ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,182, issued on Nov. 3.

"Hemp snuff" was invented by Robert Dale (Culver, Ore.), Lifen Huang So (Culver, Ore.) and Timothy Riddle (Appleton, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In accordance with embodiments of the invention, a snuff is provided. The snuff includes a hemp biomass. The hemp biomass may be combined with water. The snuff includes a binder operable to bind to the water. The snuff includes sodium and a mold inhibitor. The snuff includes a terpene compound selected from a group of terpenes to produce a desired smell and flavor. In one embodiment, the terpene compound includes myrcene, humulene, Alpha-Pinene, and Beta-caryoph...