Make The Cannabis Industry Grow By Staying Compliant with Child Resistant Packaging
More and more states are moving to legalize cannabis for either medical use or recreational use. Certainly, this has been good news for the most part. However, while legal in many states, federally, cannabis is still listed as a schedule 1 drug. Therefore, like laundry detergent pods and prescription medications, cannabis products require legally approved child-resistant packaging. So what is the big deal about child-resistant packaging? Why is it important to stay compliant with the law on this?
Right now, the cannabis industry has a target on its back. Every little misstep gets blown up into the mainstream spotlight and purported as another reason as to why cannabis should not be legal. With the political state of affairs the US right now the way they are, the issue of child safety is more important than ever. …show more content…
They make it difficult for the industry to be taken serious and recognized on equal footing with any other industry. They also make it difficult for those who work so hard to follow the law and stay compliant. Therefore, it's imperative that everyone in the cannabis business community work to stay compliant with all the laws and regulations. Child-resistant packaging is one of those areas that requires a tight focus and a keen eye.
Back in 1970, the Poison Prevention Packaging Act or PPPA was created to help prevent children from accidentally ingesting toxic household items. With child-resistant packaging, it is difficult for children under the age of five to open the package, but not difficult enough for an average adult to open it within a reasonable amount of time. The packaging has to be tested and approved first according to the guidelines set forth by the
More and more states are moving to legalize cannabis for either medical use or recreational use. Certainly, this has been good news for the most part. However, while legal in many states, federally, cannabis is still listed as a schedule 1 drug. Therefore, like laundry detergent pods and prescription medications, cannabis products require legally approved child-resistant packaging. So what is the big deal about child-resistant packaging? Why is it important to stay compliant with the law on this?
Right now, the cannabis industry has a target on its back. Every little misstep gets blown up into the mainstream spotlight and purported as another reason as to why cannabis should not be legal. With the political state of affairs the US right now the way they are, the issue of child safety is more important than ever. …show more content…
They make it difficult for the industry to be taken serious and recognized on equal footing with any other industry. They also make it difficult for those who work so hard to follow the law and stay compliant. Therefore, it's imperative that everyone in the cannabis business community work to stay compliant with all the laws and regulations. Child-resistant packaging is one of those areas that requires a tight focus and a keen eye.
Back in 1970, the Poison Prevention Packaging Act or PPPA was created to help prevent children from accidentally ingesting toxic household items. With child-resistant packaging, it is difficult for children under the age of five to open the package, but not difficult enough for an average adult to open it within a reasonable amount of time. The packaging has to be tested and approved first according to the guidelines set forth by the