Every industry needs professional, eye-catching product and packaging labels, and cannabis is no exception. With full-color cannabis label printing, you can maximize your brand’s impact and ensure all your products stand out on the dispensary shelf — including your low-volume specialty items.
On-demand color label printing is also beneficial in the cannabis cultivation workflow, where labels are needed for plant identification and seed-to-sale traceability.
Thanks to advances in color inkjet label printer technology, it’s never been easier and more cost-effective to bring your label printing in-house. As experts in on-demand color label printing, General Data is here to help you every step of the way.
Here’s how to get started:
#1: Select a Color Label Printer Made for Cannabis Operations
With strict compliance standards to adhere to, you can’t afford to have labels with low-resolution or illegible data. For high-resolution color cannabis label printing, we highly recommend the Epson ColorWorks® series of printers.
These high-quality industrial-grade printers deliver one-step multi-color label printing with crisp, clear resolution for images, text, barcodes, QR codes and other variable data needed for cannabis traceability.
Epson ColorWorks on-demand label printers are well-suited for a range of cannabis-related applications, whether you’re printing product and packaging labels, barcode labels, promotional coupon offers or even shipping labels. Not sure which ColorWorks printer to choose? Let our label printing experts help you find the specific color label printer that’s best for your cannabis operation.
#2: Choose the Right Label Media
Next, you’ll need label media that are compatible with your color label printer and suitable for your specific cannabis application. Consider these questions:
- What type of label finish is best? For cannabis labels, this depends on your application and the look and feel you desire. While cultivation labels need to be practical and durable in a matte finish, you might want your cannabis product or packaging labels to be glossy and shiny.
- What environment will your labels be exposed to? Most cannabis-related labels will need to withstand abrasion, moisture and heat, especially in the harsh cultivation environment.
- If you’re printing cannabis packaging or product labels, what type of container will you apply the label to? Glass and plastic materials require specific adhesives.
In addition to label media, you’ll need quality inks that are smudge-proof and fade-resistant to ensure your cannabis labels remain legible. General Data makes it easy to order these consumables for your cannabis label printing set-up.
#3: Apply Your Cannabis Labels
Once you’ve printed your full-color cannabis labels, how will you apply them to the product or package?
The Epson ColorWorks 6000P offers innovative peel-and-present capabilities to speed up the manual application of your on-demand color labels. For the ultimate in convenience and efficiency, consider General Data’s PAC5 label printing and application solution, designed specifically for Epson ColorWorks CW-C6000P. The PAC5 delivers precision label placement and a safe and efficient workflow, even in environments where workers need to use gloves. Whether you use it to apply product labels, packaging labels or even shipping labels, the PAC5 makes the entire cannabis labeling process fast and easy.
If you use a cylindrical container like a bottle, can or jar for your cannabis products, we recommend a semi-automatic bottle label applicator like the Afinia A200.
