Why 2023 forced cannabis packaging to grow up By late 2023, the best cannabis packaging stopped trying to look rebellious. It started trying to look reliable. That was overdue. Packaging moved closer to fragrance counters. It borrowed from pharmacy. It flirted with collectors’ editions. The era of the loud green leaf felt tired. In December […]
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Mylar curing is having a moment. I am still slightly sceptical. Mylar bags have become the default retail wrap for flower. That shift has crept back into home curing, which is not always a good thing. (custom420.com) Yes, cannabis can be cured in Mylar. The more honest answer is that it cures well only when […]
The dispensary counter is your shop window Cannabis packaging is rarely judged in a calm aisle. It’s judged under glass. It’s judged at arm’s length. It’s judged with a budtender talking over it. Packaging Digest put it bluntly back in August 2019. Their view was that your only job is to get the pack picked […]
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Child-resistant cannabis packaging is not a “nice to have” In 2026, child-resistant cannabis packaging is one of the few areas where retailers should stop pretending there is a clever workaround. There’s not. If your product can be mistaken for a sweet, a vitamin or a fizzy drink, then your packaging has to do more than […]
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The tube is the easy bit Pre-roll tubes look harmless. They sit on a shelf. They photograph well. The legal risk starts when you put them in a courier network. I see this mistake from UK operators selling into the United States. They obsess over tube colour and foil stamping. They forget the parcel is […]
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The bag you see at the counter Walk into a well-run dispensary in January 2026. You’ll hear heat sealers snapping shut behind the till. You’ll also see a stack of flat pouches that take up less space than the staff notice. That pouch is usually called a Mylar bag. Most staff mean a laminated barrier […]
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Why the tube matters more than the joint Pre-rolls are not short of competition in 2026. Most brands still ship something decent. The real separation sits in the first ten seconds of handling. A custom pre-roll tube is not “just packaging”. It sets expectation on strength, flavour, cleanliness, even discretion. If it feels flimsy then […]
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The UK “Cali pack” problem in 2026 By January 2026, the “Cali” label has become a retail prop in Britain. The bag does half the selling before anyone even opens it. That is the point. Packaging is easy to copy. The supposed provenance is hard to prove. In the UK, almost all of this trade […]
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What “Cali packs” means in the UK at the moment In the UK, “Cali packs” usually means a packaging style first. It’s loud artwork. It’s heavy colour. It’s a premium cue borrowed from California culture. (calipackpro.co.uk) That matters because the term gets misused. I see shoppers treat the bag like a passport. I don’t buy […]
From brown bags to boutique counters Cannabis packaging used to be an afterthought. It was a paper bag. It was a sandwich bag. It was whatever didn’t draw attention. That era still exists in corners. Legal retail has moved on. The visual gap between the two worlds is now embarrassing. In a June 2025 recap, […]