CEO Thom Brodeur on Helming Two Cannabis-Related Companies December 27, 2022 Tom Hymes Ancillary Businesses, Hemp Industry News, News & Insights, Packaging, Spotlight 0 Comments Most CEOs have their plates full running one company. Thom Brodeur runs two companies without seeming to break a sweat, a feat he’d be the first to say does not reflect the years of transformative work he has overseen since… Read More→
Marijuana labeling system “not an effective or safe way” to detail what’s inside the products, CU study finds May 21, 2022 AggregatedNews Packaging 0 Comments Researchers analyzed labels on 90,000 cannabis products and found them unreliable in describing chemical compounds consumers inhale Marijuana product labels fail to capture “the chemical reality” of what people smoke, a University of Colorado study has concluded after analyzing 90,000… Read More→
Plastic Remains One of Cannabis’ Biggest Obstacle to Sustainability January 24, 2022 Colton Griffin News & Insights, Op-Ed, Packaging 0 Comments by Colton Griffin Last month I was in San Francisco for the National Cannabis Industry Association meeting, where I dropped in on a symposium about environmental sustainability in our industry. I ended up in a fascinating discussion among people representing… Read More→
State board decides against warning labels on cannabis products December 4, 2021 AggregatedNews Packaging, Vermont 0 Comments The Vermont Cannabis Control Board has decided not to recommend specific warning labels on the health effects of cannabis products, and James Pepper, the board chair, explained to VTDigger how the board made the decision. The Vermont Medical Society urged… Read More→
How Cannabis Packaging Reflects the Growth of the Industry September 6, 2021 Andrew Witkin Packaging 0 Comments By Andrew Witkin, CEO, StickerYou Louis Sullivan was a renowned American architect best known as “the father of skyscrapers,” a major figure in the modernist movement, and a mentor to Frank Lloyd Wright. Despite these accomplishments, perhaps his most significant… Read More→
The Minefield of California Cannabis Labels July 14, 2021 AggregatedNews California, Packaging 0 Comments by Griffen Thorne, Attorney @ Harris Bricken Over the last few years, I’ve been asked to review dozens and dozens of mockup cannabis labeling material to see whether they comply with California’s complex cannabis labeling requirements. I can’t recall a… Read More→
Art & Design in Cannabis Packaging August 6, 2020 Phillip Mandel Packaging 0 Comments As everyone knows, the recreational and medical cannabis industries have exploded in the past decade, and with this growth have come new opportunities as well as concerns, especially as it relates to packaging. And although product design is a relatively… Read More→
The Evolution of Cannabis Packaging July 21, 2020 Robert Lerman Packaging 0 Comments Since the legal market of cannabis emerged in parts of the United States and throughout Canada, the choices of packaging for flower have differed widely over the years. While California prefers premium glass packaging with a strong emphasis on branding,… Read More→
Best Practices for Labeling Infused Products May 1, 2020 Austin Stevenson Packaging, Processing 0 Comments Thanks to cutting-edge technology, ambitious entrepreneurs and an increasingly receptive and open-minded consumer base, infused products (both THC and CBD) have become a major sector of the cannabis marketplace, as well as within the health, beauty, and food & beverage… Read More→
Industry sustainability hinges on collaboration April 3, 2020 Kevin Lee Packaging 0 Comments The cannabis industry produces over one billion units of plastic waste annually and it’s the responsibility of the industry as a whole to mitigate environmental damage. With US sales expected to hit $30 billion by 2023, we need to drastically… Read More→
Cannabis edibles: Labels should convey THC levels more accurately February 11, 2020 AggregatedNews Medical Marijuana, Packaging 0 Comments Most young adults do not understand the advertised levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in edibles, a new study finds, but the researchers have come up with better way of communicating this information on labels. Research from 2015–2016 shows that, in the… Read More→
THCP: Newly Discovered Form of THC Could Help Explain Potency Variations in Cannabis Strains and May Lead to New Product Label Requirements January 22, 2020 Ian Stewart Compliance and Regulations, Packaging, Science and Technology 0 Comments The pharmacological effects of most cannabinoids remain a mystery. Despite more than 120 identified cannabinoids in the cannabis plant, very few other than THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (cannabidiol) have been isolated and characterized in terms of their pharmacological properties. The… Read More→
What You Need to Know about Packaging Your Product April 28, 2019 Shar Puskala Packaging 0 Comments Whatever the reason you got into the cannabis-product business, you probably did not get into it to deal with rigorous packaging standards and regulations. Like many other aspects of bringing cannabis-derived products to market, packaging has its own unique challenges… Read More→
KushCo Holdings, Inc. to Offer Certified Biodegradable, Compostable and Sustainable Packaging Solutions for the Cannabis Industry March 12, 2019 Press Release Packaging, Press Releases 1 Comment PRESS RELEASE GARDEN GROVE, Calif., March 12, 2019 – KushCo Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: KSHB) (“KushCo” or the “Company”), in line with its previously announced sustainability initiatives, today announced it has signed a long-term development and distribution agreement with IEKO Corporation… Read More→
The Whole Gamet: Packaging Made Perfect August 23, 2018 Greg Gamet Compliance and Regulations, Packaging 0 Comments The big challenge for most companies in the emerging cannabis industry is how to package and label their product to be compliant with state regulations while still having it look great and carry the brand’s message to the end-user. Because of all… Read More→