Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Gelonade is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Lemon Tree and Gelato #41. 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.

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Sativa Trichome Hybrid Terpenes 98

Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Acapulco Gold is a sativa-leaning hybrid strain. A light milky trichome frost concentrated at the creases where sugar leaves had once sat. There was a lightness to my awareness and mood throughout, a hallmark of a great sativa at the core of the experience that made Acapulco Gold a good wake-n-bake choice.

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Sativa Strains Trichome Concentrates 84

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. Visible milky trichomes dotted the surface, but the frost layer was light. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Sativa Hybrid Trichome Strains 80

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Blackberry Moonshine is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of unknown origin. Turf green with some remaining deep-royal-purple sugar leaves, these buds were scruffy with a rough trim but fully intact trichomes that had been protected by the extra vegetation. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Sativa Trichome Hybrid Events 63

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. The flower was closely trimmed and a few points in the trichome layers had been damaged. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Trichome Sativa Hybrid Terpenes 73

Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

It’s a sativa cross of Cappuccino and Trainwreck [Ghost Train Haze x Koffee] x [(Mexican and Thai sativa) x (Afghani indica)]. The large buds display natural foxtails with dark green, olive, and brown colors and a heavy coating of trichomes. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Sativa Trichome Patients Indica 80

Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Rythm recently entered its cut of the cultivar into the High Times Cannabis Cup Sativa Flower Kit, which I picked up at Rise Mundelein. Jack Herer is a sativa-dominant hybrid cross of Super Skunk and (Northern Lights x Haze). This was a solid fit for our Work Sativa class of bud and a strong picture of a true classic strain.

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Trichome Sativa Strains Hybrid 64

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. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Strains Sativa Trichome Hybrid 88

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 25, 2023

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. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. ILNJ photos For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Sativa Trichome Terpenes Strains 81

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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Sativa Trichome Strains Hybrid 86

Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 21, 2024

Blue Dream is sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Blueberry and Super Silver Haze. The buds were light green with darker green leaves mixed in and a coat of cream-yellow trichomes. Blue Dream kept me motivated and focused on my tasks, which of course fit our Work Sativa series. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Sativa Strains Terpenes Trichome 84

Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 30, 2023

I’ve been eyeing Nature’s Grace and Wellness’ Twenty Twenty brand for quite a while now and but not able to sampled the flower until after picking up the sativa judging kit, which included the Twenty Twenty’s sole contender for sativa flower, Wonka Bars. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Sativa Trichome Hybrid Terpenes 80

Illinois News Joint

JULY 17, 2023

Tangy citrus sativas are a bit of a focus point for the team here at Illinois News Joint. Rythm Grapefruit Sour Diesel fits the bill by name, so I picked up a sample at Rise Effingham to see if it fit our other Work Sativa review series criteria. Grapefruit Sour Diesel is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Grapefruit and Sour Diesel.

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Sativa Trichome Hybrid Terpenes 69

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. Root Beer MAC is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of MAC #11 and Root Beer, originally bred by Mosca Seeds. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Sativa Trichome Hybrid Terpenes 100

Illinois News Joint

MAY 4, 2023

Tangie Berry is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Dreadyberry and Tangerine Dream. While the trichome frost was not particularly heavy, it formed small pockets of stark-white milky concentration. Tangie Berry was an “aimless sativa,” providing an energetic and stimulating effect, yet leaving the mind unfocused and scattered.

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Sativa Hybrid Trichome Strains 84

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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Sativa Trichome Strains Hybrid 90

Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Throughout the grow, some of the leaves and trichomes turned purple. ILNJ photo I grow these sativa-leaning strains to find the clearheaded buzzes with mental focus ( Work Sativa ) to battle my ADD, but sometimes “haze” strains cause a bit too much mind wondering and is counterproductive to the work I’m trying to accomplish.

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Strains Sativa Trichome Programs 92

Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In early development, the green buds darkened, some pistils turned orange, and trichomes came earlier than expected. Then one day, I left for an event, and when I came home the following day, the leaves started turning purple. The effects landed in the slightly sativa spectrum with a strong head and body high.

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Strains Trichome Events Sativa 92

Illinois News Joint

JULY 1, 2023

Glue Tang Haze is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of GG4 and Tangerine Haze and Puck. The trichomes still had some sparkle when held to the light and had just started the transition from milky to amber, lending a yellow-green hue to the overall color. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Sativa Trichome Strains Hybrid 82

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. 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.

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Hybrid Trichome Research and Development Indica 83

Illinois News Joint

MARCH 21, 2023

Hazelnut Cream is a sativa-leaning cross of Miami Haze and Cookies & Cream. Chunky and turf green with a smattering of orange hairs, these flowers had some left over sugar leaves shrouding the glittering trichomes below. Hazelnut Cream felt much more like a mood-boosting hybrid than an energetic sativa.

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Sativa Trichome Hybrid Cultivation 88

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. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Sativa Trichome Strains Hybrid 76

Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

I picked up for this review a gram of Gas Station Sushi as part of the High Times Cannabis Cup Sativa Flower Kit. Gas Station Sushi is a sativa-leaning hybrid cut of OGKB, a cross of High Octane OG and Kush Mints (Rabid Hippie Cut). The trim was close and left a rounded bud and an exposed milky and sparkling trichome layer.

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Sativa Trichome Hybrid Cultivation 70

Illinois News Joint

MARCH 1, 2024

Four pointed flowers splashed with various pinks and dark purples carried thick orange hairs and a sparkling trichome frost that glistened in the light. The mental energy was short lived but the clarity stuck with me for a couple hours, making Tropicanna Punch BX1 a solid fit for a wake and bake or as a Work Sativa.

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Trichome Hybrid Sativa Strains 74

Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 26, 2023

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. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Trichome Indica Hybrid Sativa 76

Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 28, 2023

Banana Dance is a sativa-leaning cross of Banana and Dancehall. The trichomes were visible with the naked eye, giving the edges of leaves a milky frost coloring that glistened in the light. Banana Dance definitely fit our Work Sativa review series. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Sativa Trichome Terpenes Concentrates 82

Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

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). To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Sativa Trichome Hybrid Strains 85

Illinois News Joint

JULY 7, 2023

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. Surprisingly energetic and uplifting, The Glove effect profile was more sativa leaning than the hybrid label indicated.

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Hybrid Trichome Research and Development Strains 75

Illinois News Joint

JUNE 22, 2023

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. Though I enjoy sativa strains from Revolution, I’ve never found a Work Sativa that checked all the boxes until this review.

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Strains Sativa Trichome Terpenes 69

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. The batch of flower tested at 28.71% THCa, 0.8%

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Sativa Trichome Indica Strains 85

Illinois News Joint

JUNE 16, 2023

Chem OG is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Chemdawg and OG Kush. Fire orange hairs stood out against the turf green flower background, while the light trichome frost provided some additional brightness with its milky coloring. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Terpenes Strains Hybrid Trichome 81

Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 23, 2023

Deep-forest green flower contrasted against wiry fire-orange hairs, splotches of purple, and a trichome frost concentrated at the creases that had just begun the process of ambering. Gelonade struck right in the center of the sativa-indica spectrum providing a spacious and relaxed mindscape without pushing my energy levels up or down.

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Trichome Research and Development Strains Indica 76

Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Sirius B is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Ain’t One and (3rd Coast Panama Chunk and Amnesia Haze). The creamy amber colored trichome covering gave a shimmer to the forest green flowers and highlighted the heavy covering of burnt orange hairs. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Hybrid Sativa Terpenes Trichome 76

Illinois News Joint

MARCH 21, 2023

The larger flowers were nicely trimmed with a sparkling trichome frost, but the smaller buds had a bit more sugar leaf left over. While Panama MAC didn’t give me enough of a boost to be classified as a “sativa,” the initial energy and playful attitude it provided made it better suited for socializing or being out than relaxing at home.

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Trichome Strains Hybrid Sativa 87

Illinois News Joint

APRIL 16, 2023

ILNJ photos Slurricrasher definitely had bag appeal with dark purple buds highlighting the green and heavily cream-color trichomes. Overall, Slurricrasher started with a sativa-leaning effect and ended with indica-leaning effects. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Hybrid Indica Trichome Collective 86

Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

These flowers were bright green with random orange hairs here and there and a thick trichome frost. I kept returning to Fruit Stand for the contrast of the fruit and cheese flavor and simply because I could fit it into any point in my schedule, from Work Sativa to night use. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Strains Trichome Indica Hybrid 93

Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The dense buds were drenched in trichomes with dark-orange pistils flaring out. The head high started with a euphoric rush that leaned on the sativa spectrum but with more doses and deeper into the buzz, the heavy-blanket feeling took over and caused less focus and motivation and more relaxation.

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Hybrid Strains Patients Trichome 72