Direct Thermal Labels for Fast, Reliable Printing

When your operation lives and dies by the label, your media can’t be an afterthought. Beast Branding’s direct thermal labels are built for busy warehouses, dispensaries, fulfillment centers, and retail teams that need sharp, scannable barcodes and shipment-ready labels every single day. From METRC tags to shipping labels and shelf stickers, this collection gives you the core sizes and roll counts you need to keep printers running and orders moving.

Why Choose Direct Thermal Labels from Beast Branding?

• No ink or ribbon required: Direct thermal labels print using heat, so you don’t have to manage cartridges or ribbons for everyday labeling tasks.
• Printer-ready cores and diameters: Rolls are sized for common desktop and industrial printers, including Zebra and other popular direct thermal units.
• METRC-friendly sizes: Core sizes like 1" with 4" outer diameters are ideal for cannabis compliance labels, inventory tags, and track-and-trace systems.
• Adhesive that stays put: Strong, permanent adhesive helps labels stay attached to bags, tubes, jars, boxes, and mailers during handling and transit.
• Bulk-friendly pricing: Order by the roll or by the case so your label cost per unit stays predictable as you scale.

Dial In the Right Size, Core, and Roll Count

In this collection you’ll find popular configurations like 2" x 1", 2" x 2", 4" x 1", 4" x 2" and 4" x 6" labels on a 1" core with compact outer diameters that fit common dispensary and retail printers for day-to-day work. For higher volume shipping or warehouse stations, step up to larger formats such as the BB Direct Thermal Labels 4" x 6" – 1" Core to get thousands of labels per case and keep downtime to a minimum.

If you also run Zebra printers dedicated to shipping or FBA-style workflows, you can pair this collection with our Zebra Direct Thermal Labels for printer-specific media that mirrors the same quality and adhesion, while staying compatible with your existing hardware.

Build a Complete Label System, Not Just a Roll

Direct thermal labels are only one part of your labeling stack. Many teams combine this collection with our Stock Blank Roll Labels for branded product labels, plus Zebra thermal printers and label handling hardware under the Thermal & Blank Labels menu.

If you’re serious about throughput, it’s worth thinking beyond the label face stock. Our blog article “Label Like a Beast: Why Cardboard Cores Matter in Branding Production” walks through how core sizes, roll OD, and media construction directly impact uptime, changeover speed, and operator fatigue at scale.

Serve Both Compliance and Branding

For cannabis brands and dispensaries, direct thermal labels are the backbone of compliance — METRC tags, batch IDs, test results, and serialized tracking all start with a clean, scannable label. Use the sizes in this collection for:

• METRC and other seed-to-sale tracking labels
• Shelf labels and bin locations in your warehouse
• Shipping and receiving labels for cartons and pallets
• Internal inventory and cycle-count labels

Once your direct thermal foundation is in place, you can layer on full-color custom labels printed on BOPP or other premium materials for the front of your mylar bags, jars, tubes, and display packaging. Beast Branding manufactures its own label materials, so it’s easy to keep your compliance and branding labels aligned under one roof.

Connect Beast Branding Labels with MJ Wholesale Inventory

If you’re already ordering packaging and hardware from our sister company MJ Wholesale, you can mirror the same direct thermal label sizes across both sites to simplify purchasing. For example, MJ Wholesale carries Zebra direct thermal labels as well as METRC-ready formats such as 2.5" x 1.5" Direct Thermal Labels – 1" Core / 4" OD .

Running the same SKUs across Beast Branding and MJ Wholesale makes it easier to keep backup supply, compare shipping terms, and keep your label standards locked in as you open new locations or onboard new co-packers.

Tie Labels into Your Pre-Roll and Packaging Program

Direct thermal labels play especially well with pre-roll and tube-based programs. Use them for strain, batch, and potency data on cartons, cases, and inner boxes while your consumer- facing packaging carries the high-end branding.

If you’re building out a pre-roll line, you can combine Beast Branding labels with custom tubes from PopTopz. Their labeled PopTopz collection and custom tubes program give you child-resistant tubes with professionally applied labels, while your direct thermal labels in this collection handle the backend logistics and compliance work.

Order Direct Thermal Labels in Bulk with Confidence

This collection is built for B2B buyers who can’t afford label failures. Whether you’re printing a handful of labels at a retail counter or thousands per day in a fulfillment warehouse, you’ll find direct thermal rolls that:

• Feed reliably through common desktop and industrial printers
• Hold strong on cartons, bags, tubes, and jars during transport
• Produce dark, scannable barcodes that pass real-world scanning
• Help standardize label sizes across multiple printers and locations

Browse the products in this direct thermal labels collection to choose the dimensions, core size, and roll count that match your printers. Then connect them with Beast Branding’s custom labels, MJ Wholesale’s packaging catalog, and PopTopz pre-roll tubes to build an efficient, scalable labeling ecosystem for your brand.