Yeah it's hard to know - I think the problem is heavy use of synthetic PGR. I found some great info on this aussie webpage: https://friendlyaussiebuds.com/australian-cannabis-education/pgr-toxic-weed/
that's the situation we have here as well. The bud you posted here looks great to me - and I reckon you can get some pretty dense buds that are still good, for me it's the combo of dense, little to no smell, and a lot of orange hairs that gives it away for sure.
RE: PGR plague in the Land of the Long White Cloud (Aotearoa/New Zealand)