DISTRICT EDIBLES is a quality, artisan crafted edible line now available in
Colorado. All edibles are created in small batches, with Ultra premium CO2
extracted cannabis oil.
The moving target
One problem with the cannabis market is that because of
the constantly changing laws and regulations, the labeling
requirements are also constantly shift ing. Afi na Label decided
to go aft er this market with its high-quality label printers,
looking to help smaller growers create labels on the fl y, rather
than pre-print materials that may or may not be relevant in
another month.
“Dispensaries and cultivators face stringent, ever changing
labeling requirements which make ordering preprinted labels
costly, and logistically diffi cult,” noted Mike Atkins, national
sales manager, Afi na Label. “Th ey off er a wide variety of products
that change frequently. From one month to the next, the
strains they produce can change. Th is requires many small
batches of unique labels. Also, they are continually required
to provide accurate test data, which must be labeled on the
product. Rather than apply several labels to a single package
in order to comply with regulations, our digital printing solution
allows them to consolidate all this information on one
label that can be printed on demand.” Afi na Label has worked
with a wide range of brands, including
Willie Nelon’s “Willie’s Reserve,” and an
edible producer in New Mexico called
Budder Pros, among others.
“Th ree key requirements are driving
cannabis manufacturers and processors
to the use of on-demand color
labels,” agreed Guy Mikel, president of
Color Label Solutions, reseller/partner
of the ColorWorks on-demand inkjet
label printers. “First, companies in the
cannabis business must comply to the
state requirements, which keep changing.
As most states require a variety of
variable data such as serialized package
tracking, lot or batch identifi cation,
Afi na Label’s printers are used for a vast
majority of the labels used on Willie’s Reserve
products sold at retail.
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