Illinois News Joint

MAY 14, 2025

ILNJ photo The buds were a mix of light and dark green with dark orange pistils and covered in milk-colored trichomes. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joint s newsletter here. ILNJ photo To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Sativa Strains Trichome Terpenes 62

Illinois News Joint

MAY 26, 2025

ILNJ photos This eighth came as four large dark-green and purple colas with rust-colored pistils and a heavy coating of milky trichomes. ILNJ photo For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joint s newsletter here. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Strains Trichome Hybrid Terpenes 59

Illinois News Joint

APRIL 27, 2025

ILNJ photo The dense, spade-shaped Morning Dew buds were a mixture of light green, grass green, and olive green with dark-orange pistils and a light coating of cloudy trichomes. ILNJ photo For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joint s newsletter here. The effects also fit any type of gamming, T.V.

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Sativa Trichome Strains Terpenes 65

Illinois News Joint

APRIL 17, 2025

Large capitate-stalk trichomes were transitioning from clear to milky and visible with the naked eye. ILNJ pjhoto For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joints newsletter here. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. Terpenes were 3.47% of the total weight.

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Trichome Strains Indica Hybrid 68

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Glistening concentrations of milky trichomes at the creases caught my eye, but the overall trichome character was light. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. ILNJ photos For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Medicinal Genomics

APRIL 9, 2025

Every grower is looking for ways to increase cannabis yield while maintaining a top-shelf final product in order to stay competitive. A strategy that includes irrigation, pest management , and regulating the environment is the key to repeatedly achieving high yields in commercial cannabis cultivation from harvest to harvest.

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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 trichome layer was noticeably dense with developed milky trichomes at all points, glittering when held up to light.

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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. ILNJ photo A singular large pointed flower carried undertones of bright turf green, supporting outreaching fire orange hairs and a layer of trichomes that had just turned milky. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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Trichome Sativa Hybrid Terpenes 105

Illinois News Joint

APRIL 15, 2025

The dense spade-shaped buds, the size of large popcorn, were lime green with olive-green leaves mixed in with rust-colored pistils and a heavy coating of milky trichomes. ILNJ photo For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joint s newsletter here. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Indica Strains Trichome Sativa 62

Illinois News Joint

JULY 27, 2024

I went for a longer 72-day cut to really give the trichomes time to ripen, hung to dry, trimmed, then cured for 14 days in Mason jars. ILNJ photo For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joint’s newsletter here. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Hash Trichome Strains Hybrid 97

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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Trichome Events Cultivation Terpenes 98

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 1, 2023

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. The effect profile leaned hard into the indica side of the spectrum, an effect often found in heavily ambered trichome carrying flower.

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Trichome Indica Hybrid Terpenes 105

Illinois News Joint

APRIL 29, 2025

An ambering trichome layer was visible with the naked eye, adding a slight golden hue. ILNJ photos For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joints newsletter here. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Hash Trichome Hybrid Strains 58

Illinois News Joint

MARCH 8, 2024

ILNJ photos Three pointed flowers made up the eighth, carrying a bright turf-green tone at the base with tiny highlights of royal purple turned lavender by the milky trichome frost. Concentrated at the creases where sugar leaves once sat, the milky trichomes took on a slight amber tone in concentration.

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Trichome Strains Concentrates Hybrid 105

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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Trichome Strains Hybrid Terpenes 98

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 105

Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

ILNJ photos One longer flower top alongside two smaller pointed popcorn buds carried varying shades of light-lime and dark-turf green, splashes of purple, clustered fire-orange hairs and a robust trichome covering the entire flower with a milky tone. ILNJ photos For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 30, 2024

To celebrate the recent craft market expansion, News Joint Events is set to host more than 30 craft brands at the Illinois Craft Showcase 12-7 p.m. The trichome layer carried a milkiness throughout, reflecting the light at the edges of buds. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joint’s newsletter here.

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Hybrid Trichome Indica Events 104

Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 25, 2024

Both cannabis and hops are part of the same genetic family, cannabaceae. Nature’s Grace and Wellness and Chicago brewer Half Acre also see the synergy between the two plants, teaming up to create a line of “hop cured” cannabis products. The trichomes were visibly amber, bringing additional warmth to the color palate.

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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. 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 111

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. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. To follow News Joint Grow Journal, click here.

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Strains Trichome Events Sativa 111

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 22, 2023

A few cultivars have stood the short test of time and remained available since the beginning of the Illinois medical cannabis market. The trichomes were dense and visibly milky, sparkly when held up to a light. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

It’s a good time to be a cannabis reviewer in Illinois. The trichomes glittered under light ranging from clear at the center to a light-caramel amber at the surface. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joint’s newsletter here. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 19, 2023

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. Talkative and energized, Blackberry Moonshine was a good fit for going out or for psyching myself up before an event.

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

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Indica Hybrid Trichome Terpenes 111

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

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Hybrid Trichome Terpenes Strains 111

Illinois News Joint

APRIL 28, 2024

The uniform grass green coloring was further brightened by the large milky individually visible trichomes. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. ILNJ photos Pointed with delicate thin-orange hairs preserved by the light-surface trim.

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Trichome Hybrid Events Food 105

Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Very pale turf-green slightly-foxtailed flowers were encrusted with a milky trichome frost and thick bunches of rust red hairs. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joints newsletter here. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Hybrid Trichome Indica Strains 105

Illinois News Joint

APRIL 1, 2024

The Illinois cannabis market is already shaping up for growth in 2024. The entire bud was highlighted with a dense trichome frost. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. The first strain I chose to review was Smackerz.

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Indica Hybrid Trichome Strains 111

Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 24, 2023

Anyone growing cannabis for a while knows, never let great genetics go to waste. ILNJ photos Visually, the eighth presented as several chunky flowers with a sparkling trichome frost that shrouded the underlying deep green tones and gave the fire orange hairs a sticky matrix to dry into.

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Trichome Hybrid Indica Strains 98

Illinois News Joint

APRIL 26, 2025

The dense buds finished with a heavy layer of trichomes and were very sticky to handle. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joint s newsletter here. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. The early aroma matched its Lemon Cleaner name with an added sweet skunk smell.

Sativa 105

Sativa Trichome Strains Events 105

Illinois News Joint

APRIL 28, 2025

The dense spade-shaped buds were light and dark green with rusty-orange pistils and a heavy layer of trichomes that made the buds sticky to handle, leaving a smell of sharp lemon-lime skunk on the fingertips. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joint s newsletter here.

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Sativa Trichome Strains Events 59

Illinois News Joint

APRIL 22, 2024

The trichomes were well developed and starting the transition from milky to amber. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. Terpenes were 2.08% of the total weight. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Hybrid Trichome Research and Development Terpenes 111

Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Despite claiming the 3rd largest legal cannabis market in America, Illinois has relatively few “signature” strains. ILNJ photos Two large cola tips and a small popcorn piece carried a uniform lime-green base tone, accented by some deep-forest-green sugar-leaf remnants, wispy outreaching orange hairs, and a glistening milky trichome frost.

Collective 105

Collective Hybrid Trichome Strains 105

Illinois News Joint

MARCH 30, 2025

The buds delivered even more sweet pastries with hints of citrus and berries and developed a heavy layer of trichomes late into flower. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joint s newsletter here. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Sativa Indica Trichome Strains 104

Illinois News Joint

APRIL 20, 2024

An ever-expanding list of cannabis naming categories seems to exist: fruits, pastries, candies, etc. ILNJ photos These flowers were consistently bright-turf green, except the randomly bunched orange hairs and a dusting of solidly milky trichomes. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Trichome Indica Hybrid Terpenes 105

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

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