By Matthias Moessinger, Senior Market Expert Pharma Solid at Syntegon Technology Humans used the cannabis plant for medicinal and recreational purposes for a very long time before it was banned on a global scale due to its psychoactive ingredients and the varying composition and strength of the different applications. In fact, Napoleon Bonaparte was among…
Read More >>BOULDER, CO | The founders behind cannabis packaging manufacturer STO Responsible centered their business around one paramount goal: fixing the cannabis industry’s single-use plastic problem by developing safe, affordable packaging solutions that won’t harm the environment. After spending three years in research and development, the design team at STO Responsible devised a brand-friendly product line for cannabis packaging…
Read More >>THUN, SWITZERLAND | Hoffmann Neopac has introduced child-resistant, opaque tins for packaging damp and dry cannabis products. The new lineup comes in response to packaging requirements following the increasingly widespread legalization of marijuana for medicinal and recreational purposes in the United States, Canada and worldwide. Completely recyclable, the tins are suitable for a variety of cannabis products,…
Read More >>BOULDER, CO | After investing several years in research and development to design a reasonably priced, evidence-based solution, STO Responsible has finally released its line of sustainable packaging for the cannabis industry. STO Responsible’s founders built their business in order to solve the packaging problems that have plagued marijuana product producers, while also offering cannabis companies and their…
Read More >>Bridgewater, NJ | Brother Gearmotors, a division of Brother International Corporation that offers a wide range of ultra-reliable, sub-fractional AC gearmotors and reducers for the food and beverage, packaging and material handling industries, has entered the cannabis market with the incorporation of AC Induction motors into a premium cannabis dry trimming machine. The GreenBroz Dry Trimmer Z will…
Read More >>Kush Bottles, Inc. (kushbottles.com), a leading provider of packaging, supplies, vaporizers, hydrocarbon gases, solvents, accessories and branding solutions for the regulated cannabis industry, announces it has signed a lease for a new warehouse facility in Las Vegas to meet demand from the consumer market as well as support the current and new businesses entering the…
Read More >>As more states legalize medical marijuana, the U.S. cannabis industry has grown over 200% in the past five years, topping $7.3 billion according to the Here to Stay or Up in Smoke: A Look at the U.S. Cannabis Market white paper and accompanying infographic. Produced by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, the…
Read More >>Medical marijuana is legal in 29 states as well as Washington, D.C., and eight states have now legalized recreational use. What was once a bit taboo is quickly becoming just another consumer market, well, sort of. You can’t escape the fact that more and more medical marijuana establishments are popping up in most states, and…
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