Illinois News Joint

MARCH 8, 2023

As it becomes easier to find fruity, doughy, and candied flavors on dispensary menus, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find skunky, cheesy, or “chemy” strains. Chem De Menthe is a hybrid cross of The Menthol and Chem da la Chem. Chem De Menthe is labeled as a hybrid, but it knocked me out.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Blue Dream is a Sativa-dominant hybrid first developed in Northern California. This cannabinoid makeup means that Blue Dream can compete with the most popular indica-dominant hybrids when it comes to THC content while still providing the trademark uplifting and energetic high that sativa smokers enjoy. What Is Blue Dream?

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

I recently spotted WEPA at the label’s flagship Star Buds Burbank dispensary and stopped in to pick up a sample. WEPA is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Whoody Melon and Platinum OG. Take Kaviar for example. Every time I check the menu, I see new Kaviar strains.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 8, 2024

After reviewing Point Break , I stopped into Philli Dispensary Bourbonnais and picked up an eighth of Daily Grapes as a follow up. Daily Grapes is a hybrid cross of Daily Driver and Grape Pie. Concentrated at the creases where sugar leaves once sat, the milky trichomes took on a slight amber tone in concentration.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 23, 2023

I enjoy going to different cannabis dispensaries, seeing the layouts, and talking (more like gossiping) to my fellow Budtenders. At first look the buds had an army green, with the trichomes and pistils giving it that “camouflage look.” I headed up to EarthMed Addison to pick up my Influencer Box.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 18, 2023

Any budtender will tell you that a large percentage of the dispensary consumer base is still chasing high THC strains. Yum Yum is a hybrid cross of GG4 and Creme de la Chem and White Tangie Haze. The underlying green flower was a very dark forest green, but the trichome frost gave them a more yellow-amber hue at the surface.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 16, 2023

As part of the 420 celebrations, Sunnyside dispensaries in Illinois are offering for a limited time discounted Cresco products via The 420 Collection. Slurricrasher is a hybrid cross of Slurricane and Wedding Crasher. Slurricrasher landed with traditional hybrid effects.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 4, 2024

I recently picked up an eighth to review at Stash Dispensary in Orland Hills. Super Buff Cherry is a hybrid cross of Super Boof and Tropicana Cherry. The strain Super Buff Cherry is having its time in the spotlight with multiple sightings on Illinois menus, and the latest label to drop a cut is craft cultivator One Day.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 13, 2023

While I may complain about a lack of infused baked goods at Illinois dispensaries, there’s no shortage of strains named after baked goods. Biscotti is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Gelato #25 and South Florida OG. Biscotti is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Gelato #25 and South Florida OG.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

APRIL 27, 2021

This legalization of recreational use means that there are now thousands of people that can walk into a licensed dispensary nearby. They have up-to-date information on where to find rare strains, which hybrids produce the most potency or have the most medicinal effects, or enhance the recreational experience you are looking for.

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The Cannigma

MAY 6, 2022

These remnants often contain plenty of trichomes , which is where cannabinoids and terpenes are produced and stored. You can find shake at dispensaries and usually at a lower price point. Consider it a hybrid grab bag.” For many, shake weed conjures up low quality from the backrooms of dispensaries. Cons: Inconsistent.

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Gas Station Sushi by Cresco has already made a name for itself on dispensary menus, but now it’s time to put it head-to-head with the rest of the competitors. Gas Station Sushi is a sativa-leaning hybrid cut of OGKB, a cross of High Octane OG and Kush Mints (Rabid Hippie Cut).

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 27, 2023

Not too long ago, cake-dominant strains flooded dispensary menus, and I actually complained about the abundance of doughy varieties. Vanilla Cake is a hybrid cross of Kush Mints and Wedding Cake. While some remnants of sugar leaf were present, the entire bud was covered in a light, milky-colored trichome frost.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 26, 2023

When Cookies finally brought its label to Illinois dispensaries, the brand obviously chose some of its most popular strains for the job. 2090 is a hybrid cross of The Snowman and Y Life. 2090 is a hybrid cross of The Snowman and Y Life. This batch of flower tested at 0.81% THC, 23.92% THCa, and 25.46% total cannabinoids.

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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. This batch of flower tested at 0.76% THC, 28.53%, and 30.74% total cannabinoids.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 21, 2023

Sunnyside dispensaries are continuing their 420 Collection deals until April 30, so I picked up from Sunnyside Champaign an eighth of Face Mints. Face Mints is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Face Off OG and Kush Mints. Multiple shades of green hid beneath bunches of fire orange hairs and a milky sparkling trichome frost.

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

I’m always looking for new strain names when I’m at the dispensary. Moon Blend is a hybrid cross of Space Runtz and Devil Driver. While it’s great to develop a list of tried and true strains that work for you, the real adventure of modern cannabis is constantly sampling new genetics that may provide new flavors and experiences.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 12, 2024

While I complain about dispensary-menu strain names looking more like bakeries than weed shops, I still enjoy a few dessert-moniker strains. Flan is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Dosidos and Mochi. The trichome frost glittered in the light, having just started to transition from clear to milky.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 26, 2023

One of the things I miss most about working behind the counter at a dispensary is the opportunity to find out what others enjoy. Bubba Fett is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Stardawg and Pre-98 Bubba Kush. Clumps of rust colored hairs mingled with the creamy amber trichome frost that brought some additional color to the flowers.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 19, 2023

White Cherry Wedding Cake is an indica-leaning hybrid backcross of White Cherry Wedding Cake and White Cherry Wedding Cake ((Wedding Cake and Deep Chunk) and White Cherry Truffle). Bright turf green with orange hairs so thin they seemed to blend into the flower, these nugs had a very light amber trichome frost.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 21, 2023

It is the nature of the dispensary menu. Panama MAC #5 is a hybrid cross of Macnanna and Panama Red #5. The larger flowers were nicely trimmed with a sparkling trichome frost, but the smaller buds had a bit more sugar leaf left over. Strains come, strains go. total cannabinoids.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 2, 2023

I still get excited when I spot new cultivars on dispensary menus. Oranger Malt is a hybrid cross of Mimosa and Ice Cream Cake. Deep-royal purple and varying shades of bright green shone under a thick visibly milky trichome frost. Crops , the label from Justice Cannabis Co.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 21, 2023

In the second year, several half ounces and eventually ounces of popcorn buds appeared on dispensary menus. 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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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 29, 2023

But despite my extensive exposure to all things unicorn poop, I was still surprised when I saw the term on a dispensary menu. Blue Unicorn Poop is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Blue Sherbert and Unicorn Poop. The trichomes were milky white and concentrated at the places where sugar leaves once grew.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 24, 2025

One of the newest labels in dispensaries is Flora Arbor flagship label, Flora. Hawaiian Rain (London Pound Mints and Jealousy) x Permanent Marker (Biscotti and Jealousy and Sherbet BX strains) is a hybrid cross. A dense coat of outreaching milky trichomes gave the flowers a silvery appearance in direct light. total cannabinoids.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 8, 2025

Id been searching for the strain at Illinois dispensaries ever since. Luckily for me, Oregonix label, Northern Heights , recently dropped Bacio Belts, a descendant of the aforementioned Gelato, so I picked up an eighth from Emerald Dispensary and Lounge to review. Bacio Belts is a hybrid cross of Bacio Gelato and Motorbreath.

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

I recently picked up to review an eighth of Tropicana Punch from Parkway Dispensary in Tilton. Tropicana Punch is a hybrid cross of Tropicana Cookies and Purple Punch. The trichomes were all a solid milky white, brightening the entire flower when held to light. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

That’s why I take a particular interest anytime I find his namesake strain on a dispensary menu. Jack Herer is a sativa-dominant hybrid cross of Super Skunk and (Northern Lights x Haze). Rythm recently entered its cut of the cultivar into the High Times Cannabis Cup Sativa Flower Kit, which I picked up at Rise Mundelein.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 14, 2024

While the list of savory strains available at Illinois dispensaries has continued to grow, candy and fruit heavy options still outnumber them by a heavy margin. I recently stopped at Emerald Dispensary and Lounge in Island Lake and picked up an eighth of Garlic Breath 2.0 is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of GMO and Mendo Breath.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 20, 2025

I recently picked up a few strains from the label at Emerald Dispensary and Lounge , including XXX. XXX is a hybrid cross of Lemon Berry Candy OG and End Game Punch Line #3 bred by Ethos Genetics. Illinois craft labels continue to release strains at breakneck speed.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 1, 2025

I recently stopped at Emerald Lounge and Dispensary in Island Lake where the staff introduced me to Animal Style, a new sativa-leaning release from Northern Heights. Animal Style is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Animal Cookies and Gelato #41. Each bud was brightened by a thick, solidly milky-trichome frost.

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Otherside Farms

JANUARY 23, 2019

With so many dispensaries and collectives popping up, it can be difficult for people interested in using cannabis to find the most effective strains that are known to give the perfect high. You’ll learn all about what the difference is between sativas, indicas, and hybrids. Well, those are trichomes. Types of Strains.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 29, 2025

I picked up from Emerald Dispensary the Grape Diamonds to review. Grape Diamonds is a sativa-leaning hybrid cross of Pink Grapefruit and Member Berry. Wispy fire-orange hairs reached out from the surface, weaving in and out of the layer of crystal clear trichomes. This batch of flower tested at 1.1%

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 6, 2025

Cannect recently announced a huge list of upcoming releases, so I stopped into Emerald Dispensary and Lounge and picked up a popcorn quarter of Pink Runtz to review. Pink Runtz is a hybrid cross of Runtz and Pink Panties, originally bred by Copycat Genetics.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 12, 2024

I recently stopped at Emerald Lounge and Dispensary to pick up several strains from the labels latest grow, starting with Garlic Crasher. Garlic Crasher is a hybrid cross of GMO and Sherb Crasher originally bred by Seed Junky. Cannect Wellness has taken a true craft approach by focusing on only a handful of strains per run.

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

I recently stopped at Parkway Dispensary in Tilton and picked up an eighth to review. NF-1 is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Northern Lights and Chemdawg. A dotting of solidly milky trichome heads was supported by the bases of trimmed sugar leaves and a network of thick fire orange hairs wrapping around each bud.

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Miss Marijuana

AUGUST 18, 2020

Sativa dominant hybrid (85% sativa/15% indica). Purple Haze is a sativa dominant hybrid (85% sativa/15% indica) believed to have descended from parent strains Purple Thai and Haze. A layer of sticky resin and white trichomes covers the nugs. The trichomes on this strain may also contribute to noticeable psychoactive effects.

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