Illinois News Joint

APRIL 1, 2024

Every time I pull up dispensary menus, another craft producer seems to finally come online. Delta 9 THC, and 31% THCa. The entire bud was highlighted with a dense trichome frost. The Illinois cannabis market is already shaping up for growth in 2024. The first strain I chose to review was Smackerz.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 6, 2023

Despite the persistent consumer demand for high-testing strains, the supply of high-THC flower on the Illinois market has dwindled significantly. In fact, our Thirty % Plus THC review series, which used to receive reviews monthly, only featured four entries in 2022. Animal Mint Cake is an indica leaning hybrid cross of GSC and Fire OG.

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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. This batch of flower tested at 0.97% THC, 25.32% THCa, and 26.29% total cannabinoids. Every time I check the menu, I see new Kaviar strains. WEPA is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Whoody Melon and Platinum OG.

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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. THCa, 0.96% THC, 0% THCv, 0% CBD, 0% CBDa & 0.65% CBDa. At first look the buds had an army green, with the trichomes and pistils giving it that “camouflage look.”

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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. This batch of flower tested at 0.88% THC, 29.85% THCa, and 30.73% total cannabinoids. I opened the jar to a dense aroma of sweet mint, diesel, cotton candy, cream, and rich funk.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

JANUARY 25, 2024

This can result in high-end rosins that present terpene notes and cannabinoid ratios nowhere to be found in concentrates made through other processes – particularly those that rely on the use of solvents to extract THC. Rosins are created through the precise application of heat and pressure rather than relying on solvents to extract the THC.

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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. This batch of flower tested at 0.12% THC, 26.9% While some remnants of sugar leaf were present, the entire bud was covered in a light, milky-colored trichome frost.

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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. This batch of flower tested at 1.87% THC, 21.36% THCa, and 23.89% total cannabinoids. ILNJ photo Small rounded olive-green popcorn-sized buds were covered with a milky trichome frost.

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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. This batch of flower tested at 0.81% THC, 23.92% THCa, and 25.46% total cannabinoids. Cultivars such as Heavy Eye, Pacman, and 2090 Sh*t were already known sellers before Cookies brought them here.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 15, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.76% THC, 28.53%, and 30.74% total cannabinoids. 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. A distinct and heavy earth note lingered on the finish.

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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. This batch of flower tested at 0.46% THC, 28.67% THCa, and 29.13% total cannabinoids. Multiple shades of green hid beneath bunches of fire orange hairs and a milky sparkling trichome frost.

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

I’m always looking for new strain names when I’m at the dispensary. This batch of flower tested at 0.69% THC, 25.88% THCa, and 26.93% total cannabinoids. This batch of flower tested at 0.69% THC, 25.88% THCa, and 26.93% total cannabinoids. I picked up a sample to see what the strain had to offer.

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The Cannigma

OCTOBER 20, 2022

“Learning about terpenes is a great way to understand how other ingredients in cannabis [outside of THC] alter its effects,” Amanda Reiman, Chief Knowledge Officer at New Frontier Data, told The Cannigma. Terpenes have therapeutic value on their own and THC is just one part of the overall effect of cannabis. Keep a consumption journal.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The Blue Dream cannabis strain contains between 17% and 24% THC along with 2% CBD and 1% CBN. This cannabinoid makeup means that Blue Dream can compete with the most popular indica-dominant hybrids when it comes to THC content while still providing the trademark uplifting and energetic high that sativa smokers enjoy.

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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. Picked up at Rise Effingham , this batch of flower tested at 0.70% THC, 26.41% THCa, and 27.11% total cannabinoids. Cannabis consumers have some of the most diverse tastes, and I never knew what to expect.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 19, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 21.38% THCa, 0.86% Delta-9-THC, 0.33% CBGa, and 22.57% total cannabinoids. Bright turf green with orange hairs so thin they seemed to blend into the flower, these nugs had a very light amber trichome frost.

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Peninsula Alternative Health

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Where can you refer to in order to regain access to the information you were provided at the dispensary? Phytocannabinoids and terpenoids are produced in the plant’s secretory cells inside glandular trichomes. Trichomes are most highly concentrated in unfertilized female flowers prior to senescence. It heightens THC experience.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 21, 2023

It is the nature of the dispensary menu. This batch of flower tested at 1.86% CBGa, 0.56% Delta-9-THC, 26.18% THCa, and 28.6% The larger flowers were nicely trimmed with a sparkling trichome frost, but the smaller buds had a bit more sugar leaf left over. Strains come, strains go. 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. This batch of flower tested at 1.41% THC, 23.42%n 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. This batch of flower tested at 0.13% CBG, 1.18% CBGa, 0.44% Delta-9-THC, 26.67% THCa, and 28.42% total cannabinoids. Deep-royal purple and varying shades of bright green shone under a thick visibly milky trichome frost. Crops , the label from Justice Cannabis Co.

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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. THC, 26.49% THCa, and 27.19% total cannabinoids. THC, 26.49% THCa, and 27.19% total cannabinoids. Flan is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Dosidos and Mochi.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 23, 2022

CBGA is naturally produced by the cannabis plant, and is the precursor to all of the phyto-, or plant-related cannabinoids like THC, CBD, CBN and CBG. The CBGA is made within the trichome of the cannabis plant and is converted by specific enzymes into other cannabinoids. Unlike THC, neither CBG nor CBGA are intoxicating.

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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. This eighth tested at 0.82% THC, 24.05% THCa, and 24.87$% total cannabinoids. Slurricrasher is a hybrid cross of Slurricane and Wedding Crasher.

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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. This eighth, picked up from Verilife Ottawa , tested at 21.07% THCa and 0.75% THC with limonene, linalool, β-caryophyllene, β-myrcene, and α-terpineol as the primary terpenes.

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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. This eighth tested at 27.87% THCa, 0.54% THC, and 28.40% total cannabinoids. Powdered in creamy trichomes, the buds were forest and dark green with thin rusty pistils blended in.

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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. This batch of flower tested at 0.142% CBG, 0.669% CBGa, 0.341% CBCa, 0.173% THCVa, 0.661% Delta 9 THC, 23.53% THCa, and 25.516% total cannabinoids.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 24, 2021

To use modern lingo, these were solventless concentrates, not all that different from products that consumers are finding on dispensary shelves today. Processors are removing trichomes from the plant material a nd working to keep them intact in the solventless world. What goes in absolutely comes out with solventless,” Vlosky says. .

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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. This batch of flower tested at 1.76% THC, 26.23% THCa, and 27.99% total cannabinoids. Rythm recently entered its cut of the cultivar into the High Times Cannabis Cup Sativa Flower Kit, which I picked up at Rise Mundelein.

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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

JANUARY 24, 2025

One of the newest labels in dispensaries is Flora Arbor flagship label, Flora. This batch of flower tested at 0.106% CBDa, 0.622% THC, 29% THC, and 31.8% A dense coat of outreaching milky trichomes gave the flowers a silvery appearance in direct light. total cannabinoids.

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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 satisfy consumers looking for heavier options. to review.

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MMJ Recs

JUNE 29, 2024

Tips for Maximizing Shelf Life and Freshness Proper Handling and Preparation Before Storage Before storing your medicinal marijuana acquired at a licensed dispensary, carefully inspect it for any signs of damage, mold, or mildew. Additionally, excessive grinding or handling of cannabis can lead to trichome damage, diminishing its potency.

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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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The Cannigma

JUNE 16, 2021

By using all-natural GRAS-approved methods for THC remediation and a variety of food-grade natural solvents Tennessee Harvester is able to extract CBD and produce products that have less than.001% It should be noted that other companies do make CBD products that use organic oil as their base.

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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. This batch of flower tested at 0.49% THC, 18.67% THCa, and 19.84% total cannabinoids. Northern Heights , by Oregonix , has been a big part of the new market push. The top indicated terpenes were limonene, -myrcene, and -caryophyllene.

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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. This batch of flower tested at 0.51% THC, 22.54% THCa, and 23.63% total cannabinoids. Each bud was brightened by a thick, solidly milky-trichome frost.

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Otherside Farms

JANUARY 23, 2019

With so many dispensaries and collectives popping up, it can be difficult for people interested in using cannabis to find the most effective strains that are known to give the perfect high. Tetrahydrocannbinol (THC). THC is the most prominent compound in cannabis and is exactly what makes you feel stoned. Do your research. .

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