Provided are compositions and methods of forming a particulate material derived from a cannabis plant. The method includes introducing a component including at least one of: (i) a cannabinoid, and (ii) a terpene, to a polymer to produce a polymeric mixture. The component is dispersed in the polymeric mixture, which is then at least partially dehydrated to encapsulate the component within a polymeric material derived from the polymer. The polymeric material is water soluble. The dehydrated polymeric mixture is processed to form particulates comprising the component encapsulated within shells formed from the polymeric material.
