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. This batch of flower tested at 0.47% THC, 24.58% THCa, and 25.05% total cannabinoids. 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. This batch of prerolls tested at 0.096% CBDa, 1.701% THC, 47.632% THCa, and 49.429% total cannabinoids. Jet Fuel OG is a hybrid cross of High Country Diesel and Aspen OG. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

Wedding Mints is a hybrid cross of Wedding Cake and Sinmint Cookies. CBDa, 1.97% Delta 9 THC, 77.79% THCa, and 83.11% total cannabinoids. Even with the terpene heavy texture and THC crystals, the budder was easy to manipulate and dose. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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MAY 7, 2024

Grape Sugar Cookies is a hybrid cross of Purple Lindica and Girl Scout Cookies. This batch of oil tested at 0.25% CBD, 0.27% CBDa, 15.51% THCa, 56.41% THC, and 76.42% 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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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 Razittles is an indica -eaning hybrid cross of an unknown strain and Zkittlez.

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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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JANUARY 29, 2024

Apple Fritter is a hybrid cross of Sour Apple and Animal Cookies. This batch of flower tested at 0.384% THC, 21.28% THCa, and 21.664% total cannabinoids. 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.

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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. This batch of flower tested at 0.52% THC, 21.19% THCa, and 22.05% 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 28, 2024

Flurry is a hybrid cross of MAC and Slurricane # 23. Delta 9 THC and 27.39% THCa. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. With its first set of releases, One Day has dropped a MAC offspring in the form of Flurry.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 2, 2024

I recently discovered Daze Off Sour Green Slapple gummies at nuEra Champaign and picked up a bag to review Daze Off Taste Buds Sour Green Slapple Gummies come as a 10-pack of gummies with 10mg of THC per piece and a total of 100mg per bag. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, 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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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. This batch of flower tested at 0.03% CBDa, 0.29% Delta 9 THC, 26.84% THCa, and 27.71% total cannabinoids. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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AUGUST 22, 2023

Gary Payton OG is a hybrid cross of The Y and Snowman. Delta 9 THC, 23.77% THCa, and 25.65% total cannabinoids. 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.

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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). THC, 25.47% THCa, and 25.77% total cannabinoids. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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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. This batch of flower tested at 0.03% CBDa, 0.31% Delta 9 THC, and 28.52% THCa. 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

MAY 12, 2024

Purple Churro is a hybrid cross of Cinnamon Horchata and Apples and Bananas, originally created by Compound Genetics. This batch of flower tested at 0.55% THC, 28.77% THCa, and 29.32% total cannabinoids. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Alley Cat is a hybrid cross of T. This batch of flower tested at 0.64% THC, 27.55% THCa, and 28.19% total cannabinoids. ILNJ photos For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. I picked up a few samples to review including Alley Cat.

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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. This batch of live resin tested at 2.212% THC, 77.569% THCa, and 79.781% total cannabinoids. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 7, 2023

The Glove is a hybrid cross of The Snowman and Y Life. This batch of flower tested at 0.73% THC, 22.43% THCa, and 23.49% total cannabinoids. 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.

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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

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Jupiter is a hybrid cross of Chem 4 and Goliath. This eighth tested at 27.87% THCa, 0.54% THC, and 28.40% total cannabinoids. The effects landed square in the middle for a balanced hybrid head and body buzz. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. This review is for the strain Jupiter.

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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

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. This batch of flower tested at 0.88% CBGa, 0.52% THC, 38.6% THCa, and 40.01% total cannabinoids.

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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. This batch of live resin budder tested at 0.16% CBDa, 3.44% THC, 68.76% THCa, and 73.79% total cannabinoid content.

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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. This batch of flower tested at 0.571% THC, 29.821% THCa, and 31.848% total cannabinoids.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Ozone Red, White, and Berry soft chews came as a 10 pack of soft chews with 10mg of THC per piece. 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.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Apple Fritter is a hybrid cross of Sour Apple and Animal Cookies. This batch tested at 79.40% total cannabinoids with 3.48% THC, 73.86% THCa, and 0.17% CBDA. This cultivar is a 50/50% hybrid, but it has always effected myself as an 80/20% Indica-dominant strain, which is another thing I enjoy about it.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 10, 2024

Gorilla’D Cheese is a hybrid cross of GG4 and Clementine. This preroll tested at 0.92% THC, 25.72% THCa, and 27.14% total cannabinoids. 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.

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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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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Dawgma is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Chemnesia (Amnesia Haze and I95) and Big Hurt (Chemdawg D and I95). Delta 9 THC, 23.19% THCa, and 25.87% 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 15, 2024

Mexican Flan is a hybrid cross of Animal Mints and Ice Cream Cake originally, bred by Seed Junky. This batch of live resin tested at 0.26% CBDa, 4.27% THC, 74.84% THCa, and 84.16% 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

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Grape Jubilee is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Cereal Milk and Berry Bubba. This batch of flower tested at 1.02% CBGa, 1.138% Delta 9 THC, 24.323% THCa, and 26.481% 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

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Lime Skunk Muffins is a hybrid cross of Lime Skunk and Blueberry Muffins. This sauce cart tested at 0.83% THCV, 5.34% THCa, 73.51% THC, and 79.74% 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

JUNE 8, 2023

Sonny G is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of G6 and (Tangie and unknown male). This rosin cartridge tested at 78.81% THC and 82.71% total cannabinoids. The effects of Sonny G leaned more towards balanced hybrid rather than energizing sativa. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 14, 2023

I’ve been in a mood for fruit and candy strains, and these are two of the most fruit-heavy cultivars in the Justice Cannabis Co. ’s Lime OG is a hybrid cross of Lime Skunk and Triple OG. This Lime OG preroll was infused with Blueberry Cupcake Live Resin and tested at 0.82% THC, 36.49% THCa, and 38.72% total cannabinoids.

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