Marijuana Labels.

We plan the layout around your mandatory copy first and build the brand artwork into the space that's left. On a pre-roll tube or a gram jar the required text routinely exceeds the room, so every millimetre is allocated before design starts. An extended-content label adds panel area when the copy still won't fit.

Send us your state's mandatory list with its minimum sizes, and we'll make sure the panel has room for every required mark.

It's a blank area left on a pre-printed label so you can add potency and batch data in-house with a thermal printer. Those figures change every batch, which makes pre-printing the full label impractical. The pre-printed base carries the brand and the fixed copy, and the over-print adds the variable lines.

The zone needs the right size, the right position and a thermal-compatible facestock. We design it in from the start instead of squeezing it in later.

Yes, and a QR code linking to the COA is increasingly expected on dispensary packaging. It puts full test results one scan away without adding text to a small panel. Print it on a light, uncoated area with a quiet margin around it so phones read it first time.

If the COA changes per batch, the code can point to a batch page, or it can be printed in the thermal over-print zone.

Matte is the prevailing register on dispensary shelves, and soft-touch matte with a spot UV or hot foil accent is a common premium build. Embossing adds texture on a jar lid label. Keep foil and heavy effects well away from the over-print zone, because the thermal head needs a plain, printable surface.

We print CMYK plus Pantone, so a brand colour stays consistent from one strain to the next.

BOPP film is the durable choice for jars and tubes that get handled a lot, since it resists moisture and scuffing. If you over-print in-house, the facestock must also be thermal-compatible, so confirm that before ordering. Removable adhesive helps where jars are reused or relabelled.

Tamper-evident seal stock can be run as a separate label across the closure, printed to match the main label.

Size comes from the container and the compliance layout, and any die size can be cut. Measure the flat or wrap area of the jar, tube or pouch, keeping clear of seams and the tightest part of any curve. A pre-roll tube leaves only a narrow strip, so the layout often runs lengthwise.

Each state layout is drawn to scale on the dieline, so you can see the minimum-size marks at actual size before approving.

A run of marijuana labels starts at 500 per version. Each state writes its own mandatory set, so one product sold in five markets usually needs five layouts, and each counts as its own version. A single version can go as high as 100,000.

Because potency sits in the over-print zone, one pre-printed base can cover many batches of the same strain, which keeps version control manageable.

Pre-printed bases are produced in 7 to 10 business days after you sign off every state layout. A rush takes 5 to 7 business days. We can send a sample in 5 to 7 business days so you can test the over-print on your own thermal printer, and the sample cost is credited on the bulk order.

That test catches a facestock that smears under your print head before it becomes a full run.