Illinois News Joint

MAY 4, 2024

I recently picked up an eighth to review at Stash Dispensary in Orland Hills. This batch of flower tested at 0.36% Delta 9 THC, 25.69% THCa, and 28.81% total cannabinoids. Super Buff Cherry is a hybrid cross of Super Boof and Tropicana Cherry. Terpenes were 0.95% of the total weight.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 23, 2022

While CBG (cannabigerol) has been hailed ‘the mother of all cannabinoids,’ it’s time to reveal the true heir to the throne – cannabigerolic acid, or CBGA. This cannabinoid has only recently been studied, and future studies will certainly divulge its exact importance. Common cannabinoids in cannabis. What does CBGA do?

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

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. Every time I check the menu, I see new Kaviar strains. WEPA is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Whoody Melon and Platinum OG.

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Gas Station Sushi by Cresco has already made a name for itself on dispensary menus, but now it’s time to put it head-to-head with the rest of the competitors. This batch of flower tested at 0.88% THC, 29.85% THCa, and 30.73% total cannabinoids. I opened the jar to a dense aroma of sweet mint, diesel, cotton candy, cream, and rich funk.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 27, 2023

Not too long ago, cake-dominant strains flooded dispensary menus, and I actually complained about the abundance of doughy varieties. THCa, and 27.02% total cannabinoids. While some remnants of sugar leaf were present, the entire bud was covered in a light, milky-colored trichome frost.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 13, 2023

While I may complain about a lack of infused baked goods at Illinois dispensaries, there’s no shortage of strains named after baked goods. This batch of flower tested at 1.87% THC, 21.36% THCa, and 23.89% total cannabinoids. ILNJ photo Small rounded olive-green popcorn-sized buds were covered with a milky trichome frost.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 26, 2023

When Cookies finally brought its label to Illinois dispensaries, the brand obviously chose some of its most popular strains for the job. This batch of flower tested at 0.81% THC, 23.92% THCa, and 25.46% total cannabinoids. Cultivars such as Heavy Eye, Pacman, and 2090 Sh*t were already known sellers before Cookies brought them here.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 15, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.76% THC, 28.53%, and 30.74% total cannabinoids. Bright green with an abundance of fire orange hairs crisscrossing the buds, there were some sugar leaf remnants near the base and a sparkling trichome frost that was just turning milky. A distinct and heavy earth note lingered on the finish.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 21, 2023

Sunnyside dispensaries are continuing their 420 Collection deals until April 30, so I picked up from Sunnyside Champaign an eighth of Face Mints. This batch of flower tested at 0.46% THC, 28.67% THCa, and 29.13% total cannabinoids. Multiple shades of green hid beneath bunches of fire orange hairs and a milky sparkling trichome frost.

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

I’m always looking for new strain names when I’m at the dispensary. This batch of flower tested at 0.69% THC, 25.88% THCa, and 26.93% total cannabinoids. My latest stop at Star Buds Burbank , I found Moon Blend from Kaviar , a new cultivar for me. I picked up a sample to see what the strain had to offer.

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Peninsula Alternative Health

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Where can you refer to in order to regain access to the information you were provided at the dispensary? Subsequently, information pertaining to the plant’s chemical profile falls below the amount, beginning with cannabinoids. Cannabinoids & Terpenes. However, what happens when you head home? gram package.

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MMJ Recs

JUNE 29, 2024

When cannabis is improperly stored, these elements can lead to the breakdown of cannabinoids and terpenes, compromising its potency and efficacy. Look for opaque containers, and UV-resistant, as exposure to light can degrade cannabinoids and diminish potency over time.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 26, 2023

One of the things I miss most about working behind the counter at a dispensary is the opportunity to find out what others enjoy. Picked up at Rise Effingham , this batch of flower tested at 0.70% THC, 26.41% THCa, and 27.11% total cannabinoids. Cannabis consumers have some of the most diverse tastes, and I never knew what to expect.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 19, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 21.38% THCa, 0.86% Delta-9-THC, 0.33% CBGa, and 22.57% total cannabinoids. Bright turf green with orange hairs so thin they seemed to blend into the flower, these nugs had a very light amber trichome frost.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

JANUARY 25, 2024

This can result in high-end rosins that present terpene notes and cannabinoid ratios nowhere to be found in concentrates made through other processes – particularly those that rely on the use of solvents to extract THC. Our flagship Mesa, AZ, dispensary carries quality rosin products for medical and recreational adult use.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 21, 2023

It is the nature of the dispensary menu. total cannabinoids. The larger flowers were nicely trimmed with a sparkling trichome frost, but the smaller buds had a bit more sugar leaf left over. Strains come, strains go. Sometimes, if you don’t take your chance on a cultivar, it can be months before the opportunity arises again.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 8, 2023

As it becomes easier to find fruity, doughy, and candied flavors on dispensary menus, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find skunky, cheesy, or “chemy” strains. n THCa, and 24.83% total cannabinoids. When I see a new option promising these vintage flavors, I’m instantly intrigued.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 2, 2023

I still get excited when I spot new cultivars on dispensary menus. This batch of flower tested at 0.13% CBG, 1.18% CBGa, 0.44% Delta-9-THC, 26.67% THCa, and 28.42% total cannabinoids. Deep-royal purple and varying shades of bright green shone under a thick visibly milky trichome frost. Crops , the label from Justice Cannabis Co.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 6, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.41% THC, 30.38% THCa, and 31.17% total cannabinoids. ILNJ photo Crops packages flower in large jars that can accommodate some of the largest buds I have seen from an Illinois dispensary. Leading terpenes included β-caryophyllene, limonene, linalool, and α-pinene.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 12, 2024

While I complain about dispensary-menu strain names looking more like bakeries than weed shops, I still enjoy a few dessert-moniker strains. THC, 26.49% THCa, and 27.19% total cannabinoids. THC, 26.49% THCa, and 27.19% total cannabinoids. Flan is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Dosidos and Mochi.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 16, 2023

As part of the 420 celebrations, Sunnyside dispensaries in Illinois are offering for a limited time discounted Cresco products via The 420 Collection. This eighth tested at 0.82% THC, 24.05% THCa, and 24.87$% total cannabinoids. This eighth tested at 0.82% THC, 24.05% THCa, and 24.87$% total cannabinoids.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Unlike most people who live in central and southern Illinois, I have access to nearly a dozen dispensaries within an 80-mile radius. This eighth tested at 27.87% THCa, 0.54% THC, and 28.40% total cannabinoids. Powdered in creamy trichomes, the buds were forest and dark green with thin rusty pistils blended in.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 29, 2023

But despite my extensive exposure to all things unicorn poop, I was still surprised when I saw the term on a dispensary menu. This batch of flower tested at 0.142% CBG, 0.669% CBGa, 0.341% CBCa, 0.173% THCVa, 0.661% Delta 9 THC, 23.53% THCa, and 25.516% total cannabinoids.

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The Cannigma

OCTOBER 20, 2022

If your local dispensary doesn’t carry any products that include the terpene profile, request the testing results. By adding in the smells of the strains, you can create your own personal data log to help you dig down and determine not just what cannabinoid balances work for you, but the terpene profiles you prefer as well.

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The Cannigma

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

one of our science reviewers at The Cannigma and a cannabis trichome expert who is getting his master’s in Plant Sciences. As part of his master’s degree, Steve is currently using electron microscopes to take super close-up pictures of trichomes, tiny protrusions on cannabis plants. So, a trichome is what? EG: Super cool.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 8, 2025

Id been searching for the strain at Illinois dispensaries ever since. Luckily for me, Oregonix label, Northern Heights , recently dropped Bacio Belts, a descendant of the aforementioned Gelato, so I picked up an eighth from Emerald Dispensary and Lounge to review. The trichomes were all solidly milky.

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

That’s why I take a particular interest anytime I find his namesake strain on a dispensary menu. This batch of flower tested at 1.76% THC, 26.23% THCa, and 27.99% total cannabinoids. Rythm recently entered its cut of the cultivar into the High Times Cannabis Cup Sativa Flower Kit, which I picked up at Rise Mundelein.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 16, 2021

These should not remain in the finished product after the heating and purging process, but it’s up to consumers to do the final due diligence at the dispensary. CO2 extraction involves placing the hemp in a pressurized chamber where CO2 gas is forced through the hemp and then removed, leaving behind the cannabinoids.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

This cannabinoid makeup means that Blue Dream can compete with the most popular indica-dominant hybrids when it comes to THC content while still providing the trademark uplifting and energetic high that sativa smokers enjoy. Blue Dream has bright amber/orange hairs surrounding the loose bud and sticky, white trichomes covering the leaves.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 14, 2024

While the list of savory strains available at Illinois dispensaries has continued to grow, candy and fruit heavy options still outnumber them by a heavy margin. I recently stopped at Emerald Dispensary and Lounge in Island Lake and picked up an eighth of Garlic Breath 2.0 to satisfy consumers looking for heavier options. to review.

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Veriheal

JUNE 24, 2021

Cannabinoids such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) also contribute to benefits but they are not the only players. In order to benefit the most from cannabis consumption, the terpene content or profile of a strain is just as important as the cannabinoids. . What are Terpenes? How Terpenes Affect Marijuana.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 24, 2025

One of the newest labels in dispensaries is Flora Arbor flagship label, Flora. total cannabinoids. A dense coat of outreaching milky trichomes gave the flowers a silvery appearance in direct light. I recently stopped at Stash Orland Hills and picked up an eighth of Hawaiian Rain x Permanent Marker label to review.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 20, 2025

I recently picked up a few strains from the label at Emerald Dispensary and Lounge , including XXX. This batch of flower tested at 0.49% THC, 18.67% THCa, and 19.84% total cannabinoids. Northern Heights , by Oregonix , has been a big part of the new market push. The top indicated terpenes were limonene, -myrcene, and -caryophyllene.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 1, 2025

I recently stopped at Emerald Lounge and Dispensary in Island Lake where the staff introduced me to Animal Style, a new sativa-leaning release from Northern Heights. This batch of flower tested at 0.51% THC, 22.54% THCa, and 23.63% total cannabinoids. Each bud was brightened by a thick, solidly milky-trichome frost.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 6, 2025

Cannect recently announced a huge list of upcoming releases, so I stopped into Emerald Dispensary and Lounge and picked up a popcorn quarter of Pink Runtz to review. This popcorn quarter tested at 3.286% THC, 26.59% THCa, and 30.178% total cannabinoids.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 12, 2024

I recently stopped at Emerald Lounge and Dispensary to pick up several strains from the labels latest grow, starting with Garlic Crasher. This batch of flower tested at 1.618% THC, 27.002% THCa, and 30.016% total cannabinoids. Garlic Crasher is a hybrid cross of GMO and Sherb Crasher originally bred by Seed Junky.

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

I recently stopped at Parkway Dispensary in Tilton and picked up an eighth to review. This batch of flower tested at 0.25% THC, 30.92% THCa, and 32.38% total cannabinoids. A dotting of solidly milky trichome heads was supported by the bases of trimmed sugar leaves and a network of thick fire orange hairs wrapping around each bud.

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