A survey of seven UK retailers with real advertised prices. The three price bands, what actually drives the fifteenfold spread, and five questions worth asking before you buy anywhere.

Yes, identically — because the compounds that produce the smell have nothing to do with THC. The chemistry, what dogs and field tests can and can't tell, and what the UK stop-and-search guidance says.

"Cali" used to mean California. Now it means a packaging style and a price bracket. What cali mousse, cali plates and cali static actually describe — and what to judge instead.

Fourteen kinds of hash, grouped by how the resin is separated from the plant. What each looks like, how it's made, and the detail a knowledgeable person would know.

Texture decides the method, not the name on the label. Crumbly, pliable and oily hash each want a different route — and one popular method is genuinely worth avoiding.