Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 6, 2023

When I chose to review the Sativa Flower category of the Illinois High Times Magazine People’s Choice Cannabis Cup , I wasn’t only motivated by the fact that the category had the most entries but also by a search for more motivating Work Sativa. B52 Bomber is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Durban Poison and Blue Dream.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Gelonade is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Lemon Tree and Gelato #41. This batch of flower tested at 0.76% Delta 9 THC, 25.11% THCa, and 26.19% total cannabinoids. This combination of euphoric physical sensations accompanied by a wide awareness and sharp focus worked well as a Work Sativa.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Acapulco Gold is a sativa-leaning hybrid strain. 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. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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The Cannigma

MARCH 16, 2021

This article was first published on Analytical Cannabis. Published in HortScience , the journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, this new study details the results of extensive morphological trait analysis in high-CBD, high-THC, and intermediate cannabis strains. It appears here with permission.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Space Junkie was the singular Triple 7 entry for the High Times Sativa Flower Cannabis Cup this year. Space Junkie is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Starfighter and Tres Dawg. This batch of flower tested at 1.66% CBGa, 0.89% THC, 29.75% THCa, and 32.31% total cannabinoids.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Don Shula from nuEra , which has been featured at multiple events and is the label’s sole entry in the High Times Cannabis Cup Sativa Flower category, is a perfect example. This batch of flower tested at 0.71% CBGa, 0.47% THC, 34.09% THCa, and 35.27% total cannabinoids. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 21, 2024

Almost two decades ago, I knew nothing about cannabis genetics other than experiencing two types of effects: one with creative, motivation, uplifting, euphoric cerebral highs and one with thought-numbing sedation that made me feel unmotivated, dumb, and lazy. Blue Dream is sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Blueberry and Super Silver Haze.

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

As a reviewer, I want to sample as many Illinois products and brands as possible, and this year’s High Times Sativa Flower Cannabis Cup Kit included 16 labels, a few of which I had not yet tried. From the Sativa Flower kit, I pulled the 3D strain for my first Seed & Strain review.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 30, 2023

As a cannabis reviewer in the Illinois market, one of the biggest benefits of the Illinois High Times Magazine People’s Choice Cannabis Cup is that the judging kits bring together offerings from several different labels in one place. Wonka Bars is a sativa-dominant hybrid cross of Garlic Cookies and Mint Chocolate Chip.

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

That was what attracted me to 93 Boyz’ entry for the High Times Sativa Flower Cannabis Cup , Jet Fuel, as the strain combines two personal favorites from my days in Colorado, High Country Diesel and Aspen OG. Jet Fuel is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of High Country Diesel and Aspen OG. This batch of flower tested at 1.1%

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The batch of flower tested at 0.52% THC, 22.03% THCa, and 23.26% total cannabinoids. Ambering trichome stalks and heads dotted the outside of the flower and lightened up the overall color. Northern Lights Haze was a sativa boost that stopped just short of becoming racy or unfocused.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 31, 2023

I recently sampled a gram of the Wildfred Root Beer MAC, as part of the sativa flower Illinois High Times Magazine People’s Choice Cannabis Cup kit, picked up from Rise Mundelein. I usually snicker when I see celebrity endorsed cannabis labels. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 17, 2023

Tangy citrus sativas are a bit of a focus point for the team here at Illinois News Joint. We love using cannabis as part of our work routine and finding the best fit is a never-ending process. Grapefruit Sour Diesel is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Grapefruit and Sour Diesel. The indicated terpenes were 0.08% α-pinene, 0.3%

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Blackberry Moonshine is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of unknown origin. This batch of flower tested at 0.01% THC, 22.089% THCa, and 22.09% total cannabinoids. Blackberry Moonshine fell far into the sativa side of the spectrum, opening with a boost of creativity, energy, and sociability.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 4, 2023

Tangie Berry is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Dreadyberry and Tangerine Dream. 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. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 31, 2023

We aren’t shy about being fans of citrus-heavy energetic sativa here at Illinois News Joint , which is why I already had sampled one of Progressive Treatment Solutions’ flagship sativa, Orange Soda, as a crumble and preroll. Orange Soda is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Jilly Bean and Chem D.

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Medicinal Marijuana Association

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

As you embark on the journey of cannabis cultivation, think of each step as a carefully woven thread, intertwining to create a tapestry of greenery and possibility. Understanding the nuances of seed selection, germination techniques, and growth phases can be the key to unlocking a successful cannabis cultivation journey.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 1, 2023

Words such kush, haze, and glue have weight in the cannabis community, and they can influence what gets purchased and therefore, what gets grown. Glue Tang Haze is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of GG4 and Tangerine Haze and Puck. This batch of flower tested at 1.35% THC, 23.48% THCa, and 24.83% total cannabinoids.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Cannabis sativa is a fascinating plant with such a wide variety of expressions that the same genetics can display a variety of traits. This batch of flower tested at 0.571% THC, 29.821% THCa, and 31.848% total cannabinoids. ILNJ photos 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. This batch of flower tested at 0.76% THC, 28.53%, and 30.74% total cannabinoids.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 1, 2024

A handful of former NFL players have wholeheartedly thrown their post-playing career into cannabis. After starting his first cannabis company in 2018, former running back Ricky Williams is undoubtedly near the top of the list. This batch of flower tested at 0.29% THC, 17.64% THCA, and 18.8% total cannabinoids.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 21, 2023

Hazelnut Cream is a sativa-leaning cross of Miami Haze and Cookies & Cream. 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. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Medical Cannabis Seedbank

APRIL 15, 2019

The ripeness of cannabis plants: Growing cannabis can be a fine art, from how you germinate to what you feed will all come down to each grower’s preference. Determining when your cannabis plant is ready and ripe is no exception. When your cannabis plant first starts to flower, pistils will begin to develop.

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Miss Marijuana

MAY 22, 2021

If there’s a strain a day that keeps the pain away, it’s Durban Poison cannabis. Described by users as the “Espresso of Cannabis,” Durban Poison amplifies the mind’s creativity and imagination. With its popular, world-wide reputation, the Durban Poison cannabis strain provides insight into one of South Africa’s most potent sativas.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 19, 2023

I’ve extolled the benefits of the sativa landrace strain from South Africa here before, so it should be no surprise that I was itching to try the UpNorth run of Durban when I found it on the menu at Trinity Compassionate Care. Durban Poison is a sativa leaning South African landrace. Delta-9 THC, and 32.79% total cannabinoids.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 28, 2023

One of the questions I often field from non-cannabis friends that read my reviews is “Do you really smell that?” While I draw my olfactory assessment skills from my days in the wine industry, cannabis is so much more expressive, creating aromatic complexity that wine could only dream of.

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Marijuana Seeds NL

JULY 7, 2021

It’s almost 710, AKA OIL day which means the cannabis community is celebrating what some strains do better than others - produce high levels of resin. Thanks to its high THC content, when a gene packs on a heavy coating of resin, it’s ideal for making concentrates such as butane hash oil , wax or shatter , and Rick Simpson Oil AKA RSO.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 26, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.81% THC, 23.92% THCa, and 25.46% total cannabinoids. Bright-lime green with large-dense patches of rust-colored hairs, these flowers carried a trichome frost that was solidly milky throughout. Productive and focused, 2090 was a mental Work Sativa with a relaxing and pain relieving indica-body buzz.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

I love what Revolution Cannabis puts out. Opal Aura OGs’ cannabinoid content consists of 82% THC and 25.29% THCa with a total of 27.16% cannabinoids. The white trichomes covering the buds stuck to my grinder. This sativa leaning-hybrid in my opinion is best as a “Wake and Bake” strain (fitting our Work Sativa series).

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Miss Marijuana

AUGUST 18, 2020

Purple Haze is perhaps one of the most famous strains of cannabis due to how long it’s been around. Sativa dominant hybrid (85% sativa/15% indica). What is the Purple Haze strain of cannabis? Purple Haze also displays the classic characteristics of sativas which include enhanced creativity and a cerebral buzz.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 7, 2023

This batch of flower tested at 0.73% THC, 22.43% THCa, and 23.49% total cannabinoids. ILNJ photos The eighth came as a handful of loosely structured, bright green buds with patches of clumped-together thick-orange hairs and a generous milky trichome frost. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 22, 2023

In the case of Manzano, one of Revolutions Cannabis’ many new drops, the name was a perfect match. Manzano is a sativa-dominant cross of Apples & Bananas and Apples & Bananas, bred by Compound Genetics (in collaboration with Cookies). A heavy coat of trichomes gave the buds a cream-color hue.

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Miss Marijuana

MARCH 6, 2021

Hybrid (80% indica, 20% sativa). What is Purple Punch cannabis? This trichome laden strain affects both the head and body with an 18-25% average THC and 1% CBD level, first affecting the mind, then the limbs. It is one of the sweetest and most distinct cannabis smells. Is Purple Punch a sativa or indica?

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Miss Marijuana

JANUARY 27, 2021

As its name suggests, this strain is insanely delicious, and cannabis consumers love it for its copious therapeutic benefits. This indica-dominant hybrid contains up to 25% THC. Hybrid – 50% Sativa / 50% Indica. What is the Birthday Cake strain of cannabis? The flower is enveloped by a thick coat of trichomes.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 16, 2023

The most significant leap in cannabis assessment has undoubtedly been the advent and elevation of the terpene panel. As someone who believes that the aroma is an essential component of a great cannabis experience, I was intrigued to see matter offering terpene-rich strains such as this Chem OG, which I picked up at Verilife Ottawa.

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Miss Marijuana

AUGUST 18, 2020

Original Glue Cannabis, Gorilla Glue or #GG4 is a hybrid strain of cannabis known to spark a strong psychoactive high. Whether you are after a blissed out indica body high or a mentally energizing sativa high, Original Glue is likely to take effect on both mind and body. Hybrid of Chem Sister (sativa dominant).

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Comparing strains with a shared parent isn’t just an easy way to find other cultivars I enjoy, it’s a path to building cannabis assessment skills. Sirius B is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Ain’t One and (3rd Coast Panama Chunk and Amnesia Haze). To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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