Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 30, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.36% THC, 24.69% THCa, and 25.98% total cannabinoids. Glistening concentrations of milky trichomes at the creases caught my eye, but the overall trichome character was light. The indicated terpenes were limonene at 0.72%, ocimene at 0.62%, and b-caryophyllene at 0.48%.

Trichome 101

Trichome Terpenes Hybrid Strains 101

Illinois News Joint

JUNE 18, 2023

While I’ve become firmly planted in my belief that cannabis is an extremely complex plant and the real secrets to the effects go far beyond simply terpenes and cannabinoids, I’m still fascinated by the consumer fixation with THC. This batch of flower tested at 1.54% THC, 30.985% THCa, and 34.786% total cannabinoids.

Trichome 80

Trichome Strains Hybrid Terpenes 80

Illinois News Joint

MARCH 8, 2024

This batch of flower tested at 0.25% THC, 33.52% THCa, and 33.77% total cannabinoids. 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.

Trichome 87

Trichome Strains Concentrates Hybrid 87

Illinois News Joint

APRIL 16, 2024

This batch of flower tested at 0.75% THC, 24.23% THCa, and 26.18% total cannabinoids. ILNJ photos Five popcorn-sized buds carried a light-trichome frost on large deep-purple, almost-black sugar-leaf remnants that indicated the restrained hand trimming. Jelly Roll is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Jokerz 31 and Gastropop.

Hybrid 95

Hybrid Indica Trichome Terpenes 95

Illinois News Joint

MAY 4, 2024

This batch of flower tested at 0.36% Delta 9 THC, 25.69% THCa, and 28.81% total cannabinoids. All information presented here is not meant as a substitute for or alternative to information from healthcare practitioners. Terpenes were 0.95% of the total weight.

Hybrid 92

Hybrid Trichome Strains Terpenes 92

Illinois News Joint

APRIL 20, 2024

This batch of flower tested at 0.03% CBDa, 0.29% Delta 9 THC, 26.84% THCa, and 27.71% total cannabinoids. ILNJ photos These flowers were consistently bright-turf green, except the randomly bunched orange hairs and a dusting of solidly milky trichomes. Zoap is a hybrid cross of Rainbow Sherbert and Pink Guava.

Trichome 82

Trichome Indica Hybrid Terpenes 82

The Cannigma

JANUARY 9, 2023

For hundreds if not thousands of years, human beings have been separating glandular trichomes from cannabis plants, pressing them into shapes, and allowing them to cure like fine wines as a product known as hashish, or hash. Cannabinoid Results from Frenchy Cannoli Trichome Research Initiative Project.

Hash 120

Hash Terpenes Trichome Concentrates 120

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 31, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.41% THC, 20.19% THCa, and 20.89% total cannabinoids. The trichome layer was noticeably dense with developed milky trichomes at all points, glittering when held up to light. The indicated terpenes were β-caryophyllene, limonene, α-humulene, linalool, and β-myrcene.

Sativa 78

Sativa Trichome Hybrid Research and Development 78

Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 30, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.07% CBG, 0.36% CBCa, 1.19% CBGa, 0.31% Delta 9 THC, 29.75% THCa, and 31.67% total cannabinoids. The strawberry, peach, and cream notes came through clearly followed by a savory cheesy tone that added a richness to the flavor that wasn’t present in the aroma.

Trichome 91

Trichome Hybrid Terpenes Events 91

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 1.66% CBGa, 0.89% THC, 29.75% THCa, and 32.31% total cannabinoids. ILNJ photo A singular large pointed flower carried undertones of bright turf green, supporting outreaching fire orange hairs and a layer of trichomes that had just turned milky.

Trichome 78

Trichome Sativa Hybrid Terpenes 78

Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.67% THC, 25.23% THCa, and 26.27% total cannabinoids. ILNJ photo This Big Chillz eighth consisted of five lightly trimmed, Christmas-tree shaped flowers carrying a mix of bright-lime green and purple-base tones and a milky trichome frost that brightened the entire bud.

Indica 84

Indica Hybrid Trichome Research and Development 84

Illinois News Joint

MAY 27, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.12% THC, 26.9% THCa, and 27.02% total cannabinoids. While some remnants of sugar leaf were present, the entire bud was covered in a light, milky-colored trichome frost. While some remnants of sugar leaf were present, the entire bud was covered in a light, milky-colored trichome frost.

Trichome 98

Trichome Indica Hybrid Strains 98

Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 9, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.424% CBGa, 0.458% THC, 19.36% THCa, and 20.242% total cannabinoids. ILNJ photo A small handful of loosely trimmed popcorn buds carried a deep forest green color that was almost entirely obscured by deep royal purple sugar leaf pieces and a frosty coating of milky trichomes.

Indica 96

Indica Hybrid Trichome Terpenes 96

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 22, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.63% THC, 28.96% THCa, and 29.59% total cannabinoids. The trichomes were dense and visibly milky, sparkly when held up to a light. All information presented here is not meant as a substitute for or alternative to information from healthcare practitioners.

Indica 86

Indica Trichome Hybrid Events 86

Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.76% Delta 9 THC, 25.11% THCa, and 26.19% total cannabinoids. ILNJ photo A handful of small popcorn flowers carried an olive-green undertone shrouded beneath purple sugar leaf remnants, clumps of loose orange hairs, and a milky and dense trichome frost that lightened the entire color profile.

Sativa 104

Sativa Trichome Hybrid Terpenes 104

Illinois News Joint

MAY 13, 2023

Paradise #6 tested at 0.64% THC, 26.61% THCa, and 28.46% total cannabinoids. THC, 30.53%, THCa, and 32.3% total cannabinoids. Paradise #6 presented itself visually with a substantial chunky cola at the top, accompanied by three smaller popcorn-sized nugs. Paradise #9 tested at 0.7%

Trichome 83

Trichome Terpenes Strains Research and Development 83

Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 22, 2023

Delta 9 THC, 23.77% THCa, and 25.65% total cannabinoids. Bright-turf green with vivid-fire orange hairs crisscrossing each bud, these flowers carried a milky and sparkling trichome frost. Overall, I enjoyed the gassy and herbal flavors and calm but present experience profile, and I look forward to sampling more 93 Boyz.

Hybrid 89

Hybrid Trichome Terpenes Strains 89

Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This batch of flower tested at 1.404% CBGa, 0.414% THC, 18.811% THCa, and 20.629% total cannabinoids. A light milky trichome frost concentrated at the creases where sugar leaves had once sat. All information presented here is not meant as a substitute for or alternative to information from healthcare practitioners.

Sativa 90

Sativa Strains Trichome Concentrates 90

Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 16, 2024

This batch of flower tested at 0.99% CBCa, 1.59% CBGa, 0.39% Delta 9 THC, 34.05% THCa, and 37.01% total cannabinoids. A bright lime-green undertone peeked out from beneath large splotches of bright purple, clumps of dried fire-orange hairs, and a milky-trichome frost. Terpenes were 1.3%

Indica 102

Indica Strains Trichome Hybrid 102

Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.571% THC, 29.821% THCa, and 31.848% total cannabinoids. ILNJ photos A handful of closely trimmed, pointed popcorn buds carried a vibrant turf-green base color, some remnant of orange hairs, and a speckling of small but visible trichomes.

Hybrid 88

Hybrid Trichome Research and Development Indica 88

Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 9, 2024

This batch of flower tested at 1.38% CBGa, 0.48% Delta 9 THC, 23.13% THCa, and 24.99% total cannabinoids. The trim job was light overall, which kept the trichomes relatively intact but left a few sugar leaves on the flower. I stopped by Consume Marion and picked up an eighth of Paul Bunyan Oreoz to see what PTS has been up to.

Trichome 86

Trichome Indica Hybrid Terpenes 86

Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.47% THC, 24.58% THCa, and 25.05% total cannabinoids. ILNJ photos Two large cola tips and a small popcorn piece carried a uniform lime-green base tone, accented by some deep-forest-green sugar-leaf remnants, wispy outreaching orange hairs, and a glistening milky trichome frost.

Collective 88

Collective Hybrid Trichome Strains 88

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 1.46% THC, 30.83% THCa, and 32.29% total cannabinoids. All information presented here is not meant as a substitute for or alternative to information from healthcare practitioners. Animal Face is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Face Off OG and Animal Mints.

Indica 87

Indica Hybrid Trichome Strains 87

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 6, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.841% THC, 20.436% THCa, and 22.956% total cannabinoids. This gram presented as one large rounded chunky bud with a tiny additional bud piece. All information presented here is not meant as a substitute for or alternative to information from healthcare practitioners.

Sativa 80

Sativa Trichome Hybrid Strains 80

Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.71% CBGa, 0.47% THC, 34.09% THCa, and 35.27% total cannabinoids. Indicated terpenes were limonene at 0.92%, b-myrcene at 0.44%, b-caryophyllene at 0.37%, and a-humulene at 0.2%, and 1.93% total cannabinoids. Visible milky trichomes dotted the surface, but the frost layer was light.

Sativa 86

Sativa Hybrid Trichome Strains 86

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 1, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 1.187% THC, 23.333% THCa, and 24.52% total cannabinoids. ILNJ photo This eighth came as a handful of small popcorn buds with an off-green amber base tone, accented with splotches of purple and a light dusting of amber trichomes. Physically, a strong weighted blanket sensation built in my body.

Trichome 78

Trichome Indica Hybrid Terpenes 78

Illinois News Joint

APRIL 8, 2024

This batch of flower tested at 1.677% THC, 26.075% THCa, and 28.386% total cannabinoids. The trichome frost was visible on the surface and had just started the transition from milky to amber. All information presented here is not meant as a substitute for or alternative to information from healthcare practitioners.

Trichome 84

Trichome Hash Hybrid Sleep 84

Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.58% THC, 28.54% THCa, and 30.14% total cannabinoids. ILNJ photos Three large buds, chunky near the base but reaching out into a point at their apex, carried a bright lime-green-base tone, clumps of curled orange hairs, and a dense trichome frost that brightened the base further.

Hybrid 95

Hybrid Trichome Terpenes Strains 95

Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This batch of flower tested at 0.31% THC, 23.71% THCa, and 24.02% total cannabinoids. Bright pinks and purples blended into a light turf-green base that was shrouded by a dense milky-trichome layer and thin-orange hairs reaching out into every direction.

Trichome 94

Trichome Indica Hybrid Terpenes 94

Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 24, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 22.43% THCa, 0.64% THC, and 23.83% total cannabinoids. ILNJ photos Visually, the eighth presented as several chunky flowers with a sparkling trichome frost that shrouded the underlying deep green tones and gave the fire orange hairs a sticky matrix to dry into.

Trichome 91

Trichome Hybrid Indica Strains 91

Illinois News Joint

MAY 4, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.249% THCVa, 23.246% THCa, 0.614% Delta 9 THC, 0.309% CBCa, 1.136% CBGa, 0.190% CBG, and 25.746% total cannabinoids. While the trichome frost was not particularly heavy, it formed small pockets of stark-white milky concentration.

Sativa 89

Sativa Hybrid Trichome Strains 89

Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 4, 2024

This batch of flower tested at 0.63% THC, 29.46% THCa, and 30.94% total cannabinoids. 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.

Trichome 86

Trichome Strains Hybrid Terpenes 86

Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

This batch of flower tested at 1.08% THC, 27.77% THCa, and 29.34% total cannabinoids. The bright green base tone was consistent across the sugar leaves with thick bunches of orange hairs and a milky trichome frost adding some variety. I recently stopped into Nature’s Care Co.

Sativa 95

Sativa Trichome Hybrid Strains 95

Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 21, 2024

This eighth tested at 28.084% THCa, 0.505% THC, 0.4501% CBGa, and 29.039% total cannabinoids. The buds were light green with darker green leaves mixed in and a coat of cream-yellow trichomes. All information presented here is not meant as a substitute for or alternative to information from healthcare practitioners.

Sativa 90

Sativa Strains Terpenes Trichome 90

Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 25, 2024

This batch of flower tested at 0.52% THC, 21.19% THCa, and 22.05% total cannabinoids. All information presented here is not meant as a substitute for or alternative to information from healthcare practitioners. The efficacy of these products has not been confirmed by FDA-approved research.

Hybrid 81

Hybrid Strains Trichome Terpenes 81

Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

This batch of flower tested at 1.02% CBGa, 1.138% Delta 9 THC, 24.323% THCa, and 26.481% total cannabinoids. The trichomes were visibly milky but shrouded by sugar leaf remnants. All information presented here is not meant as a substitute for or alternative to information from healthcare practitioners. Terpenes were 3.1%

Indica 93

Indica Hybrid Sleep Trichome 93

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 27, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.534% THC, 26.153% THCa, and 27.995% total cannabinoids. The trichome layer sparkled when held to the light and provided a milky reflectivity. All information presented here is not meant as a substitute for or alternative to information from healthcare practitioners.

Indica 88

Indica Trichome Hybrid Food 88