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OCTOBER 31, 2023

Raspberry Shortcake is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Raspberry Bellini and Slapz. The trichome layer was noticeably dense with developed milky trichomes at all points, glittering when held up to light. The trichome layer was noticeably dense with developed milky trichomes at all points, glittering when held up to light.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 12, 2024

Purple Churro is a hybrid cross of Cinnamon Horchata and Apples and Bananas, originally created by Compound Genetics. Core coloration of bright-turf green was almost entirely shrouded by deep-purple pieces of sticky-sugar leaf and an amber-trichome frost concentrated at the creases.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Bloom Ztrawberriez #12 is a hybrid cross of Orange Zkittlez and Strawberry Guava originally bred by Bloom Seed Co. ILNJ photos Three large buds, chunky near the base but reaching out into a point at their apex, carried a bright lime-green-base tone, clumps of curled orange hairs, and a dense trichome frost that brightened the base further.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Fox River Chem is a hybrid Chemdog cross. ILNJ photos Two large cola tips and a small popcorn piece carried a uniform lime-green base tone, accented by some deep-forest-green sugar-leaf remnants, wispy outreaching orange hairs, and a glistening milky trichome frost.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 4, 2024

Super Buff Cherry is a hybrid cross of Super Boof and Tropicana Cherry. ILNJ photos Fluffy with a delicate hand trim that preserved some of the delicate sugar leaf, these four large-popcorn buds carried pink and purple tones over a bright turf green and a dense milky trichome frost brightening the entire appearance.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 25, 2024

Johnny Apple Seed is a hybrid cross of Cereal Milk and Apple Fritter, originally bred by Elev8. True to the hybrid nature of the strain, my energy levels remained unchanged throughout the experience, and combined with the mood boost, this made Johnny Apple Seed a great anytime strain.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Strawberry Bubbles #5 is a hybrid cross of Mimosa and Strawberry Guava, bred by Bloom Seed Co. Glistening concentrations of milky trichomes at the creases caught my eye, but the overall trichome character was light. I picked up a sample to see if it takes me back to my first premium experience.

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FloridaMarijuana.net

MAY 17, 2019

The rosin is available in Indica, Hybrid or Sativa strains. Hammer , Trulieve Sativa White Buffalo , Trulieve Hybrid Gorilla Grapes and Trulieve Hybrid Space Bomb. Effective today, Blue River Rosin is now available in Trulieve dispensaries. Strains may vary by Trulieve location and may include Trulieve Indica 9 lb.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 8, 2024

Daily Grapes is a hybrid cross of Daily Driver and Grape Pie. ILNJ photos Three pointed flowers made up the eighth, carrying a bright turf-green tone at the base with tiny highlights of royal purple turned lavender by the milky trichome frost. NEZ has focused on only four strains for the brand’s initial release.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 28, 2024

Flurry is a hybrid cross of MAC and Slurricane # 23. The uniform grass green coloring was further brightened by the large milky individually visible trichomes. I recently stopped into Stash Orland Hills and picked up an eighth to review. This batch of flower tested at 0.3% Delta 9 THC and 27.39% THCa.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 22, 2023

Gary Payton OG is a hybrid cross of The Y and Snowman. Bright-turf green with vivid-fire orange hairs crisscrossing each bud, these flowers carried a milky and sparkling trichome frost. While I may complain about the small number of labels currently on sale in Illinois, there are still some I’ve not yet reviewed, including 93 Boyz.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 26, 2023

Bahama Runtz is a 50/50-hybrid cross between Solfire’s Bahama Mama and ABF’s S1 Runtz. The Bahama Runtz buds, sticky to the touch, are olive green, gray, and dark purple and covered with creamy trichomes, creating solid bag appeal. The aroma and flavor also carry back notes of a sour citrus that somehow adds to the sweetness.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

There is a plethora of Indica, Sativa, and hybrid cannabis strains available on both the recreational and medical cannabis markets. The buds from this rare variety of cannabis are bright green to lime green in color, with an abundance of fiery orange and red hairs hiding behind a thick sticky, chunky wall of resin-filled trichomes.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Jupiter is a hybrid cross of Chem 4 and Goliath. Powdered in creamy trichomes, the buds were forest and dark green with thin rusty pistils blended in. The effects landed square in the middle for a balanced hybrid head and body buzz. This review is for the strain Jupiter. The flavor added citrus and fruit.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Alley Cat is a hybrid cross of T. ILNJ photos One longer flower top alongside two smaller pointed popcorn buds carried varying shades of light-lime and dark-turf green, splashes of purple, clustered fire-orange hairs and a robust trichome covering the entire flower with a milky tone. S (This Is The S**t) and Diablo.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 20, 2024

Zoap is a hybrid cross of Rainbow Sherbert and Pink Guava. ILNJ photos These flowers were consistently bright-turf green, except the randomly bunched orange hairs and a dusting of solidly milky trichomes. This batch of flower tested at 0.03% CBDa, 0.29% Delta 9 THC, 26.84% THCa, and 27.71% total cannabinoids.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Cobra Milk is an indica leaning hybrid cross of Jealousy and Cereal Milk. ILNJ photo A small handful of loosely trimmed popcorn buds carried a deep forest green color that was almost entirely obscured by deep royal purple sugar leaf pieces and a frosty coating of milky trichomes.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 28, 2023

These consumers used to determine quality cannabis by characteristics such as color, aroma, bud density, trichome coverage, and overall effect. This is the cannabis that many people have gotten used to and is sparkly and sticky, slathered with resinous trichomes. Why is Weed Different Colors?

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 7, 2023

The Glove is a hybrid cross of The Snowman and Y Life. ILNJ photos The eighth came as a handful of loosely structured, bright green buds with patches of clumped-together thick-orange hairs and a generous milky trichome frost. Tales & Travels has recently released a fresh batch of this strain.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 13, 2024

Punch Breath is a hybrid cross of Mendo Breath and Purple Punch. Thick-orange hairs pushed through a dense milky trichome frost that covered the bright green base bud and purple sugar leaf pieces. This batch of flower tested at 0.03% CBDa, 0.31% Delta 9 THC, and 28.52% THCa.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Berry Tart is a phenotype of Wedding Cake, a hybrid cross of Triangle Kush and Animal Mints. ILNJ photos A handful of closely trimmed, pointed popcorn buds carried a vibrant turf-green base color, some remnant of orange hairs, and a speckling of small but visible trichomes.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Don Shula is a hybrid cross of The White and Diagonal sourced from Cool Beans Seed Co. Visible milky trichomes dotted the surface, but the frost layer was light. This batch of flower tested at 0.71% CBGa, 0.47% THC, 34.09% THCa, and 35.27% total cannabinoids.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Space Junkie is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Starfighter and Tres Dawg. ILNJ photo A singular large pointed flower carried undertones of bright turf green, supporting outreaching fire orange hairs and a layer of trichomes that had just turned milky.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Grape Jubilee is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Cereal Milk and Berry Bubba. The trichomes were visibly milky but shrouded by sugar leaf remnants. During a recent stop at Star Buds Burbank a budtender told me about Grape Jubilee, one of the more indica-leaning strains from Kaviar’s new releases. Terpenes were 3.1%

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 8, 2023

Chem De Menthe is a hybrid cross of The Menthol and Chem da la Chem. Chem De Menthe is labeled as a hybrid, but it knocked me out. When I see a new option promising these vintage flavors, I’m instantly intrigued. That was what drew me to Chem De Menthe from Rythm when I spotted it on the menu at Rise Effingham.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

WEPA is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Whoody Melon and Platinum OG. Every time I check the menu, I see new Kaviar strains. I recently spotted WEPA at the label’s flagship Star Buds Burbank dispensary and stopped in to pick up a sample. This batch of flower tested at 0.97% THC, 25.32% THCa, and 26.29% total cannabinoids.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 16, 2023

Slurricrasher is a hybrid cross of Slurricane and Wedding Crasher. ILNJ photos Slurricrasher definitely had bag appeal with dark purple buds highlighting the green and heavily cream-color trichomes. Slurricrasher landed with traditional hybrid effects. This eighth tested at 0.82% THC, 24.05% THCa, and 24.87$% total cannabinoids.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 25, 2023

Rainbow Sherbet is an evenly balanced hybrid cross of Champagne and Blackberry. The buds are dirty blonde in color with light orange pistils and powdered in tiny amber trichomes. The effect are for those patients who prefer that right-in-the-middle hybrid effects. The exhale adds more sweet pine, sugary mint, and tart kush.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Big Chillz #1 is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Big MAC and Chillz, originally bred by Capulator. ILNJ photo This Big Chillz eighth consisted of five lightly trimmed, Christmas-tree shaped flowers carrying a mix of bright-lime green and purple-base tones and a milky trichome frost that brightened the entire bud.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Animal Face is a hybrid cross of Face Off OG and Animal Mints. The dense buds were drenched in trichomes with dark-orange pistils flaring out. The effects landed in the hybrid spectrum with the relatively functional head high balanced with a heavy body buzz that eventually took over the overall buzz for more sedation.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Fire Berries is a hybrid cross of Crunch Berries and Fire Alien Kush. ILNJ photo This eighth came as a handful of small popcorn buds with an off-green amber base tone, accented with splotches of purple and a light dusting of amber trichomes. This batch of flower tested at 1.187% THC, 23.333% THCa, and 24.52% total cannabinoids.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 10, 2024

Bomb Sauce is a hybrid cross of GMO Cookies and Georgia Pie. Deep-purple and black-sugar leaves were highlighted with thick pale-orange hairs and a sparkling trichome frost. Despite the savory flavors and GMO genetics, Bomb Sauce struck as much more of a center spectrum hybrid than a heavy indica.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 16, 2023

Emerald City Kush is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Triangle Kush and Oz Kush BX1. ILNJ photos Round, chunky flowers were yellow-green from the combination of bright turf-green flower and amber trichome frost. Emerald City Kush struck as more of a hybrid than a full indica-style experience. THC and 21.02% THCa.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 24, 2023

Wild Berry Breath is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of (3rd Coast Panama Chunk and Amnesia Sour Diesel) and Punch Breath. ILNJ photos Visually, the eighth presented as several chunky flowers with a sparkling trichome frost that shrouded the underlying deep green tones and gave the fire orange hairs a sticky matrix to dry into.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 18, 2023

Yum Yum is a hybrid cross of GG4 and Creme de la Chem and White Tangie Haze. The underlying green flower was a very dark forest green, but the trichome frost gave them a more yellow-amber hue at the surface. Thin and light orange hairs were dried against the surface of the flower and obscured by the dense trichome covering.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 8, 2024

Sherb Pie is a selected phenotype of Seed Junky’s Sherb Cake, a hybrid cross of Sunset Sherbet and Ice Cream Cake. The trichome frost was visible on the surface and had just started the transition from milky to amber. This batch of flower tested at 1.677% THC, 26.075% THCa, and 28.386% total cannabinoids.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Brownie Scout is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Platinum Girl Scout Cookies and Kosher Kush. The trichomes were dense and visibly milky, sparkly when held up to a light. Green Thumb Industries’ Brownie Scout by Rythm has been capturing attention since 2015 but has somehow escaped our review series—until now.

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