LIPOSOMAL CANNABINOIDS AND USES THEREOF

The present disclosure provides prolonged release formulation of cannabinoids. The formulation comprises liposomes having a lipid membrane and an intraliposomal aqueous core, wherein said liposome comprises either an entrapped cannabinoid and at least one dispersing agent of said cannabinoid, said dispersing agent being other than a cyclodextrin (CD) compound; or an entrapped cannabinoid, at least a portion of said cannabinoid being entrapped in said lipid membrane, and wherein said lipid membrane comprises a mole ratio between said cannabinoid and said one or more liposome forming lipids in the range of 1 to 10. Also disclosed are methods of preparing and uses of the formulations for prolonged delivery of the cannabinoids and therapeutic treatments making use of same.