The UK Has A Fake Cali Problem

In the UK there's been a lot of fake cali bags for a long time. But recently the fake cali has become an even bigger problem. The fake designer exotic bags have gotten so good that it's hard to tell them apart from the real deal even if you have them side by side.
In this video we're going through what is causing this fake cali bag problem, and what can be done about it.

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[@cris-vv1pn]

Can you show what's in the shake bag?

[@DrewIsSharing]

@@cris-vv1pn Can't on youtube unfortunately :( but it's just shake with a couple stalks here and there not too many

[@angelGonzalez-ep2ni]

Lmao they really selling fake tenco out there 😂 bro I get it from Donny

[@garethbeaton8414]

Hot iron and fill with ? This is UK new problem with weed pay 3x for what was 25£

[@DrewIsSharing]

Flavour farmer is a uk brand...

[@Porterwavin]

As an american who legally consumes medical cannabis in Colorado, a UK based cannabis channel is very interesting to me. Super glad I just found this channel.

[@DrewIsSharing]

hope you enjoy!

[@onapermo]

As a Scotsman legally consuming medical cannabis in Scotland I appreciate the UK page.

[@alextomlinson]

​@@TheJocoHills enlighten us rudeboy

[@christophermichael3251]

@@onapermo You must share the divine wisdom, sir

[@degenerate703]

@@TheJocoHills tell me more 📝

[@voidyvoidz4870]

The thing that does my head in is the amount of people that are scamming people making it hard to find someone legit to get cali from. It's frustrating. It needs to be legalized and sold in all major and minor retailers ;-)

[@opaliatzs]

@benjamin i mean there's probably still gonna be plugs around just bc of tax or bc they dont have the money to open a business etc so yeah wtv what i originally wanted to say is at least with taxes you'll know what u are getting since it will be regulated n shi instead of getting some peed on 🇦🇱 weed

[@Gunzee]

​@benjamin I'd rather pay the premium to get good bud. I got a henry of trash stardawg. It was so bad that my none recreational, lightweight, low tolerance self was smoking nearly neat joints. I could never do that with good bud, not even close.

[@stevenewsome427]

No shit sherlock 😂😂😂

[@ottop1377]

@@Gunzee not to mention that prices of weed are much lower in locations that have legalised, such as Washington state where an ounce of high quality bud would run about $233, which is ~£6.60 per gram.

[@jacobe9187]

Decriminalization over legalization, knowledge is power.

[@joeclarke6452]

Iv been smoking for about 15 years now and Iv still never even been tempted to buy Cali packs 🤷🏼‍♂️ just feel like people are buying them for the sake of it and to show off their packs.. as long as you can get nice buds from someone you trust it really shouldn’t matter. But yeah it’s insane how far people will go to make a quick profit, great video lots of insight, Drew as always ! Keep it up brother !

[@tomwilliams3053]

True, never understood it myself. If you can get someone you trust then £40 8ths can be just as good. And you can get deals. Just way better

[@ltrick3096]

It’s ok mate. You stick to your 15 years of haze and dawg

[@bent-over.]

@@ltrick3096 trust😂

[@brandoncasson6235]

@@ltrick3096 dawg is cali genetics bro

[@brandoncasson6235]

@@ltrick3096 thai,Nepalese,cali genetics…. People so dumb, learn how to grow weed, every aspect into growing highest quality you can. You will learn a lot about weed and it’s origins

[@crazyturkturk1733]

great video but as a cali native i do wanna refute one point. You mentioned bud wasn’t cheap in california and i would agree, a lot of name brand top tier weed is overpriced. However, there’s a lot of smaller brands or black market growers who grow similar quality for substantially cheaper. I can get half oz’s of quality indoor from a dispo for 50-80$, and oz’s of top shelf from a black market vendor from 100-160$. In my opinion, a lot of these cheaper options are only 5-15% worse, but can be half the price or less. I assume something that leads to your cali being extra expensive is the fact that people are mostly shipping name brands that already are tax in cali. Basically, i think the branding and hype of some cali is causing shippers to prioritize that and thus filtering out a lot of FIRE that would be substantially cheaper. Keep up the bangers drew

[@DrewIsSharing]

Yeah you're exactly right and is what I meant :) 20 minute video and i still didn't get to say everything haha

[@crazyturkturk1733]

@@DrewIsSharing ya tbf i assumed you knew since you’re deep in the culture, just something i wanted to note for the fans. Cheers man thanks for the quick reply have a great day!

[@RollTheWindowsUp_WISAD]

Man this hits me. Imagine what it’s like for me. I’m from Cali got my rec card at 18 when I was 23 I moved to Israel. We don’t even have Cali bags we get medical bags from cananda 😢 I grow my own tho so I’m getting my own personal “Cali”

[@szbmedia]

​@@DrewIsSharingtrust me from smoking for 18 yesrs i hate these fake packs so easy to tell glad i got a certi plug

[@Benjamin3.5]

or maybe the fact that weed is illegal in the uk? so they are literally drug trafficking lol

[@FirstLast-ii5cp]

I have been living (& smoking) in California since way before the introduction of medical use much less recreational - & am fascinated with the whole zip-lock “packet” thing. (What a strange way to buy weed!!) The potential for RIP-OFF is super HIGH! >

[@eatassonthefirstdate]

bro no doubt im 39 I been smoking for 26 years, remember how u had to PAGE YOUR DEALER😅 we used to page ppl from a payphone and we would have to sit there for up to an HOUR waiting for dude to call it back! we would just do kickflips n shit waiting for the phone to ring haha😅 I'd much rather meet one of my dudes and buy a QTR sack in a Ziploc bag for 30 bux bro. you get immune to certain buds REALLY fast and all this high end looking, colorful Ziploc shit is lame as FUCK. same with every weed being named after a candy or a baked good, that shit is stupid as fuck. I lived in Grass Valley and Chico for 2 years in 2014 and 2015 I smoked the original Cookies from the Bay and u could get the shit for 20 an eighth even if your dude was twice removed from the growers😅 remember the good days? these Ziploc bags are lame and that weed is all chemmy as fuck imma grow my own now

[@FirstLast-ii5cp]

@@eatassonthefirstdate 100% ‼ Bro, you know it! I remember the pay phone call backs too! People gathered by the phone - All the pager codes for what you wanted… 🤣 HaHa! I sound so old saying, but Kids today have no idea. You’re totally right about all the stupid name/strain hype & the chemmy-bioengineered weed - better off to grow your own these days.

[@vashimy7158]

@@eatassonthefirstdateeither grow your own or buy only sungrown cannabis from dispensaries. The shitty cannabis usually is nowadays grown indoors and you lose that OG feel

[@dancinglight8411]

@@vashimy7158 even the sun grown is usually kind bud at best

[@danielcook7285]

It amazes me that people here in the UK want to use fake cali packs when UK growers turning out some incredible stuff

[@hughesey009]

Only the youngers and hot fuckers using them bags to get rid of their shitty homegrown ammonia bud. 😂

[@roddymac998]

Exactly my friends have grown sum fantastic platinum river cookie lpz and grape syco. Weed should and always be about sharing the love with Ur friends. this idea kids are selling guff is terrible. Must be the way of the world . I can tell when weed is clean and made with love as opposed to weed made for profit. Always rushed dried quicker. I avoid that as much as possible.

[@neilmoore5387]

Spot on pal. Not sure what this kid is doing buying” bags” but no mention of the contents? It’s fucking spice surely. As you say can get some right weed that’s grown with care. What’s this kid doing? I don’t understand other than he’s buying spice 😂

[@mrg1551]

Exactly, the packs can be opened and filled with anything 😂 Also if it is real cali then you will be getting snickle fritz 😂😂 The guiness is different in England to Ireland!

[@RoughWalkers]

​@@roddymac998Spot on mate

[@hippychick420]

So happy to be in the US right now.

[@drxph]

uh being in the usa doesnt mean your getting real dispo bud unless u go to the dispo and tbh if u know the right black market people im even getting hash Rosin for 60 a 8th in wis. rn

[@PCMRvsconsole]

@@drxph Bro only 18 states don't have dispensary's. The Majority of Americans are able to get regulated top shelf weed easy.

[@AbnormalityTV]

THE US IS DOING IT TOO. Open your eyes. It's all sold on Chinese Wholesale websites

[@pachigg4253]

Only bud i get is from medical dispensary....got my card in Pennsylvania 6 or so yrs ago. Took awhile for this old guy to understand new nugs. But now im a pro!

[@onthebits]

Wanna get married for a USA citizenship 😅

[@shashumgar235]

im living in canada bro a 3.5 here costs like 20 bucks (12 quid) and its always top notch stuff never anything fucked, always know what your buying. Legalisation and regulation is the way!!!

[@G.Ghoul_gng]

a 3.5 is 30 for me

[@RyanStonedonCanadianGaming]

Depends where you go, For top shelf, your paying $30+ You are right though, budget bud goes for $20(+tax) and its 20-24%> which isn't bad at all. OCS is basically just a delivery service.

[@lad4702]

💔 that lad because i cant get her 😔😂

[@G.Ghoul_gng]

@@RyanStonedonCanadianGaming so your saying my dealer charges £30 for meh weed when its supposed to be good, or is that cos i buy from a drug dealer not a dispensory

[@TheBanana93]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 Fucking $40-50 for a 3.5 :(

[@lukedyer3183]

The only reason we have a fake cali problem is because people are stupid enough to drop £90 for an 8th, thats the price of a half oz of course its being split into 4. Well done for trying to educate and help people tho Drew 👍

[@nicholasjones3207]

I think Cali buyers are mad. Mostly fake and homegrown anyway. Can get perfectly good bud that’s sold as homegrown without the inflated prices that gets you just as cabbaged

[@RegenerationOffical]

@@nicholasjones3207😂😂😂 there’s more certi cali than ever in the UK. You just dunno the top plugs clearly 🤔

[@nicholasjones3207]

@@RegenerationOffical I probably don’t because I avoided that whole area for 4-5 years since being shown the empty tins on Ali express

[@SomeRandomGuy121]

Everyone's smoking mold that aint paying out the arse aswell. Charge standard for mold, 50-100 quid an 8th of half decent non mold..

[@nicholasjones3207]

@@SomeRandomGuy121 ROFL HARRIS! Maybe in your neck of the woods…

[@OhNugs]

I’m from Cali and there’s plenty of brands being faked out here too. I’ve seen clubs purchasing bulk of these “top tier” and it’s really your homegrown hippie with a billion Mylar bags with different strain names. I’ve always stuck to jungle boys cuz i have a childhood friend who grows with them in east la. But I’ve found plenty of street buds that are just as comparable to the top shelf in a dispensary. Way cheaper. It’s like buying the Apple products of bud. You know there’s other ones out there but the “Cali” packs bring people in more.

[@expiai]

But if it’s grown in Cali then isn’t that shit technically still cali then

[@OhNugs]

@@expiai yeah the buds from Cali but it’s more so like when a plug sells you tree and say oh this that Cali pack like medi. But you can get some shwaggy buds out here. Met a guy selling zips for 45 of just ass. Met a guy selling zips for 100 of top shelf. But yeah it’s all Cali tree

[@wwompwomp]

@@expiaiyeah but when drew and most ppl refer to "cali packs" they're talking about cali brands with hype like super dope, tedz buds, etc... u can get some shitty weed anywhere even cali and it would still technically be "cali pack" but usually cali pack isnt referring to everything grown in cali, just the most hyped up shit like TenCo and FearOfBoof its also not as easy or worth the hassle to do itl orders anymore so not a lot of "cali packs" are actually even coming from cali based vendors, its quite rare to find real cali packs, better off just meeting good growers in the UK somewhere plus the fakes really hurt the brands rep bc a lot of these brands are fire asf and crazy consistent when you get em from the source or a dispo

[@Aus710]

@@OhNugsthis is true bro but I’m from Cali too and a lot of the bud on the black market comes from legal grows. It’s mostly shit that couldint pass testing for some bullshit reason but is completely harmless and still can be consumed. So they put it on the black market. So guess what that means, most of the bud out there is top tier here in California. Unless someone doesn’t know wtf they’re doing trying to grow and make a quick buck. Like the guy you said was selling $40 1/8’s. You get what you pay for. California or not.

[@cix8836]

Feel like a lot of work was put into this video, we appreciate it Drew

[@Dephective1]

Not sure why anybody in the UK is bothered by getting it in a fancy beg. It's nuts. Just because it comes in a branded bag dosent guarantee that's what's inside. Remember its still illegal so it's mostly about profit. Unless you know the grower you get what you get.. ✌️❤️

[@HIGH_noon]

im still trying to figure out what he does with all the bud in each bag he bought... all the time i get bud here in the states it comes in some type of quality sealed bag with a shop or growers branding but not all the cali pack type just what the dispo has and grows usually but still like anytime i get it in a sealed bag you can feel the bud in there and actually see it like the bag is pressed out... all those bags seem totally flat.

[@KC-et1mv]

​@@HIGH_noonthey're empty u joker. He's just comparing the bags 😂

[@01karmacop]

Keep up the good work Drew you have a mature approach to bud ,its a good axample to the young team .watching from Scotland peace and love to all

[@brandonweeth3904]

People that do this are hated on by the businesses and their owners but us consumers NEED you guys doing this to help all of us stay safe and encourage legit companies to up their quality.

[@HAYDNBBH]

When I smoked about 5 to 10 years ago weed came in a clear baggie and was just weed you got what you got this whole "pack" thing is crazy

[@rusolinio121]

There will be a day when the UK realises what its leaving on the table in terms of revenue. When that day comes 'Britweed' will be just as prominent as any of the American offerings. Imagine all the OG growers just sat, patiently for years, waiting for their time to shine. The best in the UK is almost always in small, closed off markets, where only friends get to experience the very cream of what a strain is capable of. You will never see certain strains unless you are local to these markets in a way which puts you in that friend group. Of course, there are levels to everything, and no one area is better than another in terms of what they are capable of, but honestly, there are many, many 'pheno miracles' all over the UK, held by people who often are not impressed at the sight of a 'cali weed' bag and its contents.

[@hughesey009]

We ever get the chance to do it legally, we'd have some of the best bud in the world without doubt.

[@FirstLast-ii5cp]

Well said! ..one day, hopefully soon.

[@SomeRandomGuy121]

"heres some moldy, soapy weed"

[@oliverslatter218]

@@hughesey009i think if norway get their shit together and legalize before sweden put all our money into that shit we got the best

[@philscherle7410]

I'm in southern Ontario canada. love watching these UK vids. 100$/eighth is hilarious to me

[@johnoostveen1856]

Hell yeah, if they saw the prices in our dispo’s they would lose their minds

[@somebodyspapa5005]

Same thing in Michigan. A top tier bud can be had for $100-150-oz any day.

[@gnomethegamer9706]

The main thing which makes cali better is the fact they dry, trim and cure it properly. Over here the process is focused on dry it and fly it. I believe I can prove that cali isn't better than 'proper' bud here and how we can start to stamp out the cali fakes.

[@karmapurple2548]

The best thing you could do drew is buy some cali genetics from the likes of in-house or compound etc, set up a small grow tent in your room there and grow them out, you might be very surprised at the results.

[@DS-qy3qv]

Been saying this for years but only a few take it in. I'm doing KC brains to prove a point atm, mates can't grow seeds less than a tenner so I bought some at £1 each and they're beautys. Already cloned and ready to go again

[@boofhunter]

The cunt can't even grow a beard

[@Bigscaffyamyam]

How do I buy cali genetics karma purple ?

[@karmapurple2548]

Attitude seed bank

[@hughesey009]

Need good air supply though in a tent or bud tastes like shit.

[@ATripp-dm9rg]

What blows my mind is that Cali is still considered to have the best herb. Having been all over the US hunting the best in the world, I put Cali like, 6th at best. I personally think Washington (not dc) us number one for best herb AND most reasonable prices. Colorado had some top indoor, lots of small craft artists. Michigan's got a killer scene too believe it or not. Cali is too flashy, too expensive, too overmarketed, but still pretty damn good herb.

[@PoshMurder]

Yes bro! When I was living in America I felt the same, I loved Washington bud. My favourite was Dutchberry by Artizen Farms.

[@ATripp-dm9rg]

@@PoshMurder that's just a fucking crazy ass coincidence that you literally called out my former employer. Their dutchberry is really good, one of their best that they "control" but I swear to God on everything, I can grow that shit 1000% better than they can in their shitass coco setup they run at their main facility. Dream City wasn't exactly Ballin on their setup, but we had better genetics because we were one the only facility under their umbrella that had dedicated canopy space to sizable phenohunts. Our headgrower was the best grower in Washington, I ran the mom room and literally lived at the farm. I left right after the headgrower did, wasn't the same after that. He started up his own company, bought a farm around the corner and is now pumping out probably the best herb in the world. It's still only a tier 1, but he has noone telling him what to do so he's killing the game quietly. His new company is called "Sacred", look him up. I'm not dropping names here.

[@ATripp-dm9rg]

@@PoshMurder bro, I have secrets about growing and breeding cannabis that are literally set to change the world. I'm not kidding at all. I had to get out of the industry because I was under intellectual property contract with Artizen, not that I couldn't take their knowledge, but that THEY owned everything that came out of MY head...alot like the music industry. Since I was on the cusp of such groundbreaking discoveries, I knew I had to get out, hide, and just do it on my own. I've now figured out certain genetic keys to do some truly amazing things with this plant, stuff that you wouldn't believe, stuff that defies scientific explanation, stuff that can only be described as magical, and stuff that in the wrong hands could be wildly extremely profitable and very potentially dangerous. I'm not joking. I know this sounds like I'm trolling, but I am 100% dead serious. I am not trying to hoard my knowledge, but it's exceedingly difficult to control once it's out of the bag. I sincerely hope my knowledge doesn't die with me and I am in no way suicidal at all. This is such a heavy burden to bear. I cry thinking about the benefits to humanity that this could provide and knowing that I hold a sacred torch of knowledge. It's a LOT of work.

[@ATripp-dm9rg]

@@PoshMurder look, I don't know if you or anyone are reading this deep or not, but my specific focus is on mutegenesis, horizontal gene transfer, and basically backyard organic genetic engineering. I have learned how to train plants, not like trellissing, but like a fucking dog. I swear to everything, I can take a clone, and train it like the conscious being that I personally recognize it as, communicate with it in its own language, and introduce new tricks and new traits to the specific individual, with NO breeding at all, and that plant will then mother clones that carry the new desired flavor or effect or growth characteristic or whatever you can imagine, and return with a "geneticallyidentical" NEW cultivar. I dare anybody to call my bluff. $1,000 to me if I can achieve it, $10,000 to you if I can't. I'll be $10,000 richer if 10 people call. This literally has no limits, no ceiling, if you can imagine any plant doing it, I can train this plant to do it. Or fungus, or bug, or possibly mimicry of pharmaceutical products, and NOW I'm on a watch list. I swear I'm not suicidal.

[@the.real.a-volpe]

​@@ATripp-dm9rg Cool story bro

[@oogabooga4047]

As a Californian I have literally never seen these ridiculous bags with cartoons and stuff

[@Lone_Star_Rydah]

Haven’t even seen the video yet BUT LET ME JUST SAY …. Even the US has a “Fake Cali Problem” 😂😂 💯

[@lortersgagngzu]

will never forget how the coffeeshop greenplace in amsterdam was selling fake cali packs for 100€ couple years ago but now they have legit import stuff but still crazy expensive

[@justinj1560]

Cali bud is low tier bud here in NY. It's flooded everywhere 100$ ozs yet NY bud is going for double the price is such a weird setup right now

[@rippawallet]

that will be Outdoor Mids

[@justinj1560]

Definitely not od

[@iosis2009]

Sprinkles? ​@@justinj1560

[@Zadethra]

As a Canadian, I've noticed Ottawa has started selling what they claim to be Cali bud too. Only one way to find out for sure lol

[@owentaylor8241]

unfortunatly lots of these quality brands have suffered because of all the fakes about in the uk..

[@djdeemz7651]

From my experience a bag of good UK grown by someone who knows what they are doing is more often than not better than these packs , everything that gets imported is probably stuff rejected from their market

[@wwompwomp]

The cali packs that do get backdoored from dispensaries, get backdoored bc they always have an excess amt of stock compared to what they sell legally. So it's usually not rejected stuff, or stuff that didn't sell, just stuff they had too much of. On top of that, nowadays most of the stuff being "imported" isn't even from Cali to begin with, Spain has a huge market for fake Cali brands and seems to supply quite a bit of it especially now that so many cali vendors stopped international orders.

[@SomeRandomGuy121]

Agreed, from what ive seen. Half of it that aint "cali" is going moldy/rotted out almost.. or even worse most times.

[@kacperzysko9293]

i agree, i’m smoking mids rn but got some uk bud from my friend and i had a better high

[@andyjordan1223]

I've smoke some of the bud grown on the side of motorways in the uk and it's been pretty sick bud 👌

[@dacritterKRS]

Ooh that's what ya want , natural grow no neuts no pesticides just fresh air, rain and real soil. I've asked about for that for years very hard to come by

[@titchethorne-lj6rr]

I have only just come across your channel . I've been binge watching for a couple of days now

[@CF1091]

So much "Cali" in the UK that's just sprayed with some kind of fake terpenes to make it smell a certain way. Gives the bud a weird aftertaste. Shit's fucked up

[@jessygouveia3292]

Yup pounds and pounds of sprayed terps theres a clip going found on insta

[@lunarextracts]

i very much love as an American smoker being able to get an inside look at European canna culture. it was fun trying to find diffrences. like minus the scratch off on the suave the palm trees were made with a different kind if reflective color and was more RGB vs the silver base. crazy the fake one makes me want to grab it more XD

[@toromothy]

an issue with qr codes is fakers can send you to a fake site that just verifies it as real

[@UnderwaterSquirrel21]

As someone from Cali, black market is still WAY better than legal

[@Ashraf-S.E.N]

As a connoisseur I knew this info for awhile now it’s fucked messing up the game but thank you drew for uploading this for the people you are truly for the culture 🙏🏿just off this vid you deserve a sub and thank you for sharing that donut joint at the doe spannabis donut party, you didn’t have to but showed your for the people 🤜🏿🤛🏻me and the guys had to admit it’s was terps asf your smoking good ong!! It was a pleasure 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@SomeRandomGuy121]

99% of the buds cheap old moldy sprayed crap, even in these cali packs.!!

[@Ashraf-S.E.N]

@@SomeRandomGuy121 facts!!!! They’re shipping out sprayed terps calling it lows/mids messing up the Uk market

[@SomeRandomGuy121]

@@Ashraf-S.E.N More than just terps, ive suspected terps aswell although never proven, same old crap with a different twang is usual

[@benzobrimzs]

​@@Ashraf-S.E.Nsad but true

[@SomeRandomGuy121]

@@scoobysnaxx2800 Yeah no doubt

[@benc1978]

I wish I could get so excited over such simple things.

[@jaggedbrain]

i love the detective avenue this show takes, love a good motamystery lol great content and all the hard work shows! big up from Ontario canada

[@patt3rnupldn]

These £40 “cali bags” of headache bud 😂

[@LirquLTxnk]

Loose Mids give yah tooth ache aswel as a headache 🤕 🤣🤣

[@zanecollison9142]

Wow maybe so stoned you ain’t brushing your teeth bro

[@ZahidHussain-hn5by]

😂😂😂😂😂so fuck8ng true give u a nasty headache

[@eatassonthefirstdate]

kids are so fuckin stupid it's ALL their fault these companies all have packaging like this cuz kids will pay fucking 15 n 20 a gram all the way up😅 "Terps BRUH!" no, chemical taste n headache BRUH. I fucking hate my kids generation so much

[@samstewart1594]

You’d be lucky to find some nice flower that hasn’t had a PGR additive that ruins the flavour! Bring back the old skool strains!! Some old skool cheese or Rhino. I miss the days of just high grade or bog weed, much easier!

[@boofhunter]

White rhino drew would . Still be in nappies

[@samstewart1594]

@@boofhunter bet they don’t even know what a real whitey feels like!! 😓

[@RicoPhilips-qy3sg]

We have a problem with fake cali in cali lol it’s sucks brotha just the name of the game. Teaching people like you do is a good way to get the message out

[@catchtheswoosh]

This has been happening for years since around 2018 .

[@DrewIsSharing]

The bags have never been this 1:1 and quick though. 1/2 weeks is all they need

[@dacritterKRS]

💯 man

[@Der_Gewagte]

Drew, ngl you need to do some livestreams and grow your own "Cali" it would be interesting

[@stephenrigione3001]

That's why I grow my own 😁

[@noahgolden1999]

Im born and raised in California, and ive never heard of this! I live in the san francisco bay area and i guess i just take it for granted.

[@iDocumental]

Id say a big problem with Cali is its usually homegrown with a lot of PGR plant growth regulators so the buds are super dense hard nugs that dont look like organic growth

[@socaldragonfarms5751]

No PGR in my grows ..just great soil and sunshine 😎💯💣

[@iDocumental]

@@socaldragonfarms5751 Apologies for clarification I meant UK Cali.. not authentic Cali

[@socaldragonfarms5751]

@@iDocumental no worries 👍🏼 cheers!

[@amazincrackmonkey7176]

Is it easy to get pgr's over there? i thought they banned it before the US did.

[@David-di1yo]

Not really mate, I don't doubt there are people selling PGR as Cali to people who don't have a clue but PGR bud Isn't common at all in the UK anymore. It can be spotted a mile off and has next to no smell, it would be very hard to pass off as Cali. The "big problem" is basically that UK growers have got so good that the majority of people can't tell the difference.

[@Jordyduran43]

Even here in Cali the fakes are hard to catch sometimes. They’ll even have QR codes/websites set up for the fakes.

[@KellySmunt303]

Just the term "uk cali" does my head in.

[@presleymoore5468]

Big love Drew, I’ve never really commented but I’ve watched you since I first started smoking when the “i live in a crack house” video came out, it’s mad to see the come up man and how much better ur quality of video Is, good lucks man keep killing it

[@JLILL7]

I bet if you asked that shop they have the qr codes for sale too. What a shame 😔 it's mad what people will do for a few quid

[@StanceSmithy]

Finally someone agrees mate I’m not the only person who realised

[@SomeRandomGuy121]

All of its moldy n sprayed with bleach atm.. Cali's moldy, standards sprayed and moldy.. "Highends" propper shit cured homegrown.

[@gnomethegamer9706]

My mate grew some of the 1st purple punch in the UK about 7 years ago. In house genetics were the 1st available seeds I saw and he bought up pretty much all the packs from urban green Birmingham. I was getting 220's at the time for jaffa cookies, jaffa glue pie, viper cookies etc but we said 280 on the PP. That was down the line, 80 zeds to 2 people in 24hrs. They ended up in manny and Notts where it was lapped up and loved as cali at 650's. You literally couldn't tell the difference

[@God_Milk4398]

Are you sure it was one of the first purple punch 😂😂

[@SomeRandomGuy121]

Shits everywhere round here like, everyones smoking mold round here, even the higher priced bud aint that good, some is, even thats lesser to homegrown.

[@SomeRandomGuy121]

Idiots accept it, even defend it..

[@gnomethegamer9706]

@God_Milk4398 yes, in the uk I am because the 1st seeds available were s1's from in-house genetics and the only place I'm aware of that had stock was urban green Birmingham and my mate bought all their stock and all the slurricane. Definitely the 1st in Leeds, Manchester and Nottingham and that's a fact. I've been about the scene a bit, I'm not just some average lemon lol

[@gnomethegamer9706]

@@SomeRandomGuy121 did you try buying purple punch 7/8 years ago though, gelato was up to £1000/oz at the time!

[@StealthySniper0]

I believe cbd gets me high I recon its the placebo effect making others not feel high, liking the vids very interesting.

[@Mykeysdaily]

I work in a Dispensary in California, the lowest 8ths are $8.50 😅 you get what you pay for

[@mr.cheese9354]

why do dispo’s do that? i get it for the cheaper margin but it’s always straight garbage lmao

[@snakiez2530]

The 8th is 8g or how much is it?

[@ritalin5210]

@@snakiez2530 8th of an ounce (1 ounce is 28g I think) yeah imperial sucks

[@snakiez2530]

@@ritalin5210 so 3.5g. Ty

[@SomeRandomGuy121]

Come to england, you pay 40 quid an 8th your 8.50 8th will still be better overall.

[@natefox5123]

We have the same problem in cali with fake smoke mostly from delivery shops.

[@starboyaltions9280]

To cut a long story short your uk 🇬🇧 plug is paying a extra 10)/20£ on some topshelf uk versions of cali strains which they’re putting in fake packs

[@SomeRandomGuy121]

Correction, theyre putting some cheapo not so moldy, usually still moldy/rotted bud in them and selling a ton of old, sprayed, bleached, moldy crap as standard..

[@tonygriffin_]

Always used cling film. Some may have been fake cling film. I didn't really care as it was just packaging. The contents were much more important.

[@71771PAULTHEWALLOFSOUND]

Been going on for year's, about time someone spoke up online about it though.

[@PurplePerinaise]

As a smoker for 20 years and a friend of distributors for many years I find it very hard to believe that mass quantities of weed are being imported from America. Likely 90% of 'cali' is fake if not more. The logistics just don't add up. It's just a very clever marketing scheme to charge more for the same weed...

[@wwompwomp]

I wouldn't say mass but every real dispo does some sort of backdooring to a plug, usually a darknet one who can then do whatever with the real backdoored packs, but the amount of international vendors i've seen is def going down and down so yeah i'd say a good 20% is maybe old cali and the rest is either uk grown cali seeds or boof imported from spain

[@elliottbickley7097]

The amount of people i know in uk that get offended when you tell them there bud aint real calli lmao

[@IceBreakBottle]

Love your videos mate. I'm from Australia and trying to get my head around all the different slang but I'm getting there haha

[@lordjimmyjimbok3067]

It’s really sad to see these bags and what our links are doing 👎😕😤😔

[@JPayne95]

It's already to the point where nobody believes what any plug says when I comes to top shelf or cali.

[@thegamebreaker5877]

Lmao this is my city right now everyone’s got Cali (homegrown in Cali packs) 😂

[@naturalsolutions8763]

Mans comparing fake packs to fake packs 😂

[@ScouseAndEnglish]

Exactly what I was thinking 🧐

[@blurbbbb8397]

How do you know this

[@ScouseAndEnglish]

@@blurbbbb8397 you can buy fake packs online and grow Cali strains in the UK. It's not rocket science. Then anyone who says they have scratch or qr codes to prove they are real, copies of those are easily purchased too. Also if you are in the know and not just some standard smoker, you will know half of the so called Cali import comes from Catalonia 👌

[@JawelDjawel-ev8do]

@@ScouseAndEnglish indeed! Almost all the fake cali's coming from spain

[@mr.f_dnb]

What country are you from?

[@DigitalDiamonds24]

It's such a shame that anyone can buy the fake packs to put whatever in

[@micksuff8422]

Theres a guy who goes around with a THC tester. Hes tested 20 - 27% regularly even in Scotland. Pretty sure that UK crow is quality enough and Cali is now just overpriced due to transport etc but not much better in general

[@christopherjolly7763]

Aye mate straight from cali but grew in a garage down the east end hahahaah

[@Skvat69]

this is that guy lol

[@lTipsYl]

As a stoner in the states, the state I'm in isn't recreational and I never thought of it like this

[@amazincrackmonkey7176]

The UK does get real Cali but its normally b or bulk grade, thats how they start making up the difference in price.A grade goes straight to the dispensaries. I have seen better buds in lower grades since most do it by size not quality. Any cookies brand could come from anywhere in the US they grow local to each dispensary. Some brands you will never see legits of over there, they dont distribute the same way as the bigger brands. Yea QRs are the best way to keep em legit but if its worth it someone will set up thier own codes.

[@TheFakeNewsFrog]

Now, why would a person that has Columbia & Mexico on their doorstep, waste their time with a KG of bud, when a KG of white is worth a lot more for the same weight? You only need to ask yourself that to work out real Cali is nearly non-existent. Aside from that, UK growers grow indoors. The best Cali bud is grown indoors. Provided both are grown to the same standard, there's no difference.

[@amazincrackmonkey7176]

@@TheFakeNewsFrog that wouldn't be routed thru the US so they wouldnt see any of that money.

[@lapetusX]

@@TheFakeNewsFrog There is to weed snobs

[@TheFakeNewsFrog]

@@lapetusX I’m not really a weed snob, but I won’t go near dawg with a bargepole lol. For everything else, as long as it’s grown well, and costs less than 150, I’ll take it. I mostly pay about a 1er though tbf😂

[@ltrick3096]

Not sure. You should see some of the shit dispo have. Especially cookies 🥲

[@garycollumbell1396]

Luckily for me being strictly a hash smoker I don't have this problem. Tbh alot of these newer cali strains taste great but tbh have 0 special qualities to them really in alot of cases.

[@marceagle3571]

Brands are mad if they think this doesn’t effect them 🤯

[@theoabun]

in some sense it dosn't looking at it as whats being called legit cali from brands as if these people selling it dont have that brands actual product its not really reducing there profits as i imagine most of the people smoking the fake if it is wont get the chance to try the actuall legit product

[@RegenerationOffical]

There’s a few getting onto it, Sumer is one

[@drgreen7563]

Legalize and buy at a dispensary.

[@bryn3652]

Most UK cali comes from Spain

[@mr_dunne_author]

💯

[@HalilHajjar]

Cute :) Love your green hair!😍

[@stevenking9985]

I seen a nutter trying to sell me a 3g for £90 😅😅😅 I'll stick to matey down the road who grows it himself & it's always good. He's not the brainiest of geezers but when it comes to growing he's a rocket scientist 🤣🤣🤣

[@justarandompersonontheinte5044]

Mate homegrown is better than any real cali anyway, especially if you have the right seeds. Not hard to get exotic strains from america

[@stevenking9985]

@@justarandompersonontheinte5044 it's a hell of a lot cheaper as well & harvest time is fun when you can scrape the scissors when they get stuck together with the amount of resins on them

[@bazglsgw1208]

@@stevenking9985 Some of that good oil 🤤🤤

[@lukeshepard1253]

We have the same problem in illegal states in the US.

[@SubhanArchived]

We Want Weed Strain Iceberg Part 3!

[@Givethankspoliticalexpert]

Packaging alone is a giveaway from the feel a lot of the new packaging has barcodes that can be officially scanned .. cheaper than the price in California. Another good point…

[@Primal_Primat3]

Ive been so out the loop I only just found out whats going on. Ive been sourcing my stuff from good growers for years, so very little interaction with whats going out on the streets for the most part. I was stunned to find that people are paying 100 a quarter cause it comes in some little foil bag that people claim is from cali....... People have lost the fuking plot lol

[@DynamoDave134]

Based in Staffordshire and have this problem a lot!

[@Trucker123.]

I think the best option would to be have transparent packaging, think about it

[@dayz-pm7kz]

Thinking about it ! The whole thing is like saying i bought a Grand Cru Bordeaux wine , but the grapes were grown in the u.k ,, or spain , it's the soil and climate that makes everything..unless obviously it's an indoor grow , but i was under the impression the best ever Cali weed is all outdoor... correct me if i'm wrong ....

[@eatassonthefirstdate]

most of it yes, I mean unless it's hydroponic, then it's indoor (no shit Sherlock, REE-LY?) but to answer ur question in a general way, YES all that crazy weed from NorCal is most likely huh yú . y

[@Gavynn]

only problem with QR codes is the people can put a test link from a real item on their bags , so it's still not 100% legit all the time

[@johnfry8286]

Most QR canna verify bags I've seen log the date it was first activated. Makes a copy n paste link a bit useless after the first person scans it. If people could fake block chain I'm pretty sure they wouldn't be using that skill to make fake, knock off bags mate 😂

[@SenszR]

The title and thumbnail of this video just made me laugh instantly it looks so serious 🤣

[@AL...........]

I’ve been telling people everything you said in this video for years now. No one ever listens tho 😂😂

[@hughesey009]

Exactly. If anyone ever pulls out those bags I instantly know its gonna be shite and get some sales pitch with it.😂

[@Yodatodaso]

I feel for Uk, we don't really have that issue in Canada a bag of top shelf B.C. craft medical lso bud sets me back a bill or less if I buy in bulk.

[@kennwan9917]

Drew what are your plans for 4/20 if you have made any? When I was younger it was just a day out with mates. I quit for 6 years and started again last year because of a workplace injury, it was the only thing to help me cope. I want to be involved in a push for legalisation and I'm hoping there are some kind of political movements happening 4/20. Would be cool to know what you're intending on doing and whether or not your community here would/could get involved.

[@inigoramen]

id recommend going to hyde park in london

[@kennwan9917]

@@inigoramen I went there in my teens, I didn't see any activism to be honest. Just people sat round smoking weed, which I guess is activism in itself but it didn't stretch further than that.

[@inigoramen]

@@kennwan9917 drew usually goes hyde park so thats why i suggested

[@87longhairdontcare]

​@@kennwan9917don't go to Hyde Park bro. It's full of young punks who give us regular smokers a bad name. I'd say go to Brighton or anywhere with nice greenery, maybe a lake too. Just enjoy that bud in nature buddy.

[@pyroforlife6051]

I buy the bags for myself to put my homegrown in it after curing because I find them aesthetically pleasing but only for my own consumption 😂

[@gretathunberg1539]

Back-dooring loose bud from dispensaries can give you the quality for £40 a 3.5g without the packaging authenticity such as the QR code as it would be if you purchased from inside the store. Often plugs will purchase these bags as the others aren’t accessible from the dispensary themselves. Look it up.

[@benzobrimzs]

You missed the point dim lo

[@alexsurtees2984]

You only just clocked it’s been this way for years

[@alexsurtees2984]

Even Amsterdam have started selling mids and trying to call them Dutch it’s only family first that sell real Cali

[@Andysinc]

I've had so called Cali weed plenty and not once did I think I was smoking something that came from California 😅

[@dacritterKRS]

💯 man

[@EwanLeask]

My favourite in this country is not from Cali. It’s Washington and Michigan that are really making moves for affordable prices.

[@hilltoptanks2975]

Can you do a review for that hemp pouch from your sponsor? Been wanting to quit the baccy in my jays for years

[@callumen3784]

just don’t put bacci in

[@hilltoptanks2975]

Haha it’s too much for me if I do that. I only really have small amount of flower in my jays

[@BraqClips]

@@hilltoptanks2975 then have a small j...

[@alextomlinson]

​@@hilltoptanks2975 take the plunge and try it out. Only one way to know

[@thatdude421]

​@@BraqClips wow the silliness of some cunts

[@user-jd6se4ke5m]

Not only in the UK, unfortunately also here in the NL! Watch out for fakes

[@iDocumental]

@DrewisSharing you need to get all your bags and all the fakes that go with them and then do a video where we get to guess the fake

[@DrewIsSharing]

Could be a good KZbin live stream idea!

[@iDocumental]

Bet, when you back up in Manchester bro

[@alextomlinson]

Nah buy full fake packs and full real packs and compare the contents

[@iDocumental]

@@alextomlinson Its a fair shout but wouldnt really tell us much comparing. the Cali would be good and the fakes would be whatever but fakes would be different anywhere in the uk the only consistent is the bag

[@GavleGringo]

I LOVE YOU AND YOUR CHANNEL/CONTENT.. GREETINGS FROM SWEDEN!! ❤❤❤

[@kingzee7014]

Been using the professor herb cbd shake for a while the gelato is banging

[@KaiDoesXdefiant]

Guy at work always telling me about his banging packs 😂 I say oh yh how much you pay on that then and when he tells me £40 I literally die inside 😂😂

[@adamwhalen836]

Stardawg in a cookies pack 😂😂

[@bazglsgw1208]

Haha people don’t listen I’ve tried telling people but they don’t want to hear it. There all like “I can get cheap Cali pacs” I’m like no you can get fake Cali pacs 😂

[@KaiDoesXdefiant]

@@bazglsgw1208 literally 😂😂

[@pimpz7409]

I miss the old tuna cans haha,, hope you're all good bro

[@rippawallet]

First tt Cali I was getting 5 or 6 years ago was in the Nitrogen Seal cans. Then those pressi-tins came along and effed all that up lmao

[@pimpz7409]

@rippawallet Haha good/bad times

[@The-K-Man-Live]

has anyone seen that video of a guy putting a shit z in a tumble dryer nd it comes out looking like 'cali'. Proper changed my perspective

[@ltrick3096]

Yh it changed your perspective till You smoke it and the doctor says you have stage 12 lung cancer

[@greggingle8886]

Man you need to come to California they have better black market flowers than in disp😊 I will personally show you around