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The event starts at 7 p.m. The competition featured 30+ brands, 120+ product entries and hundreds of thousands of grams of cannabis including flower, concentrates, vape pens and edibles. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. 29, at Park West , located at 322 W Armitage Ave. in Chicago. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Paul Bunyan is appealing to these customers with the label’s new one-gram Hybrid Kief offering. Paul Bunyan Hybrid Kief is a one-gram blended strain kief that tested at 1.3%THC, To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. I recently stopped in to Consume Marion and picked up a gram to review.
The competition features 30+ brands, 120+ product entries and hundreds of thousands of grams of cannabis including flower, concentrates, vape pens and edibles. Winners will be announced live at a TBA in-person event. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.
To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. The awards show is set to stream live starting at 4:20 p.m. November 5. To read my essay, My Experience Judging the High Times Cannabis Cup , from 2020, click here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. For Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.
To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. The awards show will be streamed on the High Times Facebook page. To read my essay, My Experience Judging the High Times Cannabis Cup , from 2020, click here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. For Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.
To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For the 2021 cup winners, click here. For 2020 cup winners, click here. To read my essay, My Experience Judging the High Times Cannabis Cup , from 2020, click here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. For Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.
As someone who is always looking to try another apple strain, I was genuinely excited when I first saw Apple Fritter in February of 2022, just after Ozone first released its concentrate line. Apple Fritter is a hybrid cross of Sour Apple and Animal Cookies. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.
I’ve often joked that smoking the concentrate of a strain before smoking the flower is equivalent to watching the movie before reading the book. Overall though, both profiles shared similar flavors with the concentrate carrying more orange-lemon citrus and the flower carrying more earthy notes, especially on the back end.
Drunken Strawberries is a hybrid cross of Motorbreath 15 and Strawberry Guava. ILNJ photos A messy mound of electric sunflower yellow badder sat in the center of a pool of pale golden terpene heavy oil that spread out from the center with small concentric rings of yellow exacerbating the visual effect.
I’ve been awaiting the full concentrate follow-up since. Escape is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Amnesia Sour Diesel and Amnesia Sour Diesel F2. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. I first sampled Dabstract back in May when the label released a line of vape carts. This Terp sugar tested at 2.75% THC, 86.1%
I knew I’d be reviewing this Orange Velvet Underground RBX Live Resin by Legacy , but weeks ago, on the same day, both my smoking devices for concentrates stopped working. So Tuesday when I picked up the Orange Velvet Underground RBX Live Resin from nuEra Champaign , I was ready for my first concentrate review since November 23.
The Lychee Grapefruit hybrid gummies were infused with Gorilla’d Cheese (GG #4 and Clementine). ILNJ photo In the Lychee Grapefruit Hybrid, the ingredients were listed as sugar, tapioca syrup, water, gelatin, palm kernel oil, natural flavors, malic acid, citric acid, cannabis extract, sunflower lecithin, salt, red beet concentrate (color).
Superflux recently put out a new-to-me strain, Oracle, in concentrate form, so I stopped into Nature’s Care Co. Oracle is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Prophet and Mob Boss. This budder was especially interesting as the difference between the aroma and flavor was more dramatic than any concentrate I have sampled.
as diamonds and sauce, and since it was my first time encountering the hybrid strain, I picked up a sample at NuEra Champaign to review. is a hybrid cross of Forbidden Fruit and Bernie Mac. This batch of concentrate tested at 1.14% THC, 89.44% THCa, and 90.58% total cannabinoids. NuEra has recently dropped Oh Snap!
Many consumers will have their initial encounter with solventless concentrates through these convenient battery-powered devices. Sonny G is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of G6 and (Tangie and unknown male). The effects of Sonny G leaned more towards balanced hybrid rather than energizing sativa.
Acapulco Gold is a sativa-leaning hybrid strain. A light milky trichome frost concentrated at the creases where sugar leaves had once sat. The aroma from the bag was a bright and sharp blend of fresh limejuice, mustard, tangy vinegar, concentrated pine, menthol, and hot-diesel gas.
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Mangonada is a hybrid cross of Macnanna and Panama Red #14. The Mangonada cannabis concentrate provided a slow-building euphoric buzz that gradually spread throughout my body. Overall, the Mangonada cannabis concentrate delivered a unique and enjoyable experience best suited for relaxation and stress relief.
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. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.
One of the freshest labels on the Illinois market is multi-state concentrate-centric producer Dabstract. Grape Sugar Cookies is a hybrid cross of Purple Lindica and Girl Scout Cookies. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.
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.
per milligram; (2) concentrated cannabis at eight-tenths of one cent (0.8) While this hybrid product-specific taxation model has yet to be widely tested across the patchwork of individual state cannabis markets and frameworks, there are similarities to the taxation of the alcohol industry. per milligram; and. (3) per milligram.
Bedford Grow has often delivered concentrates heavy in this tangy terp, which is why I picked the Electric Lemonade Live Badder when it dropped on the Maribis Springfield menu. Electric Lemonade is a sativa leaning hybrid cross of (3rd Coast Panama Chunk x Amnesia Sour Diesel) and Pink Lemonade. ILNJ photos.
Daily Grapes is a hybrid cross of Daily Driver and Grape Pie. Concentrated at the creases where sugar leaves once sat, the milky trichomes took on a slight amber tone in concentration. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.
I can’t get enough of exploring the captivating contrast between raw flower and concentrates. Blue Agave is a hybrid cross of Orange Acai 7 (Acai Gelato x Legend Orange Apricot F2) and The Menthol (Gelato 45 x (White Diesel x (High Octane x Jet Fuel G6). To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.
Tangie Berry is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Dreadyberry and Tangerine Dream. While the trichome frost was not particularly heavy, it formed small pockets of stark-white milky concentration. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.
Biscotti is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Gelato #25 and South Florida OG. Biscotti struck more at the center of experiential spectrum than its indica-leaning genetics indicated with a calm, collected mindscape that brought down my anxiety without influencing my concentration or energy levels.
ILNJ photos The Marionberry and Sour Cherry Gummies were labeled as indica, and the Huckleberry Gummies were labeled as hybrid. I don’t find much difference effects for indica, hybrid, and sativa labeled gummies. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.
POTUS Berriez is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Runtz, Afghani, and OG Kush. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. I’ve said before that classic strains are classic for a reason, and when multiple legendary strains are crossed, I have to explore the results.
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Rythm has introduced this hybrid strain as a live resin variant. Space Cream is a hybrid cross of Time Wreck and Space Queel. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. Rythm has been impressive with its recent selection of blockbuster strains, and one standout is Space Cream.
Blood Moon is a hybrid cross of EmergenC and Kush Mints. This low then high effect made the Blood Moon Moonrock more “indica then sativa” buzz than a true middle ground hybrid. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. I first reviewed the label’s Blue Unicorn Poop moonrock back in January.
Gobby is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Gelato Mint and London Pound Mints. While Gobby is genetically an indica-hybrid, the effect profile fell exactly in the center of the spectrum. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. Even after exploring the collection for several years, Im still finding new cuts.
3D is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Apollo 13, Jacks Cleaner, and Space Queen. 3D started with an uplifting cerebral openness and inflammatory relief concentrated in my back and joints. ILNJ photo To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.
Red Velvet is a hybrid cross of Lemon Cherry Gelato and Pink Acai. Two large flowers with points reaching out from the rounded core were dark green at the base with thick bright-orange hairs reaching out and a milky trichome frost concentrated at the creases, where sugar leafs had once been.
Space Junkie is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Starfighter and Tres Dawg. Space Junkie was a heavily cerebral and uplifting strain, a characteristic I’ve found in CBGa heavier cultivars, and I’ll be searching this one out as a concentrate. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.
Colombian Haze is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Colombian Gold and Thai Haze. This batch of concentrate tested at 1.3% To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. NuEra has recently taken up this mantle by carrying on the Colombian Haze cultivar. THC, 94.78% THCa, and 96.08% total cannabinoids.
To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. Additional sponsorships are available. Please email competition@hightimes.com to inquire. To read my essay, My Experience Judging the High Times Cannabis Cup , from 2020, click here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. For Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.
To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For competition inquiries, please email competition@hightimes.com. For the 2021-cup winners, click here. For 2020-cup winners, click here. To read my essay, My Experience Judging the High Times Cannabis Cup , from 2020, click here. For Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.
Wedding Mints is a hybrid cross of Wedding Cake and Sinmint Cookies. While Wedding Mints is genetically a 50/50 hybrid, this budder struck as slightly energetic, providing a fast acting tingling euphoria. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. This batch of live resin tested at 0.2%
Mona June is a hybrid cross of Lime OG and Tropical Orange Bomb. Thick trichome frost covered the buds and concentrated at the creases where sugar leaves had once been. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. flower from Trinity Compassionate Care. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.
Despite the fact that it has been popular for years in California and the West Coast in general, I haven’t seen Girl Scout Cookies released in flower or concentrate here in Illinois before this last November or December. As an approximate 60/40% indica-dominant hybrid strain, I’ve noticed amazing pain-relief effects with it.
Brownie Scout is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Platinum GSC and Kosher Kush These prerolls tested at 0.53% THC, 23.46% THCa, and 23.98% total cannabinoids. Once the experience began, it delivered a heavy and hazy headspace that made it difficult to concentrate, sapping my motivation and energy. gram prerolls.
Mimosa is a hybrid cross of Clementine and Purple Punch. Mimosa exerted a calming influence on my mind, promoting a clear and focused headspace conducive to concentration and productivity. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. CBG, and 27.279% total cannabinoids.
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