Size Guides
Child-resistant exit bag sizes from quarter-ounce to multi-pound, ASTM D3475 compliant. Get a free quote for custom mylar exit bags in any size.
Child-resistant exit bag sizes run from a small 4×7.25 inch quarter-ounce bag up to a large 12×9 inch bag. The large size adds a 4-inch gusset and is what most dispensaries use for a full order. An extra-large exit bag built for 1-3 pound orders measures roughly 14.6×16.4 inches with a 6-inch gusset. This guide charts every common child-resistant exit bag size tier and explains the ASTM D3475 standard behind the zipper. It’s part of our mylar sub-cluster. See also our cannabis mylar bag sizes chart and the original mylar bag sizes dimensions guide. For everything else, our full box size guide covers the rest.
A product pouch holds a single item at a fixed gram weight. Our cannabis mylar bag sizes chart covers that format. An exit bag does a different job. It’s the bag a customer’s whole order goes into on the way out the door. It has to fit whatever combination of products that customer bought that day, not one fixed item.
That’s why child-resistant exit bag sizes group into broad tiers instead of exact gram weights. A small exit bag covers a single small purchase. A large or extra-large bag covers a full basket of flower, edibles, and accessories bought in one visit. The bag has to close and seal with everything inside. It can’t just look roughly big enough.
Size Tier | Dimensions (in) | Typical Order | Opacity |
|---|---|---|---|
Small | 4 × 7.25 × 2 | Single quarter-ounce item | Opaque (black or white) |
Medium | 5 × 8 × 2.5 | Single half-ounce item or small basket | Opaque (black or white) |
Large | 12 × 9 × 4 | Standard full dispensary order | Opaque (black or white) |
Extra Large | 14.6 × 16.4 + 6 | 1-3 lb bulk or multi-item order | Opaque (black or white) |
Large is the size tier most dispensaries reach for by default. It comfortably fits a typical multi-item basket without going oversized. Small and medium tiers exist mainly for single-item or low-volume transactions. A full-size bag would look empty and waste material on those smaller orders.
ASTM D3475 is the technical standard that defines a child-resistant package under federal poison-prevention rules. A bag meeting this standard needs two distinct hand motions to open. That’s meant to be difficult for a young child, while still manageable for an adult. The zipper closure itself has to pass this test, not just the bag material around it.
Many US states require child-resistant packaging for cannabis retail products at the point of sale. Exit bags are one of the most common ways dispensaries meet that requirement. A single certified bag covers a whole order at once, rather than requiring separate compliance on every item inside it. Check your state’s specific requirements before finalizing a packaging order. Rules and required certifications vary and change over time.
An exit bag has to be opaque. Nobody should be able to see the contents from outside once it’s sealed. That’s a separate requirement from child-resistance, and most state retail rules require both. Standard mylar naturally blocks light, which makes it a practical base material even before adding the child-resistant zipper.
Black and white are the two most common child-resistant exit bag colors. That’s mostly for printing contrast rather than any regulatory reason. A black bag makes a light-color logo pop. A white bag works better for dense, detailed branding. Either color meets the same opacity and child-resistance standards.
A few Easy Box Packaging products that fit what this article covers.
Mylar Bags
Custom mylar envelopes are flat or lightly gusseted flexible pouches printed around a measured product, opening route, and barrier requirement. Choose food-grade film, a metalized or foil laminate when appropriate, a zipper or heat-seal closure, and a finish that suits the artwork. Share the packed width, height, thickness, weight, artwork, and storage context so the dieline is built around the actual fill.
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Mylar Bags
Custom mylar bags with window are food-grade flexible pouches printed around the pack format, closure, and storage routine. Choose a flat or gusseted profile, a zipper or heat-seal finish, and a barrier laminate that matches the product. Share the packed pack dimensions, weight, seal area, artwork, and finish direction so the dieline is built around the real dry-food pack.
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Retail & Product Boxes
Custom kraft product boxes pair a natural brown paperboard surface with printed artwork for individual retail items. Plan the carton around your packed dimensions, opening direction and shelf presentation, then review print coverage and any internal support with the proposed structure. Board grade and finish suitability are checked for the specific item.
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Retail & Product Boxes
A retail counter display groups several packaged units into a customer-facing tray or tiered presentation for a checkout, service desk, or compact retail surface. Specify the individual pack dimensions, unit count, facing, loaded weight, available footprint, board direction, print coverage, and finish so the display can be planned around the actual assortment.
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Retail Packaging
Custom retail cardboard boxes planned around the packed product, shelf position, opening route, board direction, printed panels, and finish. Choose a folding carton or more structural corrugated direction after sharing the real dimensions, weight, count, artwork needs, quantity, and delivery route.
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Retail Packaging
Custom retail shipping boxes are sized around the packed product, the opening sequence, and the route from fulfillment to customer. Corrugated or paperboard construction, printed exterior and interior panels, practical closures, and optional support can be reviewed together so the box works as both a shipper and a retail touchpoint.
Request a QuoteStart by looking at your store’s actual average basket size, not the biggest possible order. Most dispensaries find one size, usually the large tier, covers 70 to 80 percent of transactions comfortably. Stocking a second smaller size cuts down on wasted bag material for single-item purchases. It doesn’t add much complexity at the register.
I’ve seen shops try to stock four different exit bag sizes. It ended up confusing the checkout line instead of speeding it up. Two sizes, a standard and a small, handles almost every real-world scenario a dispensary counter runs into. Save a third extra-large size only if bulk or wholesale-style orders are a regular part of your business.
The four child-resistant exit bag sizes above cover the overwhelming majority of dispensary orders. Not every business runs a standard retail counter, though. A delivery service packing multi-order routes can need something different. So can a wholesale account moving pound-plus quantities, or a brand wanting a distinct gusset depth for a co-branded bag.
Standard sizes are the right starting point for almost every dispensary. The chart above should cover normal foot-traffic volume without much thought. When your order profile doesn’t match, EBP cuts child-resistant mylar to any custom dimension. It’s still built to meet the same ASTM D3475 closure requirement. That beats forcing an odd-sized order into a bag that’s too tight to seal. It also beats a bag so oversized it looks unintentional.
Child-resistant exit bag sizes run from a small 4×7.25 inch bag up to an extra-large multi-pound format. All four tiers are built around the same ASTM D3475 closure standard. Match the bag to your store’s real average order size. Then confirm your state’s specific child-resistance and opacity requirements. Need custom dimensions or a specific barrier spec? Get a free quote we run mylar and stand-up pouches in any size.
Questions, answered
A standard large exit bag measures approximately 12×9 inches with a 4-inch gusset. That’s the size most dispensaries default to for a typical multi-item order.
Many US states require child-resistant packaging for cannabis retail products. An exit bag is a common way to meet that requirement across a full order. Check your state’s specific requirements, since rules vary and change.
It tests whether a package’s closure needs two distinct hand motions to open. That benchmark is meant to be difficult for a young child. It’s still manageable for an adult, under federal poison-prevention rules.
Yes. Standard tiers cover most dispensary needs. A bag can still be built to a specific dimension for an unusual mix. That includes a custom gusset depth for higher-volume orders.
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