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We at Illinois NewsJoint are ecstatic to announce that we won the award for Top Cannabis Social Media Influencer in Illinois at the Budtender Choice Awards event hosted by High-Minded Events at Venue West in Chicago last night. The Budtender Choice Awards event began at 7 p.m., Thursday night.
High Focus Media has been hosting the popular consumption event, Profesh Sesh , since the beginning of the year, and in October, Chicagoland’s premier influencer activation agency is set to expand its programming with the Herban Legend Cup. To find more cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.
High-Minded Events tonight announced winners of the Budtender Choice Awards at the event ceremony at Venue West in Chicago. The Budtender Choice Awards event started at 7 p.m., High-Minded Events sent out surveys to budtenders throughout Illinois, asking them to select their favorite brands in various categories.
For the last few years, we have been tracking and adding an increasing number of cannabis-related events to our Events Calendar , and with more yearly and monthly events come even more variety. The variety of these three larger events alone is only the tip of the iceberg.
High-Minded Events is set to host the inaugural Budtender Choice Awards Thursday, February 23. If current dispensary employees or new dispensary license holders have not received an invitation to the event, they can still request an invitation. Walk-ins will not be permitted into the event. February 21.
Illinois NewsJoint has an improved Events Calendar page with updated features that allow readers to stay informed about upcoming cannabis-related events in Illinois, including a few we will be attending. Here are just a few examples of some of the 420 events on our calendar. in Bradley, will host the event.
The Illinois Hemp Growers Association (IHGA) is scheduled to host two events in September. The first event, the Future of Hemp in Illinois , will discuss the controversy surrounding D-8 products, the Farm Bill, and other industry insight. Chapel Hill Golf Course and Event Center, located at 12927 Co. Saturday, September 30.
It’s hard to believe Illinois NewsJoint has reached its fourth year as a publication. November 2019, during a meeting at Flesor’s Candy Kitchen (a central Illinois gem), our web designer agreed to create an Illinois NewsJoint website. Each year since, we have expanded our publication and added new services.
event for anyone interested in an opportunity to try hemp food and drinks or check out industrial hemp products, such as building materials, plastics, textiles, clothing, and paper. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees will have the opportunity to network and partake in other educational aspect of the event.
The inaugural event will run from 2–6 p.m. High Focus Media is offering Illinois NewsJoint readers and followers $5 off the ticket price. High Focus Media is offering Illinois NewsJoint readers and followers $5 off the ticket price. Please stop by the Illinois NewsJoint booth and say, “High.”
The legalized cannabis industry will be in full swing at the Flower Expo Illinois at Sarabande from 12-10 p.m. The Flower Expo is scheduled to host several dispensaries and cannabis brands for its inaugural Illinois event in which Brands Meet Buyers at a high-vibe, consumption-friendly trade show. Tuesday, March 25.
High Focus Media is a little more than a week away from hosting its inaugural Herban Legend Cup and is offering Illinois NewsJoint readers and followers $5 off the ticket price. High Focus Media, Chicagoland’s premier influencer activation agency, is set to host the Herban Legend Cup from 2–6 p.m.
Since its founding in 1970, NORML has always had its doors and phone lines open to assist cannabis consumers across the country. We all know a large part of what binds us together as cannabis consumers is community and sharing. To the extent you are able, it is also best to know where your cannabis is coming from.
Despite the recent cold snap, cannabis-friendly event planners are warming up our Events Page with spring and summer festivals and conferences. The 420 Illinois Festival is an open-consumption event (in designated areas) and will include music acts, several vendors, and more. For Illinois NewsJoint reviews, visit here.
The inaugural Budtender Choice Awards is approaching fast with only a couple weeks left before the event, and nominees for the “best of” categories have been announced. High-Minded Events sent out surveys to budtenders throughout Illinois, asking them to select their favorite brands in various categories.
By TammiTokes Profesh Sesh is a free cannabis industry networking night hosted by the people at High Focus Media. The event was meant for like-minded cannabis enthusiast, professionals, artists, and anyone who wanted a safe place to consume and network with others in the cannabis community.
NECANN , the only cannabis convention in the Prairie State this year, is set to host the 3 rd Annual Illinois Cannabis Convention in early June. The Illinois Cannabis Convention will host the event at a new venue this year: the Schaumburg Convention Center. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.
Chapel Hill Golf Course and Event Center, located at 12927 Co. Road 26 in Princeton, is set to host the event. The event is open to the public. IHGA also is hosting the Future of Hemp in Illinois event in which members will discuss the controversy surrounding D-8 products, the Farm Bill, and other industry insights.
Chapel Hill Golf Course and Event Center , located at 12927 Co. Road 26 in Princeton, is set to host the event. The event is open to the public. The IHGA achieves its goal through public education, consultation and service, working with legislators and statewide media on the issues, and volunteerism.” Saturday, Sept.
The Flower Expo is scheduled to host more than 160 dispensaries and 40 cannabis brands for its inaugural Illinois event in which Brands Meet Buyers at a high-vibe, consumption-friendly trade show. Flower Expo is offering Illinois NewsJoint readers and followers 20% off Industry GA Passes.
As the season teases warm days this week, event planners are hoping for complementary weather forecast for later this month and early April. One of those outdoor events is a Customer Appreciation Day hosted by Blooms Brothers Hydro , located in The Apple House in Terre Haute, Indiana. The event is scheduled for 10 a.m.-4
The nearly sold out Stoner Speed Dating event is set for Thursday, April 13. RISE Lounge & Smokeasy , located at 1325 Armour Boulevard in Mundelein, again will host the event. Stoner Speed Dating, presented by Cannabaddie Management, is a “women led dating event that creates a safe and open space for communication and consumption.
By TammiTokes A Brunch of Stoners is a monthly private event that takes the average “Boozy Brunch” and transforms it into a stoner’s dream by replacing the booze with cannabis. Details explaining guidelines and revealing the address of the Brunch of Stoners event are sent out to ticket holders the night before.
One of those measurements started with Feedspot debuting Illinois NewsJoint at #56 on the Top 100 Medical Cannabis Blogs on the internet. Recently, Illinois NewsJoint reached its goal by ranking as the #12 Medical Cannabis Blog on the internet. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.
event 3–9 p.m. The event is free, open to the public, and will be located at Gotti’s Cucina & Bar (1501 Mannheim Road in Stone Park). Items to sample at the event include hemp pasta dishes and infused drinks (non-alcoholic options available). For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.
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To help feed my need for more imaginative work, I recently created a set of memes for our Original Memes page, and the reward I felt made me want to produce more, so I added three memes to our Cannabis Groverbs series. Our Cannabis Groverbs are tongue-and-cheek originals or adaptations of famous proverbs from around the world.
NECANN is set to host the 3 rd Annual Illinois Cannabis Convention in less than three weeks, and Illinois NewsJoint is giving away eight free general-admission tickets. All readers have to do is subscribe to Illinois NewsJoint. Please stop by the booth 221 and visit Illinois NewsJoint.
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The Cannabis Regulation Oversight Office (CROO) today announced the launch of its new website. The new CROO website has been designed to be more user friendly and a better comprehensive resource for recreational and medical cannabis in Illinois. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.
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The Flower Expo Illinois recently released recordings of its Seshes taken during its inaugural Illinois open-consumption cannabisevent. The Flower Expo hosted dispensaries, cannabis brands, and budtenders in a packed Sarabande from 12-10 p.m. Flower Expo also hosts a B2B event in Massachusetts and Michigan.
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The list of cannabis brands to choose from on dispensary menus seems to be expanding by the day, and even we are losing track. So we created Know Your Brand, an educational series to help readers, followers, and consumers learn more about new and established cannabis brands in Illinois.
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March 25 at Sarabande Chicago, recently announced its SESHES speakers for the inaugural Illinois event in which Brands Meet Buyers at a high-vibe, consumption-friendly trade show. Verified members of the media may be eligible for press passes, and non-exhibiting industry attendees can purchase general admission passes.
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