Illinois News Joint

JUNE 16, 2023

The most significant leap in cannabis assessment has undoubtedly been the advent and elevation of the terpene panel. While the correlation between terpenes and the effects of certain strains is still debated, there is no doubt that strains with higher terpene levels are more fragrant and flavorful.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 4, 2023

The event is set to begin at 10:30 a.m. With the opening, Oregonix Farms will launch its mission “to build strong relationships with meaningful partners to produce superior, small-batch cannabis products.” By doing this we ensure a strong terpene presentation in our flower and also maintain trichome structure.”

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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. The indicated terpenes were β-caryophyllene, limonene, α-humulene, linalool, and β-myrcene.

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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. The indicated terpenes were terpinolene at 1.31%, eucalyptol at 0.43%, and β-myrcene at 0.24%. The flower was closely trimmed and a few points in the trichome layers had been damaged.

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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. 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.

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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. Terpenes were 1.16% of the total weight with β-caryophyllene, β-myrcene, limonene, and α-humulene being the heaviest.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

First impressions matter, especially when it comes to cannabis companies. The indicated primary terpenes were β-caryophyllene, limonene, and linalool. 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.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Terpenes were 1.556% of the total weight with terpinolene, β-caryophyllene, eucalyptol, and β-myrcene being the heaviest. 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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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The indicated terpenes were β-caryophyllene, β-myrcene, α-pinene, and α-humulene. 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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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 16, 2024

Terpenes were 1.3% 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. ILNJ photos 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

JANUARY 9, 2024

Terpenes were 1.45% of the total weight with β-caryophyllene, limonene, and linalool being the heaviest. The trim job was light overall, which kept the trichomes relatively intact but left a few sugar leaves on the flower. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The plants’ yield was not super high, but the buds were dense with heavy trichomes and easy to trim. I am continuously hunting for and growing new Work Sativa strains to try to find another keeper (because I still want a variety in my terpene intake), and I have several more strains lined up for future grow journals. What’s yours?

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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. The indicated terpenes were β-myrcene at 0.65%, limonene at 0.61%, and β-caryophyllene at 0.51%. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Hybrid Trichome Terpenes Strains 95

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Terpenes were 0.894% of the total weight with β-myrcene, α-pinene, limonene, and linalool being the most prevalent. 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. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Terpenes were 2.03% of the total weight with β-caryophyllene, limonene, and α-pinene being the heaviest. 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

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

While we love all types of effects and flavors of cannabis here at Illinois News Joint , we cannot deny the special place we have for energetic citrus-heavy strains. Listed terpenes were β-caryophyllene at 0.63%, limonene at 0.47%, and β-myrcene at 0.23%. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 4, 2024

The indicated terpenes were β-caryophyllene, limonene, linalool, and ocimene. 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.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Terpenes were 3.1% The trichomes were visibly milky but shrouded by sugar leaf remnants. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. Grape Jubilee is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Cereal Milk and Berry Bubba.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 23, 2023

Primary terpenes included limonene, β-caryophyllene, linalool, α-terpineol, and endo-fenchyl alcohol. The trichome frost covering the buds was milky but sparkled when held up to the light. 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

JANUARY 25, 2024

The primary terpenes were limonene at 0.62%, β-caryophyllene at 0.33%, and ocimene at 0.28% ILNJ photos This picturesque half ounce came as eight thumb-sized cola tops with an almost black base color hiding beneath frosty trichome heavy creases, where sugar leaves had been and thick rust colored hairs that had dried into the body of the buds.

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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. Terpenes were 2.2% Thick-orange hairs weaved across the surface and under sugar-leaf remnants, while milky trichomes dotted the surface.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Cannabis remediation is a topic of hot debate among the industry that will only build as consumers become more educated. The indicated terpenes were β-caryophyllene at 0.69%, limonene at 0.39%, and linalool at 0.19%. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 13, 2023

Revolution Cannabis has embraced this role in the Illinois legal market, particularly when it comes to community-driven pheno hunts. The primary indicated terpenes were β-caryophyllene, β-myrcene, limonene, α-humulene and α-pinene. The primary terpenes were β-myrcene, β-caryophyllene, limonene, α-pinene, and ocimene.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 28, 2023

One of my favorite features about Revolution Cannabis’ recent collaboration with Cookies has been the unique strains combining great genetics from both brands’ lineups. The indicated terpenes were limonene, β-caryophyllene, β-myrcene, linalool, and α-terpineol. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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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. The listed terpenes were β-myrcene at 1.05%, eucalyptol at 0.49%, and valencene at 0.09%. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 22, 2023

The indicated terpenes were β-caryophyllene, limonene, α-humulene, and α-bisabolol. Bright-turf green with vivid-fire orange hairs crisscrossing each bud, these flowers carried a milky and sparkling trichome frost. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. This batch of flower tested at 1.2%

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 23, 2023

By Tammi Tokes One of Illinois’ newest cannabis brands, Legacy , asked me to review some products. I enjoy going to different cannabis dispensaries, seeing the layouts, and talking (more like gossiping) to my fellow Budtenders. The Terpene profile is 0.60% β-myrcene, 0.45%, α-caryophyllene, 0.33% limonene, 0.06% α-humulene.

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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. The indicated terpenes were β-caryophyllene, β-myrcene, limonene, and α-humulene. This batch of flower tested at 1.1%

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The indicated terpenes were myrcene at 1.79%, caryophyllene at 0.35%, and ocimene at 0.35%. Ambering trichome stalks and heads dotted the outside of the flower and lightened up the overall color. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. Animal Face is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Face Off OG and Animal Mints. This batch of flower tested at 1.46% THC, 30.83% THCa, and 32.29% total cannabinoids.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 29, 2023

Something about the unique tangy terpene works for my needs, so it’s easy to see why I love strains suck as Durban Poison and Jack Herer that are heavy in the terp. Terpenes were labeled as 0.31% β-caryophyllene, 0.28% limonene, 0.12% linalool, 0.07% β-myrcene, 0.05% β-pinene, and 0.04% α-pinene. I admit it.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 11, 2023

Terpenes were 2.267% of the total weight with β-caryophyllene, limonene, α-humulene, linalool, and α-pinene being the heaviest. The buds were predominantly light green with some purple splotches, and they had a light trichome presence. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 24, 2023

Anyone growing cannabis for a while knows, never let great genetics go to waste. Terpenes were 1.25% of the total weight with β-myrcene, limonene, β-caryophyllene, and β-pinene being the heaviest. The sparkle to these flowers was particularly notable, and I spent quite a time admiring the well-preserved trichomes.

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Terpenes were 2.25% of the total weight with limonene , β-myrcene, β-caryophyllene, linalool, and α-humulene being the heaviest indicated. Bright-lime-green with a smattering of small dried fire-orange hairs, these flowers carried ambering trichome frost and some deep forest green sugar leaf remnants. This batch of flower tested at 0.1%

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 2, 2023

I respect Revolution Cannabis ‘ robust breeding program, with the company going so far as curating its own in-house cuts of world-famous strains. The indicated terpenes wereβ-caryophyllene, limonene, β-myrcene, linalool, and α-bisabolol. 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. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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