Cannabis manufacturers not only need to integrate ESG strategies into corporate policy but also prepare for looming regulatory requirements related to extended producer responsibility.

Cannabis Products Insider recently spoke to Hempak's Ryan Zvibleman about hemp as a packaging material, the company's patent-pending child-resistant jars, and the need for sustainable cannabis packaging.

Sana Packaging launched its first reclaimed ocean-bound plastic cannabis packaging product in 2019.

Hippo now offers sustainable packaging options such as compostable containers and flexible bags, hemp packaging, ocean reclaimed plastic, and other products.

ePac is the first company to offer Fresh-Lock's new series of child-resistant zippers incorporated into finished pouches made with Charter Next Generation GreenArrow PCR films.

The ATID line is fully paper-based and certified child-resistant.

Ventiv Design has developed cannabis packaging with sustainably sourced materials that are difficult to imitate, such as the Slider Box, made with hemp paper, and the Pinch Pump, made with post-consumer recycled plastic.