Illinois News Joint

APRIL 1, 2024

The Illinois cannabis market is already shaping up for growth in 2024. Smackerz is an indica leaning hybrid cross of Gorilla Glue and Rozay. Smackerz smacked as a hybrid more than an indica, providing a clearheaded come up with a positive mood and a big headspace, allowing for focus and clarity of thought.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

As the cannabis industry matures and starts to take itself more seriously, one area that I hope never gets too “grown up” is the tendency for breeders to still have fun when naming strains. Lusty Lady is a hybrid cross of Bahama Mama and Red Runtz, bred originally by Exotic Genetix. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Windy City Mints is a hybrid cross of Triangle Mints and Kush Mints. Windy City Mints effects were a slow-building hybrid-spectrum mental relaxation paired with a physically energizing wave of euphoria that eventually crashed into a heavier indica-style weight. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 19, 2024

Gary Payton is a hybrid cross of The Y and Snowman. Gary Payton is the prototypical hybrid, and this preroll exemplified that clearly. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. Terpenes were 3.74% of the total weight.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 8, 2021

What started as an inside joke between friends in the 1970s San Rafael has become the most ubiquitous phrase for cannabis users around the world, but what does that look like in the year 2021? One company, Glass House Farms, started their version of cannabis Coachella, while Berner is preparing to ascend to media mogul.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 15, 2023

I cracked open an eighth of Cresco ’s Tres Leches Cake in its green “Refresh” hybrid packaging, stuffed some cones, and gave it a try. Picked up from Sunnyside Danville , the Tres Leches Cake is a sativa-dominant hybrid made cross of Koolato and Cookies and Cream. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 23, 2024

While I’m a big fan of the “shop by genetics” approach for cannabis, flying blind also can treat you to some special surprises now and then. Forbidden Razittles is an indica -eaning hybrid cross of an unknown strain and Zkittlez. Forbidden Razittlez was listed as a sativa but fell into the center of the spectrum as a flexible hybrid.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

I mentioned my love of strawberry aroma and flavors in cannabis and my desire to see more of the profile on the market in my recent review of Strawberry Bubbles. Bloom Ztrawberriez #12 is a hybrid cross of Orange Zkittlez and Strawberry Guava originally bred by Bloom Seed Co. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Despite claiming the 3rd largest legal cannabis market in America, Illinois has relatively few “signature” strains. Fox River Chem is a hybrid Chemdog cross. Fox River Chem struck as a middle-of-the-road hybrid with a wide-open awareness hitting by the end of my bowl and an overall body lightness that felt like floating.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 12, 2024

Apple Fritter is a hybrid cross of Triangle Kush and Animal Mints. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. This preroll tested at 20.9% THCa and 21.2% total cannabinoids. Terpenes were 2.05% of the total weight.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 25, 2024

Johnny Apple Seed is a hybrid cross of Cereal Milk and Apple Fritter, originally bred by Elev8. True to the hybrid nature of the strain, my energy levels remained unchanged throughout the experience, and combined with the mood boost, this made Johnny Apple Seed a great anytime strain. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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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. Don Shula is a hybrid cross of The White and Diagonal sourced from Cool Beans Seed Co. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 29, 2024

Apple Fritter is a hybrid cross of Sour Apple and Animal Cookies. Overall, this was a much more savory representation of Apple Fritter than I was used to but the hybrid jack-of-all-trades effects were the same. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Ice Cream Sandwiches is a hybrid cross of Ice Cream Cake and Oreoz. Jet Fuel OG is a hybrid cross of High Country Diesel and Aspen OG. Ice Cream Sandwiches was much more indica-leaning than the hybrid labeled indicated with a heavy pressure unfolding at my crown and in my core. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 20, 2024

An ever-expanding list of cannabis naming categories seems to exist: fruits, pastries, candies, etc. Zoap is a hybrid cross of Rainbow Sherbert and Pink Guava. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 26, 2023

We’re back with another Medical Patient Homegrown Review from a registered medical-cannabis patient new to this educational series. Bahama Runtz is a 50/50-hybrid cross between Solfire’s Bahama Mama and ABF’s S1 Runtz. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 22, 2023

Gary Payton OG is a hybrid cross of The Y and Snowman. Gary Payton’s reputation as a centered hybrid struck true as my mental creativity increased quickly, but my energy levels gradually worked their way down as I became more relaxed after smoking. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 12, 2024

Rythm ’s entire brand concept is based on the inexorable link between cannabis and music. Outta My Head is a phenotype of Layer Cake, a hybrid cross of Wedding Cake, GMO, and (Triangle Kush X Skunk #1). To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. This batch of flower tested at 0.3%

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 7, 2023

The fourth annual Illinois High Times Magazine People’s Choice Cannabis Cup has set dates for 2023 submissions, judging, and awards show. To read my essay, My Experience Judging the High Times Cannabis Cup , from 2020, click here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. October 22 is the judging deadline.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Jupiter is a hybrid cross of Chem 4 and Goliath. The effects landed square in the middle for a balanced hybrid head and body buzz. For patients searching for that classic center-of-the-road hybrid effects to medicate throughout almost any part of the day, Jupiter lands in the evenly balanced territory.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 2, 2024

Florida Oranges is a hybrid leaning hybrid cross of Key Lime Surprise and Clementine This batch of flower tested at 0.74% THC, 18.21% THCa, and 19.63% total cannabinoids. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 13, 2024

Punch Breath is a hybrid cross of Mendo Breath and Purple Punch. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. The new label, One Day , is hoping to help feed the funk hunters by dropping Mendo Breath progeny, Punch Breath.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 6, 2023

While I love tailoring my consumption for specific needs, settings, and times, there’s a certain charm to the jack-of-all-trades hybrid. Rythm recently added a new spectrum-center hybrid to its genetic lineup, Fat Billy. Fat Billy is a hybrid cross of GMO and Wilson. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 7, 2023

The Glove is a hybrid cross of The Snowman and Y Life. Surprisingly energetic and uplifting, The Glove effect profile was more sativa leaning than the hybrid label indicated. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 11, 2023

Rythm has introduced this hybrid strain as a live resin variant. Space Cream is a hybrid cross of Time Wreck and Space Queel. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Wedding Mints is a hybrid cross of Wedding Cake and Sinmint Cookies. While Wedding Mints is genetically a 50/50 hybrid, this budder struck as slightly energetic, providing a fast acting tingling euphoria. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. This batch of live resin tested at 0.2%

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 9, 2023

NuEra recently took home the 2023 Cannabis Cup for Cobra Milk , so I jumped at the chance to sample the strain when I found it under the company’s Interstate 420 brand. Cobra Milk is an indica leaning hybrid cross of Jealousy and Cereal Milk. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Alley Cat is a hybrid cross of T. ILNJ photos For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. IC Collective is one of a few operating craft cultivators, and the brand has brought completely new genetics along as part of its debut.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 15, 2023

In the pre-legalization days, the High Times Cannabis Cup was a way for breeders to highlight their newest, most exciting strains. White Grapefruit Cookies is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Lemonberry and Tropicanna Cookies. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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FloridaMarijuana.net

JULY 8, 2018

5 cannabis strains to treat PTSD? The National Academies of Sciences reports that PTSD is a stressor-related disorder which develops as a result of a patient’s exposure to a traumatic event. Cannabis offers significant therapeutic benefits for a wide range of medical conditions. 5 cannabis strains to treat PTSD: 1.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 26, 2023

The judging kits for the fourth annual Illinois High Times Magazine People’s Choice Cannabis Cup are now in the hands of judges, who have until October 22 to finish scoring each product. To read my essay, My Experience Judging the High Times Cannabis Cup , from 2020, click here. November 5.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 3, 2024

One of the truly fascinating aspects of cannabis is how varied the expression of a strain can be depending on which form of consumption it’s processed into. Pacman is a hybrid cross of Biscotti and Jealousy F2. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 10, 2024

Gorilla’D Cheese is a hybrid cross of GG4 and Clementine. Gorilla’D Cheese has always hit as a true hybrid, and this preroll was exactly what I was expecting. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The ingredients are sugar, tapioca syrup, sorbitol, citrus pectin (pectin, dextrose) glucose, artificial flavors, citric acid, sodium citrate, cannabis oil, botanically derived terpenes, artificial colors, malic acid, MCT coconut oil. Interestingly, I detected less cannabis oil in the flavor than in the aroma.

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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. Berry Tart is a phenotype of Wedding Cake, a hybrid cross of Triangle Kush and Animal Mints. ILNJ photos To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Recreational cannabis consumers get excited when new strains hit the market, but often times, medical patients have already grown the “new” strains. Animal Face is a hybrid cross of Face Off OG and Animal Mints. John Grow #38 would love to see as many cannabis users start growing in Illinois as possible.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 31, 2023

When I noticed Raspberry Shortcake as one of the cultivator’s entries in the High Times Sativa Flower Cannabis Cup , I couldn’t help but wonder how the release balanced sweet berry and that classic doughy tone. Raspberry Shortcake is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Raspberry Bellini and Slapz.

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