I was hoping we could start a thread on UK cultivated meds. I'm interested to see if these are any 'fresher' and not as dry as imported meds. If you know any please list them here, especially if you believe it to be 'fresher'.
I'm probably going to to try the Glass Pharms KK mints in the next month or so and there's more British produced stuff due soon as in TPMG Zberry which is due very soon and the TPMG Ozark looked really well on @Smacksalad 's review with the scope so all in all I'm pretty hopeful for British Bud but am yet to try the legal stuff and it'll interesting on the freshness front once they all settle into their production and it's flowing .
I'd like to be supporting UK growers. At the moment there appear to be two on the mainland: Glass Pharms and Dalgetty.
I've tried Blackberry Sour T19 and Banjo T20 from the former, and High Society Alchemy T30 from the latter. All of these were okay: clean flower with good vaping qualities. I haven't bought any of them again, though. Partly that's down to price, partly that I always want to try the next thing!
There are a lot of complaints online about "freeze drying" in relation to Glass Pharms bud, so I emailed them before purchasing anything, asking specifically about their production process. Their customer relations folk replied thus:
In regards to drying, we use a proprietary process that carefully dries the product in an environmentally controlled chamber, using probes that determine when the flower is ready. We dry the flower to a specific active water level, after which it goes into curing for several weeks. The curing is similarly computer-monitored, so we know when the metabolic processes have finished.
That seems about as good a process as we could wish for, if we want non-irradiated UK-grown flower which is free of contaminants. Nothing about freezing, which I don't believe is actually a Thing.
It's true, though, that you get a light and fluffy flower that is different to traditional drying. I think plenty more growers are doing it this way now though.
Dalgetty bud is hydroponically grown and beta-irradiated.
Personally I would be buying Glass products more often if their prices were a little cheaper…
I'd like to be supporting UK growers. At the moment there appear to be two on the mainland: Glass Pharms and Dalgetty.
I've tried Blackberry Sour T19 and Banjo T20 from the former, and High Society Alchemy T30 from the latter. All of these were okay: clean flower with good vaping qualities. I haven't bought any of them again, though. Partly that's down to price, partly that I always want to try the next thing!
There are a lot of complaints online about "freeze drying" in relation to Glass Pharms bud, so I emailed them before purchasing anything, asking specifically about their production process. Their customer relations folk replied thus:
That seems about as good a process as we could wish for, if we want non-irradiated UK-grown flower which is free of contaminants. Nothing about freezing, which I don't believe is actually a Thing.
It's true, though, that you get a light and fluffy flower that is different to traditional drying. I think plenty more growers are doing it this way now though.
Dalgetty bud is hydroponically grown and beta-irradiated.
Personally I would be buying Glass products more often if their prices were a little cheaper…
Ai not a good rep but ask Glass Pharms how long the drying not curing process takes ? Heres ai answer
Glass Pharms, a UK-based medical cannabis cultivator, utilizes a freeze-drying technique (also known as a "crop-to-cure" methodology) for some of its cannabis flower products. This method is a key part of their process to ensure a non-irradiated, consistent, and high-quality product for the UK medical market.
Key Details
Process:Glass Pharms uses commercial-scale freeze dryers in combination with their "Crop-to-Cure" methodology, allowing them to take their cannabis from harvest to final product in as little as 24 hours. This contrasts sharply with traditional air drying and curing methods which can take weeks or months.
Purpose: The primary benefits of this method are maintaining consistency and quality, preventing microbial and mold growth (removing the need for irradiation), and preserving the original terpene and cannabinoid content of the fresh plant.
Product Characteristics: Some patient and clinician reviews of Glass Pharms' freeze-dried products mention that the final product, while potent and effective, can be very dry and may lack the "spongey" texture and full flavor profile of traditionally cured cannabis.
Ai not a good rep but ask Glass Pharms how long the drying not curing process takes ? Heres ai answer
Glass Pharms, a UK-based medical cannabis cultivator, utilizes a freeze-drying technique (also known as a "crop-to-cure" methodology) for some of its cannabis flower products. This method is a key part of their process to ensure a non-irradiated, consistent, and high-quality product for the UK medical market.
Key Details
Process:Glass Pharms uses commercial-scale freeze dryers in combination with their "Crop-to-Cure" methodology, allowing them to take their cannabis from harvest to final product in as little as 24 hours. This contrasts sharply with traditional air drying and curing methods which can take weeks or months.
Purpose: The primary benefits of this method are maintaining consistency and quality, preventing microbial and mold growth (removing the need for irradiation), and preserving the original terpene and cannabinoid content of the fresh plant.
Product Characteristics: Some patient and clinician reviews of Glass Pharms' freeze-dried products mention that the final product, while potent and effective, can be very dry and may lack the "spongey" texture and full flavor profile of traditionally cured cannabis.
Well, this may be a confabulation based upon a zillion reddit posts?
The process is definitely one of controlled drying, forced drying, yes. I don't see evidence that it's actually frozen, What would be the purpose of that? It would use more energy. The plant would not dry any faster, and would turn to mush upon thawing.
Well, this may be a confabulation based upon a zillion reddit posts?
The process is definitely one of controlled drying, forced drying, yes. I don't see evidence that it's actually frozen, What would be the purpose of that? It would use more energy. The plant would not dry any faster, and would turn to mush upon thawing.
As you can see here 3 weeks vs 2.5 days and you could say that Glass Pharms due to this will have 1 of if not the most stable cannabinoid profile on shelf , less THC degredation.
Forced drying as you call it cant really be good for the patient and the surface cannabinoids and terpenes for me are not there , I hope Glass Pharms gets it dialled to save the terpenes cos they can grow very good flower imo and no irradiation or remediation but freeze dried or not thats clean growing.
Some bud can be styro-like light and a bit crunchy, yet does not bear other signs of freezing, like lost surface texture. My Sitka Legends is suspiciously light and crunchy but due to the shape, very unlikely to be freeze dried. So maybe GP uses something similar that makes people accuse them of freezing?
I am having very good results with the specifically Jersey-grown strains of Big Narstie, to stay on topic. Good price, good results, strong taste.
As you can see here 3 weeks vs 2.5 days and you could say that Glass Pharms due to this will have 1 of if not the most stable cannabinoid profile on shelf , less THC degredation.
Forced drying as you call it cant really be good for the patient and the surface cannabinoids and terpenes for me are not there , I hope Glass Pharms gets it dialled to save the terpenes cos they can grow very good flower imo and no irradiation or remediation but freeze dried or not thats clean growing.
Well, this may be a confabulation based upon a zillion reddit posts?
The process is definitely one of controlled drying, forced drying, yes. I don't see evidence that it's actually frozen, What would be the purpose of that? It would use more energy. The plant would not dry any faster, and would turn to mush upon thawing.
As I understand it you freeze the plant material to then be able to forcefully remove the moisture through sublimation with a vacuum. That is really the key to the process, the moisture goes straight from a frozen to a gas state which is why things dry so quickly and don’t turn to mush. it can preserve terpenes well because it is so fast which is why it’s seeing increasing popularity for material that will be processed into rosin or other concentrates, but I feel it makes little to no sense for product that will reach patients in flower form unless they intend to press into rosin at home themselves. Yes you can potentially attain better terp retention but on the flip side you don’t give time for chlorophyll breakdown and other chemical processes, typically leading to a grassy, harsh finish.
As I understand it you freeze the plant material to then be able to forcefully remove the moisture through sublimation with a vacuum. That is really the key to the process, the moisture goes straight from a frozen to a gas state which is why things dry so quickly and don’t turn to mush. it can preserve terpenes well because it is so fast which is why it’s seeing increasing popularity for material that will be processed into rosin or other concentrates, but I feel it makes little to no sense for product that will reach patients in flower form unless they intend to press into rosin at home themselves. Yes you can potentially attain better terp retention but on the flip side you don’t give time for chlorophyll breakdown and other chemical processes, typically leading to a grassy, harsh finish.
Well, this may be a confabulation based upon a zillion reddit posts?
The process is definitely one of controlled drying, forced drying, yes. I don't see evidence that it's actually frozen, What would be the purpose of that? It would use more energy. The plant would not dry any faster, and would turn to mush upon thawing.
I was thinking about trying their kush mints but not anymore 
