Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

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%

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

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.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 29, 2024

I’ve already sampled the label’s terp sugar concentrate , but I recently stopped at Consume Marion and picked up a Spiked Punch Cake Icing to follow up. Spiked Punch is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Purple Punch and Larry OG. This batch of concentrate tested at 0.23% CBDa, 2.11% THC, 76% THCa, and 81.7%

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

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.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

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.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 27, 2023

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.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 18, 2023

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!

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Strawberry Cough is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross believed to be a cross between Haze and Strawberry Fields. The initial increase in concentration began to wane after a half hour, leaving a functional calm behind, but the physical tingling and increased energy remained for well over an hour. ILNJ photos Five 0.7g

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 5, 2023

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.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

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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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 8, 2023

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.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 3, 2023

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).

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 2, 2023

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.

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

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.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 8, 2024

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.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 7, 2023

To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. The live awards show is set to stream live 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.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

JULY 19, 2024

Their range of concentrates and flower delivers the ultimate cannabis experience, showcasing the myriad of benefits of cannabis. The potent hybrid strain is a potent fusion of Triangle Kush and Purple Urkle. High Grade Dirty Bird Shatter Dirty Bird is a potent hybrid shatter that balances 50% sativa and 50% indica.

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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. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 7, 2024

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.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 11, 2023

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.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 13, 2023

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.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 5, 2023

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.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 26, 2024

The ingredients were water, cane sugar, cannabis extract, blackberry juice concentrate, natural flavor, citric acid, malic acid, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, EDTA, and terpenes. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. CQ Wildberry Guava Agua Fresca Infused Shot is a 2.2-fluid-ounce ILNJ photo The 2.2-once

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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

AUGUST 26, 2023

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.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 4, 2023

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.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 11, 2023

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.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 4, 2024

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.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 17, 2023

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.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

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.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 7, 2023

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.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 13, 2023

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.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 7, 2023

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.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 23, 2023

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.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 12, 2023

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%

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Mecha Chem Diesel is a hybrid cross of Chem De Menthe and (3rd Coast Panama Chunk and Amnesia Sour Diesel). Despite being listed as a hybrid and striking me so in the past, this formulation of Mecha Chem Diesel easily fit into our “work sativa” designation. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. THCa, and 87.8%

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

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.

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