Contempo Specialty Packaging Creates New Sustainable Plastic-Free Child-Resistant Cigarette Box Packaging Option

In a recent press release, Contempo Specialty Packaging announced their new plastic-free and child-resistant cigarette box packaging. Current cigarette boxes are prone to tearing which can make it easier for a child to open and get ahold of the contents inside (1). The new packaging option from Contempo is made from 100% paperboard and can be utilized for cannabis pre-rolls. According to 16 CFR Part 1700, it may be the first plastic-free cigarette box to be certified as child-resistant (1).

“Since Contempo began serving the cannabis industry in 2017, we’ve received countless customer requests for a truly sustainable child-resistant box that opens like a traditional cigarette box,” Contempo Specialty Packaging CEO Michael Markarian said (1). “Utilizing plastic parts for the hinge would have been the easy answer, but that runs counter to our mission of sustainability. With our 100% paperboard child-resistant cigarette box, we’re elated to fill a niche in the cannabis packaging market and bring producers another innovative, beautiful, sustainable, and child-resistant packaging option that measures up to the care and quality they bring to their cannabis.”

The new packaging option is fully customizable so that it can fit different pre-roll sizes and amounts. They can also be made with FSC-certified boards or recycled paperboard which helps provide a more eco-friendly and sustainable option (1). Contempo also mentioned in the press release that the new cigarette box can be hot stamped, spot UV, use soy-based inks, and many other print finishing options.

Reference

1. Contempo Specialty Packaging. The first plastic-free child-resistant cigarette box now available for cannabis operators https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/03/25/3048822/0/en/The-First-Plastic-Free-Child-Resistant-Cigarette-Box-Now-Available-for-Cannabis-Operators.html (accessed Mar 25, 2025).