Cannabis Packaging & Labeling Services
Supply compliant packaging and labels for cannabis products
Overview
Cannabis packaging suppliers generate $500,000-$3,000,000 annually with 35-50% margins.
In 2025, cannabis requires child-resistant compliant packaging with specific labeling.
Products include child-resistant containers and bags ($0.10-$2.00 each), pre-roll tubes and doob tubes ($0.15-$0.75), concentrate containers ($0.20-$1.50), edible packaging ($0.25-$2.00), compliant labels with required warnings ($0.05-$0.50), and custom branded packaging.
Successful packaging suppliers understand state packaging regulations, stock compliant packaging options, offer custom branding and printing, provide bulk pricing for operators, and ensure regulatory compliance.
All cannabis products need packaging.
Marketing through cannabis cultivators, processors, dispensaries, packaging shows, and industry directories.
Required Skills
- Packaging Regulations
- Product Sourcing
- Printing and Design
- Inventory Management
- Compliance Knowledge
- Customer Service
Pros and Cons
Pros
- All cannabis products need packaging
- Recurring orders from operators
- No cannabis plant touching (ancillary)
- Growing legal cannabis markets
- Can use traditional banking
Cons
- Regulations vary by state
- Packaging inventory investment
- Competition from general packaging
- Minimum order quantities
- Compliance requirements complex
How to Get Started
- Research state packaging regulations
- Source compliant packaging suppliers
- Stock child-resistant packaging options
- Offer custom branding and printing
- Market to cannabis operators
- Ensure packaging compliance
- Provide bulk pricing and fast shipping
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