member <NUM>. The groove <NUM> is shaped to yield a smooth passage to the tubing <NUM> from a vertical position, at the exit <NUM> of the reservoir <NUM>, to a horizontal position, at the inlet <NUM> of a three-way valve <NUM>. The heating member <NUM> and groove <NUM> are generally shaped to guide the tubing <NUM>.

According to another illustrative embodiment (not shown), the heating member <NUM> or groove <NUM> therein is differently shaped than illustrated.

The three-way valve <NUM> is used to operatively connect the tubing <NUM> to the syringe <NUM>. More specifically, the coupler <NUM> is mounted between the barrel <NUM> of the syringe <NUM> and the needle hub <NUM>. The coupler <NUM> and syringe <NUM> are secured to the receptacle, therein, via respective mounting brackets <NUM> and <NUM>.

The top and bottom fans <NUM> and <NUM> are secured to the casing <NUM>, on a lateral side <NUM> thereof, adjacent the opening <NUM> for the tubing <NUM>. The corresponding wall <NUM> of the casing <NUM> is provided with top and bottom holes <NUM>-<NUM>, registered with the top and bottom fans <NUM> and <NUM> respectively, which allows air flow therefrom to enter the casing <NUM>.

In operation of the heating system <NUM>, the heating member <NUM> heats the tubing <NUM> and therefore the oil therein to a predetermined temperature, so that the physical properties of the oil, such as its viscosity, remain, even when the distribution of oil to the syringe <NUM> is stopped. The oily substance is kept to a temperature ranging between about <NUM> and <NUM>, depending, for example, on the substance.

A person skilled in the art will further appreciate that the position of the lower fan <NUM> and the configuration and position of the heating member <NUM> within the casing <NUM> allows heated air to flow from the lower fan <NUM>, through the passage <NUM> defined by the heating member <NUM> and the bottom wall <NUM> of the casing <NUM>, therebetween, and then through the opening <NUM> for the needle <NUM>, thereby also heating the needle <NUM> (see arrow <NUM>).

The heating system <NUM> further includes wires and connectors <NUM>, some of which have been omitted on the drawings so as to alleviate the views, which connects the heating member <NUM> and fans <NUM> and <NUM> to one or more power supplies (not shown) and to a controller (not shown). The casing <NUM> includes a further opening <NUM> for the wires <NUM>.

Finally, the heating system <NUM> further includes a first adjustable air deflector <NUM> attached to the heating member <NUM> on the side thereof facing the syringe <NUM>, and a second air deflector <NUM> that is mounted to the plate <NUM> so as to be positioned adjacent the needle <NUM>.

The first air deflector <NUM> aims at limiting the air flow towards the second rectangular extension <NUM> of the casing <NUM>, and the second air deflector <NUM> further guides the air flow out of the opening <NUM> along the needle <NUM>.

According to the other illustrative embodiment (not shown), the configurations of the first and/or second deflectors <NUM> and <NUM> are different than illustrated. According to further illustrative embodiments (not shown), the number and/or position of air deflectors are different than illustrated.

The fans <NUM>, passage <NUM>, opening <NUM> and deflectors <NUM> and <NUM> together define a heat-canalizing system, which brings part of the heat generated by the heating member <NUM> through the opening <NUM> and along the needle <NUM>.

According to the illustrative embodiment, the heating member is in the form of a heat conductive body having a heating wire (not shown) or a similar heating body or system embedded or inserted therein. Such heating wire or the like is connected to a controlled power source (not shown).

According to other illustrative embodiments (not shown), the heating member has another configuration and/or is of another type, such as, for example, a blower provided with a heating element.

Also, the number, positions and configuration of the fans <NUM>-<NUM> are not limited to the illustrated embodiments.

According to the first illustrative embodiment, the oil reservoir <NUM> is heated and/or isolated. According to another illustrative embodiment (not shown), the oil reservoir is neither heated nor isolated, and/or take another form than illustrated. Since it is believed to be within the reach of a person skilled in the art to provide a reservoir to store and distribute oil, it will not be described herein in more detail.

With references to <FIG>, a cannabis oil injector <NUM> according to a second illustrative embodiment will now be described. Since the injector <NUM> is similar to the injector <NUM>, only the main differences therebetween will be described herein. Also, the insert <NUM>, which is present in both injectors <NUM> and <NUM> will be described in more detail.

A first main difference between the injectors <NUM> and <NUM> concerns the gripper <NUM>, which will now be described with references to <FIG> and <FIG>.

The gripper <NUM> comprises a pair of claws <NUM>-<NUM> that are mounted to the mounting plate <NUM> for sliding movement towards and away each other via a motorized rack and pinion <NUM> or another similar mechanism (not shown). Each claw <NUM>, <NUM> includes a series of plates <NUM> that are positioned so that the two (<NUM>) claws <NUM>-<NUM> fit into each other. The claws <NUM> and <NUM> are further shaped for complementary receiving the upper portion of a cannabis joint <NUM> or <NUM>' when they are closed. According to another illustrative embodiment, the grippers <NUM> takes another form than illustrated. According to still another embodiment, the gripper <NUM> is replaced by another mechanism allowing to take and hold the cannabis joint <NUM>.

Both jaws <NUM> and <NUM> are provided with registered openings <NUM> that extend between inner and outer lateral sides thereof, which allow injecting air therethrough to help disengage a joint <NUM> therein when the gripper <NUM> opens. An air compressor (not shown) is provided and connect to the openings <NUM> to force air therein.

The gripper <NUM> is further provided with a joints-needle engagement guide <NUM> that is also mounted to the plate <NUM> between the claws <NUM>-<NUM> and the plate <NUM> so as to be parallel thereto. The guide <NUM> includes a main plate <NUM>, secured to the mounting plate <NUM> thereunder, which includes a central lodging that is shaped to complementary receive the insert <NUM> therein.

More specifically, the lodging is provided with an inner flange <NUM>, and the insert <NUM> includes complementary grooves <NUM> that allow slidably mounting the insert <NUM> in the lodging.

The insert <NUM> is provided with a needle-receiving opening <NUM> on the upper side and a circular bore <NUM> on the bottom side, which has a chamfer <NUM>. The bore <NUM> is adapted to complementary receive a joint <NUM>. The insert <NUM> is removable so that different inserts can be provided for different configurations of joints.

The insert <NUM> is further provided with a second opening <NUM>, adjacent the needle-receiving opening <NUM>, which is in fluid connection with an air duct <NUM>. The air duct <NUM> is secured to the mounting plate <NUM> via a fastener <NUM> and includes a connecting end <NUM> for coupling to an air compressor (not shown) for forcing air through the second opening to help disengage a joint <NUM> or <NUM>' therein when the gripper <NUM> opens.

According to another illustrative embodiment, only one of the openings <NUM> and <NUM> is provided to force air within the gripper <NUM>. According to still another embodiment (not shown), both the opening <NUM> and the pair of openings <NUM> are all omitted.

The insert <NUM> is further provided with two aligned lateral holes <NUM>, which define a lumen with registered holes <NUM> in the main plate <NUM> of the joints-needle engagement guide <NUM>. Each of the holes <NUM> extends in the plate <NUM>, between the insert <NUM> on respective lateral sides thereof, and a respective lateral side <NUM> of the plate <NUM>. The resulting lumen is operatively connected on each side thereof to an optic fiber cable <NUM> (only one partly shown) via an optical connector <NUM>, which, in turn, is connected to a fiber-optic sensor <NUM>. The sensor <NUM> allows detecting the presence or absence of a cannabis joint <NUM> in the gripper <NUM>. Further connecting elements and part of the fiber-optic cables <NUM> have been omitted in the figures to alleviate the views. Since fiber-optic sensors and detection are believed to be well-known in the art, they will not be described herein in more detail.

According to another illustrative embodiment, the cannabis cone detecting system formed by the optical sensor <NUM>, lumen defined by the holes <NUM> and <NUM>, and optical connectors therebetween is omitted or replaced by another detecting system (not shown).

Other differences between the injector <NUM> and the injector <NUM> concern their respective heating systems <NUM> and <NUM>. Since the system <NUM> is similar to the system <NUM>, only the differences therebetween will be described herein in more detail for concision purposes.

The heating system <NUM> differs with the heating system <NUM> mainly in its heat-canalizing system <NUM>, which includes an airflow generator <NUM>, mounted to the casing <NUM> on the lateral side <NUM> thereof which is on the side thereof opposite to the lodging portion <NUM> for the syringe <NUM>, a heat exchanger <NUM> mounted in the passage <NUM> in contact with the heating member <NUM>, and a bellow <NUM>, mounted to both the casing <NUM>, around the opening <NUM> for the needle <NUM>, and to the main plate <NUM> of the needle guide <NUM>, around the opening <NUM> for the needle <NUM>, therebetween.

The airflow generator <NUM> includes top and bottom fans <NUM>-<NUM>, mounted in a box <NUM> that is secured to the casing <NUM> so that the fans <NUM>-<NUM> are registered respectively with holes <NUM>-<NUM>. The box <NUM> is in fluid communication with the casing of the reservoir <NUM> via a conduit <NUM>, so that part of the heat generated by the reservoir <NUM> is pulled within the casing <NUM> by the fans <NUM> and then pushed towards the syringe <NUM>.

According to another embodiment (not shown), the number and/or location of the fans <NUM> and <NUM> are different than illustrated. According to still another illustrative embodiment, the airflow generator <NUM> takes another form than the illustrated fans <NUM> and <NUM>.

The heat exchanger <NUM> is in the form of a heatsink. According to another illustrative embodiment (not shown), the heatsink <NUM> is replaced by another passive or active heat exchanger that transfers part of the heat from the heating member <NUM> to the air flowing in the passage <NUM>.

The bellow <NUM> is defined by a plurality of generally oval-shaped sleeve members <NUM> that are consecutively nested into each other.

The proximate one of the members <NUM> is secured to the casing <NUM> in the opening <NUM> thereof. Compared to the corresponding opening <NUM> in the injector <NUM>, the opening <NUM> is enlarged and corresponds substantially to the opening <NUM> of the proximate member <NUM> to maximize the flow of air through the bellow <NUM>.

The top section of the member <NUM> is provided with a peripheral flange <NUM> that is received in a peripheral groove <NUM> slightly above the opening <NUM>, securing the member <NUM> to the casing <NUM>. Each of the other members <NUM>-<NUM> are provided with a similar flange <NUM>, having gradually smaller diameters compared to the one above, and an enlarged portion <NUM> on the side thereof opposite the flange <NUM>, which defines a shoulder portions <NUM> that acts as a mechanical stop, preventing a lower member <NUM>-<NUM> to detach from a respective higher member <NUM>-<NUM> when two adjacent members are relatively moved in opposite directions.

The distal side <NUM> of the distal member <NUM> is secured to the plate <NUM> using fasteners (not shown) or other fastening means.

A person skilled in the art will now appreciate that relatively moving towards each other the casing <NUM>, and therefore the needle <NUM>, and the gripper <NUM>, causes each lower member <NUM>-<NUM> to nest into the next higher member <NUM>-<NUM>, thereby contracting or shortening the bellow <NUM> (see <FIG>). To the contrary, relatively moving away the casing <NUM> and gripper <NUM>, causes the bellow <NUM> to extend (see <FIG>, <FIG> and <FIG>).

The bellow <NUM> defines a conduit along the needle <NUM> for the air forced by the airflow generator <NUM> and heated by its passage though the heatsink <NUM>. Such a relatively hot air conduit forces the needle to a similar temperature than of the oil in the tubing <NUM>.

Each of the members <NUM>-<NUM> includes small holes <NUM> which facilitate the nesting and un-nesting of the members <NUM>-<NUM> considering the pressure created by the flow of air therein.

The number and configuration of the members <NUM>-<NUM> of the bellow <NUM> are not limited to the illustrated embodiment. Also, the air conduit around the needle <NUM> is not limited to be in form to a bellow. As illustrated with reference to the first illustrative embodiment, such an air conduct around the needle <NUM> can be omitted.

It is to be noted that many modifications could be made to the cannabis oil injectors <NUM> and <NUM> and heating systems <NUM> and <NUM> therefor described hereinabove and illustrated in the appended drawings. For example:.

Claim 1:
A system (<NUM>, <NUM>) for injecting cannabis oil in a cannabis product (<NUM>) comprising:
a product holder (<NUM>, <NUM>) for receiving the cannabis product (<NUM>);
a reservoir (<NUM>) for containing cannabis oil;
a syringe (<NUM>), including a barrel (<NUM>), a plunger (<NUM>) mounted in the barrel (<NUM>) and a needle (<NUM>); the syringe (<NUM>) being in fluid communication with the reservoir (<NUM>) for receiving cannabis oil therefrom by when the plunger (<NUM>) is pulled up;
an engaging mechanism (<NUM>) for relatively moving the product holder (<NUM>, <NUM>) and syringe (<NUM>) towards one another so that the needle (<NUM>) is engaged in the product (<NUM>); and
a heating system (<NUM>, <NUM>) for heating the cannabis oil between the reservoir (<NUM>) and the product (<NUM>);
characterized in that the product holder (<NUM>, <NUM>) is in the form of a gripper (<NUM>) for taking and holding the cannabis product (<NUM>).