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. ILNJ photos Three pointed flowers made up the eighth, carrying a bright turf-green tone at the base with tiny highlights of royal purple turned lavender by the milky trichome frost.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Trichome Coverage. When giving cannabis a visual, be sure to look for trichome presence before you buy it. Heavy trichome production is almost always a good sign of quality cannabis. If you have good trichome coverage and the bud is sticky, chances are you have found a good strain. How to Spot Good Cannabis Concentrates

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 18, 2023

Any budtender will tell you that a large percentage of the dispensary consumer base is still chasing high THC strains. The underlying green flower was a very dark forest green, but the trichome frost gave them a more yellow-amber hue at the surface. ILNJ photos Two large-rounded chunky flowers made up the eighth.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 1, 2024

Every time I pull up dispensary menus, another craft producer seems to finally come online. 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

MAY 4, 2024

I recently picked up an eighth to review at Stash Dispensary in Orland Hills. ILNJ photos Fluffy with a delicate hand trim that preserved some of the delicate sugar leaf, these four large-popcorn buds carried pink and purple tones over a bright turf green and a dense milky trichome frost brightening the entire appearance.

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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. One of my favorite aspects of the Illinois cannabis industry is watching craft producers come online and continue to grow. Take Kaviar for example. Every time I check the menu, I see new Kaviar strains.

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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. At first look the buds had an army green, with the trichomes and pistils giving it that “camouflage look.” I headed up to EarthMed Addison to pick up my Influencer Box.

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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.

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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.

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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. I recently stopped in at Star Buds Burbank where Kaviar had recently added Biscotti to its lineup.

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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. Though 4/20 may have passed, some holiday-inspired deals are still available.

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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.

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The Cannigma

OCTOBER 20, 2022

If your local dispensary doesn’t carry any products that include the terpene profile, request the testing results. The Trichome Institute , Golden Apple , and Abstrax Tech all sell terpene tasting kits. When it comes to cannabis, the structure that makes and stores these aromatic oils is called the “trichome.”

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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. Recently, I had the chance to try a sample of this strain from Rythm.

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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.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

JANUARY 25, 2024

Here at Kind Meds, the team operating our premiere cannabis dispensary works tirelessly to provide Arizona cannabis aficionados with the highest quality rosins and other products for both medical and recreational use. Our flagship Mesa, AZ, dispensary carries quality rosin products for medical and recreational adult use.

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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. Strains come, strains go. Sometimes, if you don’t take your chance on a cultivar, it can be months before the opportunity arises again.

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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. 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. As someone who tries a variety of strains, I’m always chasing new and unique flavors and experiences, and a new strain is just another chance to explore.

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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.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 29, 2021

gram Grizzly Peak™ Soulja Exotics™ will be at exclusive legal cannabis dispensaries in California. This indica strain is a completely dark, dense purple flower covered in trichomes created using proprietary genetics exclusive to Grizzly Peak. “We For the initial launch, a limited quantity of 3.5 Jeff Symon.

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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. Flan is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Dosidos and Mochi. This batch of flower tested at 0.7%

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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.

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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. ILNJ photo These were the biggest buds I’ve seen in a container since legalization.

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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. This review is for the strain Jupiter. Jupiter is a hybrid cross of Chem 4 and Goliath.

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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. It seems to be everywhere these days, from toys and candy to video games and YouTube videos.

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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.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

It’s possible you may encounter a more Indica-dominant phenotype, but the Sativa-dominant is the one most often found in dispensaries. Blue Dream has bright amber/orange hairs surrounding the loose bud and sticky, white trichomes covering the leaves. Are you looking for a reliable dispensary in Mesa, Arizona?

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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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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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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

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.

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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 23, 2022

The CBGA is made within the trichome of the cannabis plant and is converted by specific enzymes into other cannabinoids. Although CBGA products are somewhat common at local hemp dispensaries, it may be more difficult to find them at adult use and medical marijuana dispensaries. What is the difference between CBG and CBGa?

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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. I recently stopped at Stash Orland Hills and picked up an eighth of Hawaiian Rain x Permanent Marker label to review.

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