6 Essential Items to Include on Your Cannabis Label August 20, 2018 AggregatedNews Compliance and Regulations, Packaging 0 Comments The more useful information you list, the more you empower the consumer and earn their trust. One of the most challenging and thrilling facts about branding cannabis is that there is no clearly established standard. It was just a couple… Read More→
Kush Bottles to Acquire Summit Innovations, LLC April 11, 2018 Press Release Packaging, Press Releases 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE Company to Enter New Business Vertical Supplying Gas to Cannabis Extractors SANTA ANA, Calif., April 10, 2018 - Kush Bottles, Inc. (OTCQB: KSHB) (“Kush Bottles” or the “Company”), a leading provider of packaging, supplies, vaporizers, accessories and branding solutions for the regulated cannabis industry, announced today… Read More→
Starting In 2019, All Cannabis Products In Colorado Will Use Universal Packaging Symbol March 13, 2018 AggregatedNews Colorado, Packaging 0 Comments The way that cannabis products are packaged and labeled has been both a concern for government officials and an irritant for the commercial pot industry, but now the State of Colorado believes it's found a solution. Beginning in 2019, all… Read More→
Cannabis Sustainability Leaders Paving the Way – But More Work Needs to be Done September 25, 2017 David Hodes Packaging, Processing, Retail 0 Comments With the cannabis sector expected to grow to a $21.8 billion industry by 2020, and projected exponential expansion of the legal adult-use marijuana market into 17 additional states this year, sustainability is arguably the biggest opportunity and challenge for the… Read More→
“Weed Speak” (or Should That Be “Cannabis Creep”?) Now a Bigger Part of Our Social Consciousness August 31, 2017 David Hodes Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Cannabis Investments, Consumption Gear & Accessories, Packaging, Processing, Retail 0 Comments So I had to ask myself: What’s all this then? I was standing in the beer and wine department at my local grocery store in Virginia, a state way behind in any cannabis legalization process, and noticed two beers on… Read More→
Protect Your Cannabis Business From Getting Burned By “Friendship Credit” August 25, 2017 Sam Fensterstock Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Cultivation, Packaging, Processing, Retail 0 Comments In our article, published by CBE in July ("Five Signs Your Cannabis Customer Needs to be Placed With A Collection Agency"), we mentioned that many companies servicing the cannabis market are now extending what we call “friendship credit” - in… Read More→
Cannabis in Capsules: Creating Synergistic Effects and More Accurate Dosaging August 18, 2017 Eli Elias Packaging, Processing, Retail, Science and Technology 0 Comments “What is an excipient?” It’s one of the most common questions we receive in hard capsule manufacturing, and luckily, it’s also one of the easiest to answer. An excipient is a filler agent used to increase the volume of a… Read More→
Industry, Legislators: Mongrel word ‘Marijuana’ No More – Let’s Call It ‘Cannabis’ August 7, 2017 David Hodes Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Compliance and Regulations, Cultivation, Packaging, Processing, Retail 1 Comment There is a slowly rising respect coming into the cannabis industry from key business sectors. Maybe it’s because of the estimated half billion dollars in state tax revenue that the industry is expected to generate this year, according to Forbes… Read More→
Branding Your Bud: Why Trademarks Are Tricky for Marijuana Businesses July 17, 2017 Jennifer Visintine Compliance and Regulations, Packaging, Retail 0 Comments Brand loyalty builds businesses. That’s why most businesses need successful brands, and, ideally, brands backed by a federal trademark registration. But because of the federal laws affecting marijuana and related products, marijuana growers and distributors don’t have access to the… Read More→
DYMAPAK UNVEILS FIRST-EVER LAB CERTIFIED, RECLOSABLE CHILD-RESISTANT STORAGE BAGS July 5, 2017 Press Release Packaging, Press Releases 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE PIONEERING RESPONSIBLE STORAGE PRODUCT MANUFACTURING AMIDST STRINGENT REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS New York, July 5, 2017 -- Today, Dymapak, an OEM supplier of industrial safety packaging, officially began accepting custom orders for Safety Sacks, a line of vacuum-sealable child- resistant… Read More→
Quark Distribution/Dymapak: Building on Customer Base with a Commitment to Quality, Standards and Customer Service March 13, 2017 Rob Meagher Ancillary Businesses, Company Stories, Packaging, Spotlight 0 Comments By Rob Meagher When I first met Ross Kirsh, CEO of Dymapak, I thought: "What is this kid doing at a cannabis conference?" He not only appeared to be in his early 20's at best, but he also had an… Read More→
The First White Collar Crime of the Cannabis Industry Just Happened September 23, 2016 AggregatedNews Packaging, Policy & Legal 0 Comments The weed industry is getting to know a time-honored tradition of the American business world: corporate fraud. Federal prosecutors in Colorado last week charged the men behind FusionPharm, a publicly traded hydroponic marijuana farming company, with securities fraud over an… Read More→
Transferring Liability – Labeling, Packaging and Public Safety January 21, 2016 Steve Owens Compliance and Regulations, Packaging 0 Comments To legally sell marijuana to a medical or recreational consumer, the labeling and packaging must be compliant and product safety and public health concerns must be proactively addressed. In the marijuana industry, infused producers (edibles, concentrates, etc.) and packaging and… Read More→
Colorado Bill Would Create Pesticide-Free Labeling Program January 21, 2016 AggregatedNews Compliance and Regulations, Packaging 0 Comments Consumers would know whether the marijuana or hemp they buy was grown without the use of pesticides under a bill proposed Wednesday in the state legislature. HB16-1079 would require the Colorado Department of Agriculture to devise a program in which… Read More→
A New “Universal Symbol” for Cannabis Products? December 8, 2015 CBE Press Colorado, News & Insights, Packaging, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Colorado just announced new labeling requirements for all marijuana-infused products sold in the state. Beginning October 1, 2016, a new “universal symbol” must be printed in the specified location and specified manner on the outer packaging of both retail and… Read More→