A method and apparatus are provided for processing whole tobacco plants. The method includes cutting the whole tobacco plants into segments in a segmenter assembly, classifying the segments by leaf characteristics, separating leaf material from a waste material stream of undesirable stalk and shatter material for each class of leaf characteristics and reclaiming portions of leaf material trapped in the waste material and recycling the reclaimed portions of leaf material to the segmenter assembly. The apparatus includes a stalk segmenter assembly, a processor assembly, a plurality of cleaning conveyor modules and a cyclonic separator system to reclaim small bits of leaf from the waste stream and return them through a rotary airlock to the segmenter assembly for reprocessing.

A method and apparatus are provided for processing whole tobacco plants. The method includes cutting the whole tobacco plants into segments in a segmenter assembly, classifying the segments by leaf characteristics, separating leaf material from a waste material stream of undesirable stalk and shatter material for each class of leaf characteristics and reclaiming portions of leaf material trapped in the waste material and recycling the reclaimed portions of leaf material to the segmenter assembly. The apparatus includes a stalk segmenter assembly, a processor assembly, a plurality of cleaning conveyor modules and a cyclonic separator system to reclaim small bits of leaf from the waste stream and return them through a rotary airlock to the segmenter assembly for reprocessing.

A method and apparatus are provided for processing whole tobacco plants. The method includes cutting the whole tobacco plants into segments in a segmenter assembly, classifying the segments by leaf characteristics, separating leaf material from a waste material stream of undesirable stalk and shatter material for each class of leaf characteristics and reclaiming portions of leaf material trapped in the waste material and recycling the reclaimed portions of leaf material to the segmenter assembly. The apparatus includes a stalk segmenter assembly, a processor assembly, a plurality of cleaning conveyor modules and a cyclonic separator system to reclaim small bits of leaf from the waste stream and return them through a rotary airlock to the segmenter assembly for reprocessing.

Disclosed is an apparatus for manufacturing cut reconstituted tobacco, the apparatus being based on a method whereby: a flavoring solution is supplied on an initial reconstituted tobacco sheet by using a flavoring apparatus; a plurality of intermediate reconstituted tobacco sheets are manufactured by cutting the initial reconstituted tobacco sheet using a primary cutter, a plurality of reconstituted tobacco strands are manufactured by cutting the plurality of intermediate reconstituted tobacco sheets in the longitudinal direction using a plurality of secondary cutters; and a plurality of pieces of cut reconstituted tobacco are manufactured by cutting the plurality of reconstituted tobacco strands in the transverse direction using a plurality of tertiary cutters.

Disclosed is an apparatus for manufacturing cut reconstituted tobacco, the apparatus being based on a method whereby: a flavoring solution is supplied on an initial reconstituted tobacco sheet by using a flavoring apparatus; a plurality of intermediate reconstituted tobacco sheets are manufactured by cutting the initial reconstituted tobacco sheet using a primary cutter, a plurality of reconstituted tobacco strands are manufactured by cutting the plurality of intermediate reconstituted tobacco sheets in the longitudinal direction using a plurality of secondary cutters; and a plurality of pieces of cut reconstituted tobacco are manufactured by cutting the plurality of reconstituted tobacco strands in the transverse direction using a plurality of tertiary cutters.

A cannabis cigarette rolling device includes a housing that has a wrapper inlet and a cigar hole and a cannabis inlet. A slicing unit is positioned within the housing to receive the cigar and slice the cigar to remove a tobacco wrapper of the cigar. The wrapper inlet receives the tobacco wrapper from the slicing unit. A grinding unit is positioned within the housing to receive cannabis flower and grind the cannabis flower into a granular material. A roller unit is pivotally mounted in the housing to receive the tobacco rolling sheet or the tobacco wrapper of the cigar and the granular material. The roller unit rolls the tobacco rolling sheet or the tobacco wrapper of the cigar around the granular material to produce a cannabis cigarette commonly referred to as a blunt. The roller unit subsequently ejects the blunt from the housing for the smoking enjoyment of a user.

A cannabis cigarette rolling device includes a housing that has a wrapper inlet and a cigar hole and a cannabis inlet. A slicing unit is positioned within the housing to receive the cigar and slice the cigar to remove a tobacco wrapper of the cigar. The wrapper inlet receives the tobacco wrapper from the slicing unit. A grinding unit is positioned within the housing to receive cannabis flower and grind the cannabis flower into a granular material. A roller unit is pivotally mounted in the housing to receive the tobacco rolling sheet or the tobacco wrapper of the cigar and the granular material. The roller unit rolls the tobacco rolling sheet or the tobacco wrapper of the cigar around the granular material to produce a cannabis cigarette commonly referred to as a blunt. The roller unit subsequently ejects the blunt from the housing for the smoking enjoyment of a user.