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. Jupiter is a hybrid cross of Chem 4 and Goliath. The effects landed square in the middle for a balanced hybrid head and body buzz. This review is for the strain Jupiter.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 19, 2024

No matter how many new labels pop up on dispensary menus, I still get a hit of that “kid in a candy store” feeling when I see something new. Gary Payton is a hybrid cross of The Y and Snowman. Gary Payton is the prototypical hybrid, and this preroll exemplified that clearly. Terpenes were 3.74% of the total weight.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 2, 2024

I recently stopped into Parkway Dispensary and had the chance to pick up the brand’s Equal Pay: Florida Oranges eighth to review. Florida Oranges is a hybrid leaning hybrid cross of Key Lime Surprise and Clementine This batch of flower tested at 0.74% THC, 18.21% THCa, and 19.63% total cannabinoids.

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

While I’m personally a huge fanatic of strange and out of the box product options, when most dispensary consumers ask for a gummy, they want something straightforward. The Goody Bag label, from Progressive Treatment Solutions , offers exactly that with its 10mg hybrid Melon Gummies. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 4, 2024

I recently picked up an eighth to review at Stash Dispensary in Orland Hills. Super Buff Cherry is a hybrid cross of Super Boof and Tropicana Cherry. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. This batch of flower tested at 0.36% Delta 9 THC, 25.69% THCa, and 28.81% total cannabinoids.

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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. 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.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Sunday, January 26, 2025: Judging deadline February 4, 2025: Winners will be announced live at an in-person Oscars-style event, co-produced with MITA (venue TBA). Judging: Judge Kits, featuring these products, are created and distributed to dispensaries (like Kind Meds) for consumers to anonymously evaluate at home over 4–8 weeks.

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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. Slurricrasher is a hybrid cross of Slurricane and Wedding Crasher. Slurricrasher landed with traditional hybrid effects. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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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. WEPA is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Whoody Melon and Platinum OG. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. Take Kaviar for example.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 23, 2023

I enjoy going to different cannabis dispensaries, seeing the layouts, and talking (more like gossiping) to my fellow Budtenders. It was evening time, and once I settled in (it took me 10 minutes to find my remote so Lilac Cookies had me right), this indica-leaning hybrid put me in a euphoric state with the body high to match.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 3, 2023

As mentioned in my last review, the amount of rosin infused edibles on dispensary menus in the Prairie State is growing. The Lychee Grapefruit hybrid gummies were infused with Gorilla’d Cheese (GG #4 and Clementine). The Lychee Grapefruit Hybrid was heavily tropical on the nose with highlights of mango and fresh lychee.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 18, 2023

While trying to keep track of a constantly expanding list of strains, I come across a lot of cake, mac, cookie, and glues on Illinois dispensary menus, so I’m interested when I find a new strain name. 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.

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

This month, the dabs from Dabstract hit dispensaries, so I stopped into Consume Marion and picked up a variety to review, starting with Escape Terp Sugar. 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. THCa, and 91.3%

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Sales will begin on January 10 at seven medical marijuana dispensaries that are now qualified for a hybrid license. A bipartisan group in the state House has decided to try again – further bulletins as events warrant. But that’s not all that’s going on in Connecticut next month; Gov. Are 21 or older? Do you live in Missouri?

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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. Biscotti is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Gelato #25 and South Florida OG. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

I’ve written about nuEra’s recent purchase of Ieso , and I continue to see the changes from this move come to dispensary menus. is a hybrid cross of Forbidden Fruit and Bernie Mac. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. Live Resin Infused Dubble Joint to sample.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

After reviewing the Chocolate Chip, Red Velvet, and Peanut Butter Cookies from Love’s Oven , I headed back to The Dispensary Champaign to pick up the brand’s Turtle Brownies and S’mores Brownies. Together the brownie and toppings match well for one of best chocolaty-sweet treats on dispensary menus in Illinois.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 23, 2023

You don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone, even at the dispensary. Rum Runner is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Panama Red #6 and Macnanna. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 5, 2024

I recently stopped into Parkway Dispensary and picked up a few Lobo products to sample, including the Slurricane Minis Prerolls. Slurricane is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Purple Punch and Dos-Si-Dos. ILNJ photo To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 26, 2023

Though many dispensaries have sold out of judging kits, a majority of the retail stores still have several categories of kits available. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. November 5. Additional sponsorships are available. Please email competition@hightimes.com to inquire.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 8, 2021

It’s been 13 months since the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic aka Covid-19, put a halt to just about every traditional 4/20 event, gathering, and sesh in the country. Beloved traditions like San Francisco’s Hippie Hill are still effectively off the table, but check out these virtual and or/distanced events that are all a year in the making.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 27, 2024

Almost a decade has passed since I first encountered moonrocks at a dispensary in Colorado. Blue Unicorn Poop is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Blue Sherbet and Unicorn Poop. 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

JANUARY 11, 2024

Lobo has recently released a 2-gram hemp-wrapped blunt to the Prairie State, so I stopped into Parkway Dispensary and picked up a MAC 1 sample to see what the label had brought to market. MAC 1 is a hybrid cross of Alien Cookies F2 and Miracle 15. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 7, 2023

To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. The judging kits are scheduled to go on sale August 19-October 22. October 22 is the judging deadline. 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.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 9, 2023

When I forget to plan ahead, the temptation to swing by a dispensary and grab a ready-to-go joint is often too strong to resist. Lavender Gelato is a hybrid cross of Lavender and Gelato created in-house by GTI. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. total cannabinoids. total cannabinoids.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The premium label has limited availability at the dispensaries closest to me, so I’m always interested when I spot releases from the brand. Space Junkie is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Starfighter and Tres Dawg. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 11, 2024

I first sampled the chews as a budtender in Missouri, and I’ve been hoping to see the giant brand bring its mass-market style snack to Illinois dispensaries. ILNJ photos Smokiez labels the Watermelon as hybrid and the Peach as sativa, but I found the effect profiles to be very similar. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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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. Gas Station Sushi is a sativa-leaning hybrid cut of OGKB, a cross of High Octane OG and Kush Mints (Rabid Hippie Cut). For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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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. Flan is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Dosidos and Mochi. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. This batch of flower tested at 0.7%

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 13, 2023

High Times recently added more dispensaries, listed below, that will have for sale all categories of judging kits. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. The judging window for all entries is set for August 19-October 22. All judging must be complete before the October 22 deadline.

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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. Vanilla Cake is a hybrid cross of Kush Mints and Wedding Cake. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. This batch of flower tested at 0.12% THC, 26.9%

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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. 2090 is a hybrid cross of The Snowman and Y Life. 2090 is a hybrid cross of The Snowman and Y Life. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 15, 2023

Revolution Cannabis recently dropped the strain as part of its Cookies genetics releases, and I visited Enlightened Mount Prospect to pick up a sample Grandi Guava is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Guava and Gelato. 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 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. Face Mints is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Face Off OG and Kush Mints. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

I’m always looking for new strain names when I’m at the dispensary. Moon Blend is a hybrid cross of Space Runtz and Devil Driver. ILNJ photos To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. My latest stop at Star Buds Burbank , I found Moon Blend from Kaviar , a new cultivar for me.

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MMJ Recs

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The establishment of medical marijuana dispensaries in Virginia represents a progressive approach to healthcare, offering patients alternative treatment options for various medical conditions. Once certified, patients can access medical marijuana through licensed dispensaries.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 8, 2024

After reviewing Point Break , I stopped into Philli Dispensary Bourbonnais and picked up an eighth of Daily Grapes as a follow up. Daily Grapes is a hybrid cross of Daily Driver and Grape Pie. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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