Is Your Cannabis Business in California? Stay Compliant with Child Resistant Packaging

The new child-resistant packaging introduced in the state of California is an important step taken to ensure children are protected from the harmful effects of cannabis.

So, if your cannabis business in California still hasn’t switched to child-resistant packaging, you need to take the necessary measures quickly to prevent any legal ramifications in the future.

Child-Resistant Packaging Requirements for Cannabis Products

Child-resistant regulations for packaging cannabis products vary from state to state. These regulations ensure that children remain safe from the contents, by making the packaging inaccessible and unappealing to children.
Most states including California follow these key requirements for CR packaging for cannabis.
· The packaging must be resealable
· The packaging must have a label with clear and detailed information
· The appearance of the packaging must be opaque
· The packaging needs to make the product look unattractive and unappealing to children.
According to CR compliance, the packaging needs to go through rigorous tests before the product can be sold in it. The packaging must be difficult to open for children under 5 years of age, but at the same time easy to open and close for adults. 

CR Packaging Requirements from 2020

In order to fulfill the CRP requirements, child-resistant exit packages are allowed at the point of sale until December 31st, 2019. However from January 1st, 2020, each cannabis product must be within a child-resistant packaging before it is distributed at the point of sale.
The regulations for packaging cannabis in California from 2020 onward include:
· The packaging must in compliance with the Federal Poison Prevention Packaging Act
· Bottles with liquids need to be sealed with pry-off metal crown cap
· All plastic packaging should be at least 4mm thick, sealed with heat and should not contain a tab that can be easily opened. 

These regulations ensure that the product is extremely safe to use in the presence of children. However, they also make it difficult for manufacturers to design the product creatively in comparison to normal packaging. The condition for making the packaging unappealing to children ends up making it unattractive for adults as well.

If you’re looking for top-quality packaging solutions, get in touch with Premium Vials! They offer a wide range of packaging and labeling solutions including wholesale metal containers, pre-roll bags, box dividers, amber glass jars, clear glass jars and a lot more.
Their packaging solutions ensure that your product is compliant with all federal regulations. The company provides eco-friendly, customized and child-safe packaging to help your cannabis brand stand out among competitors.  Give them a call at (888) 545-3117 for more information about their products.

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