At a glance
Preferred Gardens is a cultivation-led cannabis brand founded by David Polley in 2015. Known first for mixed-light flower and strain selection, it now sells indoor flower, full-gram pre-rolls, all-in-one vapes, rosin edibles, RSO in Florida, and live rosin while operating through licensed partners in California, Florida, Arizona, and New York.
Founder and 2015 origin
David Polley founded Preferred Gardens in 2015 and remains the name most closely tied to its genetics, cultivation direction, and trademark. Company material describes the brand as beginning in mixed-light cultivation, using natural sunlight with supplemental lighting to balance environmental efficiency and controlled production.
Mixed-light foundation
Preferred's core reputation comes from flower. The mixed-light program emphasizes phenotype selection, terpene expression, and repeatable post-harvest work rather than a commodity greenhouse model. Mixed Light Z became its competition flagship, but the cultivation label does not guarantee that every Preferred product in every state comes from the same facility.
Indoor flower and pre-rolls
The company has added premium indoor flower and full-flower one-gram pre-rolls. New York's product page lists 3.5-gram indoor flower under a state processor license, while California carries its own cultivation license. Product formats and genetics vary by market because each state's operator grows or processes within a separate regulatory system.
Vapes, rosin, and edibles
Preferred introduced an all-in-one vape platform with multiple cultivars and adjustable temperature settings, then expanded into live rosin. Nicki's is its strain-specific, rosin-infused edible line. Florida has also carried Preferred RSO syringes through The Flowery. These moves broaden the brand beyond jars while keeping cultivar identity central.
Markets, partners, and licenses
The official site organizes products for California, Arizona, Florida, and New York. It lists Florida medical cultivation and manufacturing license MMTC-2019-0020, California adult-use cultivation license CCL21-0000195, and New York processor license OCM-PROC-24-000062 under AP Cohen. Those records show market pathways, not one national cannabis supply chain.
Genetics and collaborations
Preferred has used partnerships to move genetics and products across markets, including work with The Flowery in Florida and an international phenotype hunt involving Doja Pak and Barney's Farm. A 2025 Mary Jane Berlin appearance presented the genetics internationally, but an event appearance does not by itself establish licensed commercial cannabis sales in Germany.
2025 competition results
Preferred reported winning the Proper Doinks High Rollers Z Bracket and its $60,000 prize with Mixed Light Z in 2025. It also reported Rookie of the Year at the 2025 Billy Awards in New York for D-Lish, bred by Fiya Farmer. These results are preserved as competition-specific, company-reported achievements.
2026 Proper Smoke Invitational
In January 2026, Preferred announced that Mixed Light Z won the twelve-entry Proper Smoke Network Invitational and its $120,000 winner-take-all purse after matchups against Wizard Trees, B-Eazy, and Up The Hill.
The High Rise assessment. Preferred Gardens has grown from David Polley's mixed-light flower program into a multi-format, multi-state genetics brand without abandoning cultivation as its center. The founder, 2015 start, product families, license pathways, partner model, and named competition results are documented. State catalogs differ, international activity needs careful wording, and award claims remain tied to their specific events and sources.