The Era of Clean Cannabis Has Come to California. Here Are the Surviving Brands

David Downs July 19, 2018

New rules mandating uniform dosing have walloped most edibles producers. Not Kiva. (Courtesy of Kiva)

[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.

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It’s going to be months for most brands to clean up their act, get it packaged correctly and get in line for testing on the way back to retail store. Still, some brands planned ahead and were ready on Day 1 with tested, compliant product.

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:

Caliva in San Jose
CBCB in Berkeley
Sava delivery across California

(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)

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David Downs

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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