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. At first look the buds had an army green, with the trichomes and pistils giving it that “camouflage look.” To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, 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. The trim was close and left a rounded bud and an exposed milky and sparkling trichome layer. ILNJ photo To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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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. While some remnants of sugar leaf were present, the entire bud was covered in a light, milky-colored trichome frost. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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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. ILNJ photo Small rounded olive-green popcorn-sized buds were covered with a milky trichome frost. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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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. Bright-lime green with large-dense patches of rust-colored hairs, these flowers carried a trichome frost that was solidly milky throughout. 2090 is a hybrid cross of The Snowman and Y Life.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 15, 2023

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. The combination of open headspace and tingling euphoria made for a true sativa experience, something I often have difficulty finding in dispensaries.

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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. Multiple shades of green hid beneath bunches of fire orange hairs and a milky sparkling trichome frost. 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. ILNJ photos Two sharply trimmed Christmas-tree-shaped cola tops and a few popcorn-style buds, with the same tight trim work, carried a bright-milky trichome layer and fiery-orange hairs on top of a turf-green base. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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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. Clumps of rust colored hairs mingled with the creamy amber trichome frost that brought some additional color to the flowers. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 19, 2023

ILNJ photo Presenting as a few large cola tips, alongside a couple less than popcorn-sized flowers making up the weight difference, White Cherry Wedding Cake treated me to some of the largest flowers I’ve gotten out of an Illinois dispensary eighth in quite some time. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 21, 2023

It is the nature of the dispensary menu. The larger flowers were nicely trimmed with a sparkling trichome frost, but the smaller buds had a bit more sugar leaf left over. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. Strains come, strains go. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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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. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. 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. Deep-royal purple and varying shades of bright green shone under a thick visibly milky trichome frost. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. Crops , the label from Justice Cannabis Co.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 6, 2023

ILNJ photo Crops packages flower in large jars that can accommodate some of the largest buds I have seen from an Illinois dispensary. The vibrant turf-green color of the buds is accentuated by a generous coating of trichomes, giving them a sparkling frosty appearance. 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. The trichome frost glittered in the light, having just started to transition from clear to milky. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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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. ILNJ photos Slurricrasher definitely had bag appeal with dark purple buds highlighting the green and heavily cream-color trichomes. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 21, 2023

In the second year, several half ounces and eventually ounces of popcorn buds appeared on dispensary menus. Chunky and turf green with a smattering of orange hairs, these flowers had some left over sugar leaves shrouding the glittering trichomes below. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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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. Powdered in creamy trichomes, the buds were forest and dark green with thin rusty pistils blended in. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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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. The trichomes were milky white and concentrated at the places where sugar leaves once grew. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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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. A bright, uniform turf-green undertone was dotted with thick fire-orange hairs and a sparkling trichome presence that was fully milky without any visible amber trichomes. ILNJ photos This gram was a single, large-pointed cola tip.

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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 find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 24, 2025

One of the newest labels in dispensaries is Flora Arbor flagship label, Flora. A dense coat of outreaching milky trichomes gave the flowers a silvery appearance in direct light. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. Dense and tightly dried, the buds had a tacky stickiness from the exterior to the core.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 29, 2024

I recently picked up from Parkway Dispensary all the strains from the new release to review, starting with Super Cherries. News Joint Events is set to host Lobo as one of more than 30 craft brands offering samples at the Illinois Craft Showcase 12-7 p.m. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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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. ILNJ photo Four turf-green buds with dark-purple sugar-leaf lowlights carried tucked-in bunches of thick fire-orange hairs and a milky trichome presence that served to lighten the entire color profile.

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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. Each bud was brightened by a thick, solidly milky-trichome frost. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. The aroma was completely unique.

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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. Small bunched-orange hairs and a trichome layer that was right in the middle of the milky to amber transition added some highlights.

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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. The trichomes were visible to the naked eye and had just started to transition from milky to amber, darkening the entire buds appearance. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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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. 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. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

I recently picked up to review an eighth of Tropicana Punch from Parkway Dispensary in Tilton. The trichomes were all a solid milky white, brightening the entire flower when held to light. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. The Purple Punch descendant also fits as a late entry to my “summer flavor” hunt.

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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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Cannabis Info

JULY 18, 2019

The hybrid strain that you purchase at the dispensary has likely gone through several rounds — or generations — of breeding to strengthen its genes and to make sure that its descendants are usually healthy and consistent. How to Breed Marijuana Phenotypes. Although the process doesn’t end there.

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Meadow

JULY 13, 2018

At Meadow , we have spent the past 4 years building a comprehensive retail and point-of-sale dispensary software suite, incorporating every nuance of current California regulations. ALEC: Good morning, yeah I wanted to for one, thank you very much for putting on this event, Meadowlands, this is amazing, my first campout I’ve ever been to.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

APRIL 18, 2020

Government officials declared cannabis dispensaries around the nation as “essential.” As businesses were shut down amidst Corona-virus concerns, cannabis dispensaries were quietly and routinely exempted as essential medical facilities. Call our dispensary at (480) 686-9302 during business hours: 10AM – 8PM, 7 days a week.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 17, 2024

I stopped into Parkway Dispensary in Tilton and picked up an eighth to review. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. The strain Moon Bow ranks near the top of my list when it comes to favorites. I perk up anytime I hear about the strain or its progeny. For Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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