Himalaya is a Northern California cannabis extract brand founded in 2015. It built its reputation on full-spectrum cartridges made with cannabis-derived terpenes and no thinning agents, and its catalog now runs from vapes into concentrates, solventless rosin and infused pre-rolls.
Ownership
LEEF Brands completed its acquisition of Standard Holdings Inc., Himalaya's parent, on April 27, 2026. An SEC filing describes Standard Holdings as a wholly owned LEEF subsidiary and Himalaya as an established Northern California concentrates brand.
Product range
Himalaya lists Originals cartridges, Live Resin Sauce cartridges and all-in-ones, live resin concentrates, solventless live rosin, CBD cartridges, THCA-diamond-infused pre-rolls and batteries. Live resin dabs are sold in one-gram jars; Live Sauce comes in one-gram all-in-ones and 0.5- or one-gram 510 cartridges.
Sourcing and manufacturing
The brand sources sun-grown cannabis from small family farms across Northern California, from rare heirloom varieties to long-running classics, and fills and packages its cartridges and concentrates in-house. Its stated rule is "If we won't smoke it, then we don't sell it." Products carry no propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin, MCT or vitamin E acetate, and batch lab results are reachable by QR code on the package.
2025 recall
California's Department of Cannabis Control published a voluntary recall on August 11, 2025 covering multiple Himalaya vape cartridges manufactured by Korben Labs LLC, license C11-0000834-LIC. The notice stated that the CBD isolate used in those products came from an unknown and unidentifiable source, making them adulterated and misbranded. The action named specific products, including Live Sauce cartridges in 1:1, 7:1 and 21:1 ratios.
Originals and Live Sauce are different extraction lines. Originals begins with slow-cured cannabis and is vapor refined, while Live Sauce starts with cannabis frozen fresh at the farm and retains unrefined live resin. The 510 cartridges require a compatible battery; the one-gram all-in-one includes its own rechargeable hardware. A familiar cultivar name does not make the two oil types interchangeable.
Batch details
Himalaya publishes a rotating strain library with farm or regional origin, lot number, total active cannabinoid result and a laboratory link. The 2026 library includes batches attributed to Heritage Mendocino, PRO Farms, Heirloom Valley, DNA Organics and Salisbury Canyon Ranch as well as broader Northern California sourcing. Flavor and effect language is promotional; the batch label and linked certificate provide the product-specific measurements.
Acquisition by LEEF
LEEF Brands announced the Standard Holdings agreement on April 16, 2026 and announced the closing on April 28. Standard Holdings became a LEEF subsidiary, bringing Himalaya into a company with California cultivation and extraction operations. The transaction does not turn every Himalaya package into a LEEF-manufactured item overnight: the licensed manufacturer, distributor and batch printed on the package remain the controlling identifiers.
Recall boundaries
California's August 2025 voluntary recall applied to named vape products made by Korben Labs and identified by product and batch information. It was not a recall of every Himalaya item. Anyone holding an older cartridge should compare its product name, package date, UID and license information with the regulator's notice instead of relying on color, cultivar name or brand alone.
Buying Himalaya
The catalog includes inhalable products with different oils, hardware and net weights. Adults can compare extract type, cartridge connection, ingredient statement, farm attribution, package date and certificate before purchase. Himalaya cannabis moves through California's licensed market; a retailer menu shows local inventory, while the package supplies the final identity and warnings for the unit being sold.
California extract peers
Related California extraction and vape profiles include Jetty Extracts, Raw Garden, ColdFire Extracts and LEEF Organics.