Illinois News Joint

MAY 21, 2024

No matter how much innovation happens in cannabis, consumers will look for skunky, earthy, old school flavors. Picked up at Sunnyside Champaign , TK-91 is a hybrid cross of Triangle Kush and Chem 91. Vibrant fire-orange hairs were thick, rising out and away from the milky trichome frost. total cannabinoids.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

These days cannabis consumers have a lot of variety when choosing what cannabis strain they want to purchase. There are rare cannabis strains and more common cannabis strains, like with any other product. There are some standard and readily available favorites regarding cannabis strains.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 15, 2024

Blu Bomb Pop is a hybrid cross of Candy Rain and Blulato. Thick orange hairs curled inwards, becoming small clumps hiding beneath the light trichome layer that had just started to transition from milky to amber. Blu Bomb Pop struck as a center spectrum hybrid more than the indica label on the jar.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 31, 2023

When I noticed Raspberry Shortcake as one of the cultivator’s entries in the High Times Sativa Flower Cannabis Cup , I couldn’t help but wonder how the release balanced sweet berry and that classic doughy tone. Raspberry Shortcake is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Raspberry Bellini and Slapz.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 16, 2024

Jelly Roll is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Jokerz 31 and Gastropop. ILNJ photos Five popcorn-sized buds carried a light-trichome frost on large deep-purple, almost-black sugar-leaf remnants that indicated the restrained hand trimming. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

I mentioned my love of strawberry aroma and flavors in cannabis and my desire to see more of the profile on the market in my recent review of Strawberry Bubbles. Bloom Ztrawberriez #12 is a hybrid cross of Orange Zkittlez and Strawberry Guava originally bred by Bloom Seed Co. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 28, 2023

In the case of cannabis, anthocyanins, temperature, and chlorophyll all play a role in the colors of cannabis. In this article, we’re going to explore the many colors of cannabis, how they came to be, and what they might mean for cannabis itself. What Colors Does Cannabis Come In?

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Despite claiming the 3rd largest legal cannabis market in America, Illinois has relatively few “signature” strains. Fox River Chem is a hybrid Chemdog cross. Fox River Chem struck as a middle-of-the-road hybrid with a wide-open awareness hitting by the end of my bowl and an overall body lightness that felt like floating.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

As the cannabis industry matures and starts to take itself more seriously, one area that I hope never gets too “grown up” is the tendency for breeders to still have fun when naming strains. Lusty Lady is a hybrid cross of Bahama Mama and Red Runtz, bred originally by Exotic Genetix. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Atomic Acres Tickled Pink is going after one of the largest segments in cannabis with a new women-focused cannabis label. Punchline is a hybrid cross of Cherry Punch x (Cherry Punch x Ethos Cookies #16) x Ethos Cookies #4. The trichome frost added a sparkle when the flowers were held to the light.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 25, 2024

Both cannabis and hops are part of the same genetic family, cannabaceae. Nature’s Grace and Wellness and Chicago brewer Half Acre also see the synergy between the two plants, teaming up to create a line of “hop cured” cannabis products. Sweet Tea is a hybrid cross of Cali-O, Alcatraz OG, and Space Queen.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 22, 2024

Chilled Cherries is a hybrid cross of Sunset Sherbert and Cherry Cookies. The trichomes were well developed and starting the transition from milky to amber. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. THCa, and 21.63% total cannabinoids.

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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. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Heavy Strawberries is a hybrid cross of Permanent Marker and Strawberry Torte. Very pale turf-green slightly-foxtailed flowers were encrusted with a milky trichome frost and thick bunches of rust red hairs. Overall, Heavy Strawberries delivered on real berry flavor and a relaxing indica-hybrid high.

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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. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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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 1, 2024

The Illinois cannabis market is already shaping up for growth in 2024. Smackerz is an indica leaning hybrid cross of Gorilla Glue and Rozay. The entire bud was highlighted with a dense trichome frost. The entire bud was highlighted with a dense trichome frost. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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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. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 24, 2024

Dream Cloud is a hybrid cross of Platinum Yoda and Blue Dream from In House Genetics, bred by JoDa. This Dream Cloud takes about 64 days to flower (under a Growers Republic 780W Full Spectrum light) and produces large olive-green buds covered in creamy trichomes with protruding rust-colored pistils.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Cannabis sativa is a fascinating plant with such a wide variety of expressions that the same genetics can display a variety of traits. Berry Tart is a phenotype of Wedding Cake, a hybrid cross of Triangle Kush and Animal Mints. ILNJ photos To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 26, 2023

We’re back with another Medical Patient Homegrown Review from a registered medical-cannabis patient new to this educational series. Bahama Runtz is a 50/50-hybrid cross between Solfire’s Bahama Mama and ABF’s S1 Runtz. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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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. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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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. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The buds are thickly coated with trichomes (the sticky crystals that produce most of the plant’s cannabinoids and terpenes ). Strain Effects: Durban Poison Sometimes described as the “espresso of cannabis,” Durban Poison is a no-joke energizing sativa. Tell us about your experience below!

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Space Junkie was the singular Triple 7 entry for the High Times Sativa Flower Cannabis Cup this year. Space Junkie is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Starfighter and Tres Dawg. The flower was closely trimmed and a few points in the trichome layers had been damaged. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 27, 2024

Bruce Banner, a sativa leaning hybrid cross of OG Kush and Strawberry Diesel, gave off a tangy scent of burnt-orange terpinolene that hit me heaviest when I opened the door. I went for a longer 72-day cut to really give the trichomes time to ripen, hung to dry, trimmed, then cured for 14 days in Mason jars.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Don Shula from nuEra , which has been featured at multiple events and is the label’s sole entry in the High Times Cannabis Cup Sativa Flower category, is a perfect example. Don Shula is a hybrid cross of The White and Diagonal sourced from Cool Beans Seed Co. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 9, 2023

NuEra recently took home the 2023 Cannabis Cup for Cobra Milk , so I jumped at the chance to sample the strain when I found it under the company’s Interstate 420 brand. Cobra Milk is an indica leaning hybrid cross of Jealousy and Cereal Milk. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 30, 2024

Rubber Legs is a hybrid cross of Gary Payton and Scotty 2 Hotty. The trichome layer carried a milkiness throughout, reflecting the light at the edges of buds. Rubber Legs is listed as a hybrid but hit me as an indica with a strong brow and headband pressure setting in almost immediately. 7 at Molly’s Joint. CBD and 29.05% THCa.

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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, 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. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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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. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. This batch of flower tested at 0.3%

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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. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 16, 2024

Heavy, milky and long trichomes cover the olive and light green colors with blotches of rust-colored pistils spinning outward. The effects land right in that middle-hybrid spectrum with a relaxing head and body buzz with no energy boost or loss but more of a complete overall chill. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 20, 2024

An ever-expanding list of cannabis naming categories seems to exist: fruits, pastries, candies, etc. 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.

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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. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. This batch of flower tested at 1.41% THC, 23.42%n

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 16, 2023

Revolution Cannabis is one of them, so when I spotted Rev’s newest offering, Hood Candyz, I picked up a sample from Enlightened Mt. Hood Candyz is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Runtz and Why U Gelly? Hood Candyz was an anytime of day strain, much closer to a hybrid than an indica.

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