This blog overviews the labeling and packaging guidelines for cannabis products in different states of the United States and consumer safety.

What is a dab tool?

A dab tool, or dabber, is a small stick-like instrument with a sharp edge that makes it easy to cut off a piece of the marijuana concentrate and apply it to your dab nail safely when it's hot enough. Dab tools are used to make handling concentrates and dab rigs easier.

Why is proper marijuana packaging important?

Before understanding the important factors to remember when selecting the right packaging solution, let's see why marijuana packaging is crucial.

Marijuana packaging protects the purchased product in a nice and safe wrap and ensures customers are well-informed about important Information relevant to the specific marijuana product.

So why is federal legislation not happening yet? 

The status is that marijuana is fully legal in states like New York, California, and Colorado, partially legal in Florida, Georgia, and Hawaii, and completely illegal in a few states like Wyoming and North Carolina. There are many factors leading to the lack of federal legalization. One is the lack of consensus on regulating marijuana at the federal level. Other factors like taxation, age restriction, and product safety standards must also be addressed properly to pave the way for federal legalization

Read this blog to understand the function of barcode labels, how they have evolved, and why they are important for you if you sell cannabis products What are Barcode Labels?
Business owners can use barcode labels to provide the high-level data the law demands. The barcode can contain information such as batch number, supply-chain history, date of manufacture, etc. Customers or authorities can track all details of a particular item by scanning the barcode label stuck on it. 

What is the 280E tax code?

The purpose of the 280E tax code is to disallow businesses that deal in federally illegal controlled substances from deducting ordinary business expenses from their gross revenue for tax purposes. This code was established in 1982 to prevent drug dealers from using these tax deductions to lower their tax liability.

A report from the Congressional Research Service states that under Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code, deductions and credits cannot be claimed for expenses related to conducting any trade or business that involves selling controlled substances listed in Schedules I and II of the Controlled Substances Act in violation of the federal or state law.

Implications of the 280E tax

Isn’t it true that your joints, dry herbs or edibles will be rendered useless if they are not packaged or stored well. Not only will they break open, but will lose all their potency too.

No matter what brand the pre-rolled cone, or joint is from, it will not sustain if not packaged and stored well. The pre-roll tubes or joint tubes play a significant role in preserving the freshness of your joints. 

Get to know all about manual sticker application and automated sticker application. MJ Wholesale provides automated label application services at best prices. 

Manual Sticker Application vs Automated Sticker Application

Application of stickers in bulk, by hand requires a considerable amount of manual labor. More the labor, more the money spent on sticker application. Also, with manual labor, there is an increased risk of faulty application. For example, the sticker might not align with the product packaging or there might be some residue of glue on a corner of the sticker. The biggest drawback of manual application is that it can take a lot of time and is definitely not suitable for bulk quantities.