The Era of Clean Cannabis Has Come to California. Here Are the Surviving Brands
[Updated Aug 21]
In the old days, you just had to grow bud to sell it. Then you had to grow good bud. Now—you have to grow clean, good bud.
The California cannabis industry had a hard reset July 1, when testing regulations wiped everything but the cleanest, most pure and consistent products from the state’s retail shelves. It's 2018. Have Some StandardsFriends Don't Let Friends Smoke Reggie
Here is the list of brands surviving the California #weedapocalypse of 2018, according to our best sources. Call ahead to your local retailer to ensure your brand is in stock. This list will expand as we hear more. (Email your compliant brands news to California Editor David Downs david.downs@leafly.com)
Compliant Cannabis Flower Brands
Mmm, Gelato.
- 3 Bros Grow
- 3C Farms
- Agris Farms
- Airfield Supply Co
- Aster Farms
- Autumn Brands
- Big Flower Grow Company
- Bombay Farms
- Bloom Farms Flower
- Buena Vista
- ButterBrand
- Cali Cans
- Cali Pack Co
- Caliva
- Cannacruz
- Cannatique
- Classic RX
- Canndescent
- Chong’s Choice
- Coast
- Connected Cannabis Co.
- Crane City
- CRU Cannabis
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- Dabblicious Farms
- Devil’s Lettuce
- Dolja & Ganga
- Fiddler’s Greens
- Floracal
- Flowerdaze Farms
- FlowKana
- Foxworthy Farms
- Friendly Farms
- Gardener’s
- Garrison Lane
- Glass House Farms
- Gold Seal
- Gold Standard
- Goochi
- GoodLand Farms
- Grandpa’s Finest
- Head Stash
- Henry’s Original
- High Garden
- Holy Smokes
- Humboldt Legends
- Humboldt Native Farms
- Humboldt Sky
- Humboldt Sungrowers Guild
- Honeydew Farms
- IC Collective
- ISLAND Flower
- JAHnetics
- Jaydens Juice
- KINDRD
- King’s Garden
- Korova flower
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- Lemon Tree
- Lit House
- Loudpack flower
- Lowell Farms
- Madrone
- Marley Natural
- MedMen
- Mohave Cannabis Company
- Northern Emeralds
- NUG
- Occidental Hills
- PHENIX Cannabis
- Phinest
- Phuckette Farms
- Plug’d
- Poetry
- Poseidon Estates
- Red Tail Farms
- Sherbinskis
- Skunk Feather
- State Flower
- Summer
- Sunkissed Flower
- Sweetwater Pharms
- Synergy
- Team Elite Genetics
- The Village
- The Weed Brand
- Three Kings Dynasty
- Triple Js
- True Humboldt
- UpNorth
- Utopia
- West Coast Sunrise
- Willie’s Reserve flower
- Zoma Cannabis
Find them at:
- Berkeley Patients Group in Berkeley
- The Joint in Santa Ana
- LAXCC in Los Angeles
(Email your compliant brands news to California Editor David Downs david.downs@leafly.com)
Compliant Cannabis Extract Brands
Select vape carts can be found across California post-July 1. (Courtesy of Elite)
- 710 King Pens
- 710 Labs
- Absolute Extracts
- Artisan
- AYA
- Bakked
- Beboe
- Beezle Extracts
- Biscotti
- Blessed
- Blessed Extracts
- Bloom Farms carts and Pax Era Pods
- Brite Labs
- Brite Labs (both pods and cartridges)
- Calibueno
- Care By Design
- Chemistry
- Chill
- Connected Cannabis
- Constance Therapeutics
- Creme De Canna extracts
- CWG BOTANICALS
- Cypress
- Dabblicious Extracts
- Disposable Vape by GoldDrop
- dompen
- DomPen
- dosist
- Eel River Organics
- Ganja Gold
- Gold Drop
- Gold Flora
- Guild
- Heavy Hitters
- Herbology
- HGH (Haters Gonna Hate)
- HoneyVape
- Island – PAX
- Jade House
- James Henry Vapor Cartridges
- Kurvana
- Kushy Punch
- Legion of Bloom
- Level
- Loudpack Extracts
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- Marley Natural
- Mary’s Medicinals
- Medicone
- Moxie Extracts
- Nasha Extracts
- Nativ
- NUG
- Paper Planes
- Peak Oil
- Pure Vape
- Raw Garden
- Rove
- Select carts and Pax Era Pods
- Sonoma Pacific Distribution Co
- Space Gems
Himalaya Vapor - Spliffin
- STIIZY
- Sublime Brands
- Tarantula
- Temple Extracts
- Terp X
- Tetra Labs
- THClear
- Tree Base Klear
- VVS Pens
- Wonder CBD
Find them at:
(Email your compliant brands news to California Editor David Downs david.downs@leafly.com)
Compliant Cannabis Edibles Brands
- Altai
- Atlas Edibles
- Bhang
- Big Pete’s Treats
- Cannabis Quencher
- Cheeba Chews
- Chill
- Clarified Confections
- Day Dreamers
- Defonce
- District Edibles
- Dr. Norm’s
- EdiPure
- Fiddlers Green
- FlavRX
- Garden Society
- Glowing Buddha
- GOOD CO-OP
- Gummy Cares
- Habit
- Humboldt Apothecary
- Kaneh Co
- Kanha
- Kikoko
- Kin Slips
- Kind Medicine
- Kiva
- Kushy Punch
- Legal
- Level
- LOL Edibles
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- Manzanita & Madrone
- Mind Tricks
- Mondo Meds
- Moon
- Nabis
- Om Edibles
- PLUS Gummies
- Satori
- Satori Edibles
- Sensi Chew
- Somatik
- Sprig
- Sunset Connect and ingestibles Spirulinex
- Venice Cookie Company
- VIV
- Vive
Find them at:
- Blum – Oakland in Oakland
- MedMen Downtown LA in Los Angeles
- Bloom Room in San Francisco
(Email your compliant brands news to California Editor David Downs david.downs@leafly.com)
Compliant Cannabis Topicals Brands
Intimate topical maker Foria is surviving lab scrutiny for purity. (Courtesy of Foria)
- Apothecanna
- Dr. Kerklaan’s
- Flower Power
- Foria
- Humble Flower Co
- Om Body
- Papa & Barkley
- Pure Ratios
- Quim Rock
- Sweet ReLeaf
- Velvet Swing
Find them at:
- A Therapeutic Alternative in Sacramento
- Airfield Supply Co in San Jose
- Phytologie in Oakland
Distributors Carrying Compliant Product
- 12/12 Distribution
- The Cohong
- CWG Botanicals
- CannaRoyalty
- Herba Connect
- Bloom Distribution
- Rise Distribution
- Verdant Distribution
Find them at:
- Mission Organic in San Francisco
- Elemental Wellness in San Jose
- MedMen – Kearney Mesa in San Diego
(Email your compliant brands news to California Editor David Downs david.downs@leafly.com) It's 2018. Have Some StandardsFriends Don't Let Friends Smoke Reggie
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David Downs directs news and lifestyle coverage as the California Bureau Chief for Leafly.com. He's written for WIRED, Rolling Stone and Billboard, and is the former cannabis editor of the San Francisco Chronicle, as well as the author of several cannabis books including 'Marijuana Harvest' by Ed Rosenthal and David Downs. He co-hosts The Hash podcast. TW: @davidrdowns | IG @daviddowns
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