Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 3, 2024

I first sampled Purple Churro as flower from Cresco label FloraCal , but I recently found Cresco’s Purple Churro liquid live-resin vape cart to review. This vape cart tested at 74% THC and 74% total cannabinoids. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 22, 2024

Convenience is the name of the game when running a vape brand. Rove knows this, and besides the brand’s pod and battery system, it also produces a line of disposable all-in-one vapes. Rove Punch Disposable is a 0.35g all-in-one disposable vape with distillate-based oil infused with botanically derived terpenes.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 13, 2024

I’ve sampled Chunk Dawg in just about every format and was pleased to see Dabstract release the strain as part of its first batch of vape carts. This vape cart tested at 0.15% CBDa, 0.17% CBD, 19.63% THCa, 57.49% THC, and 81.94% total cannabinoids. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

I’ve long been an evangelist for the convenience and fast-acting relief that vape carts provide. I always make sure to keep a cart handy, so I recently stopped into Sunnyside Champaign and filled my backup slot with a Cresco Royal Flush Live Resin Vape Cart. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

This has driven the expansion of vape carts from a half gram to one gram, and now, Illinois is starting to see even larger options hit menus. Select recently dropped a line of two-gram all-in-one disposable vapes called Briq , so I stopped into Curaleaf Skokie and picked up a couple strains to review, starting with Tropic Thunder.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 20, 2024

Interested in what makes the brand so protective of the cross, I picked up a vape cart to review. This live resin vape tested at 75.48% total THC and 75.63% cannabinoids. The oil within was a deep amber and very dense, only following gravity with a slow flow after being heated by multiple hits.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 18, 2024

While distillate vape pens certainly have their compromises, there’s no doubt that they can be flavored to appeal to nearly anyone. I recently stopped into Parkway Dispensary and picked up Bloom’s Blueberry Gushers Live Surf Vape to review. The Blueberry Gushers Live Surf is a distillate vape infused with cannabis-derived terpenes.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 4, 2023

This is what has driven the expansion of the availability of 1-gram vape carts in Illinois. Watermelon Z is distillate oil blended with botanical terpenes. Stiiizy labeled the Watermelon Z vape indica but the effect profile struck a center-spectrum hybrid chord. As markets mature, so do consumers’ consumption habits.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 27, 2024

Summer is almost here, which means I’m reaching more and more for the convenience of a vape cart while out and about. Picked up at Sunnyside Champaign , my latest sample, Chem Scout Live Resin Vape from Cresco , scratched my recent itch for classic genetics with its ChemDawg parentage. This oil tested at 74.05% THC.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 19, 2024

I recently picked up from Consume Marion the labels’ new vapes to review. Mozey Front Runner Peaches N Rings all in one disposable vape is filled with a distillate infused with botanically derived terpenes. This vape tested at 79.54% THC and 82.07% total cannabinoids. For more Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The Cannect Wellness Alien Rainbows Vape Cart is filled with a distillate-based oil, infused with cannabis-derived terpenes. This vape tested at 4.725% CBD, 75.158% THC, and 88.052% total cannabinoids. The oil inside was almost clear with light tones of pale yellow revealing itself in direct light.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 18, 2023

A certain “safe” feeling comes with knowing I have anxiety treatment at my fingertips, which is why I keep a vape on hand at all times. My latest everyday carry has been the Rainbow Sherbert Disposable Vape from Crystal Clear. This batch of oil tested at 82.35% THC, 0.29% CBD, and 82.7% total cannabinoids.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 5, 2024

The 2-gram disposable vape category is expanding rapidly, and Select is betting on them by building its 2024 4/20 campaign around the release of one. The Select 420K Gold Punch Briq vape is a limited release inspired by the strain 24K Gold. The batch of oil tested at 0.338% CBDa, 87.434% THC, and 91.397% total cannabinoids.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 26, 2024

I recently stopped into nuEra Urbana and picked up samples from Midweek Friday, including this Electric Green Apple Disposable Vape. Both sides featured a small visibility window for tracking oil level, while the black base held an integrated charging port and made the device easy to stand up when not in use.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 14, 2024

While I’ve had the opportunity to sample a couple vapes from the Bloom flavor lineup, brought to Illinois by Helios Labs and The 1937 Group , I’ve yet to sample the brand’s cannabis derived terpene infused Live line until now. The Bloom Banana Splitz Live Surf is a half-gram distillate vape infused with cannabis-derived terpenes.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 2, 2023

I found that Magnitude ’s Blueberry Vape Cartridge, produced by Pharmacann and picked up at Verilife River North , did just that. After reviewing the Platinum Jack Vape Cart , I was interested to see what the Blueberry cart offered. The live-terpene oil had a light golden color. The Blueberry Vape Cart THC level reached 79.93%.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 7, 2024

I recently picked up a couple carts from the new vape line, starting with Grape Sugar Cookies. The Dabstract Grape Sugar Cookies HTE Live Resin cart is distillate infused with live high-terpene oil. This batch of oil tested at 0.25% CBD, 0.27% CBDa, 15.51% THCa, 56.41% THC, and 76.42% total cannabinoids.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 5, 2023

Recently, Helios Labs launched the Bloom brand in Illinois, so I stopped at nuEra Champaign and picked up a Bloom Maui Wowie Disposable vape to see what the new-to-the-state label had to offer. This Bloom Surf Maui Wowie disposable vape is a distillate vape infused with botanically derived terpenes.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 1, 2023

No Illinois cultivators have recently produced Ghost Train Haze flower, so when I had to travel in state with family and noticed an &Shine Ghost Train Haze Vape Cart at Rise Effingham , I picked up one as a companion. This 1g of distillate oil paired with all-natural terpene blends tested at 86.45% THC and total cannabinoids.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 14, 2023

The era of the vape cart is here. Airo has recently responded to the needs of the consumer, like myself, by adding full-gram options to its line, including this full-gram Blue Dream Vape Cart. Airos Blue Dream oil is a cannabis distillate blended with botanically derived terpenes. Individual experiences can be varied.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 20, 2023

It took me a couple weeks after the snowstorm, but I finally got a chance to grab and sample Ozone’s limited edition Eggnog distillate disposable vape from Ascend Horizon Drove. The combination of all these sweet doughy tones was a vape that tasted much more like cereal milk than classic eggnog. It came in both 0.5 gram and 0.3

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 5, 2025

Bloom Apricot Punch Surf vape is filled with a distillate-based oil infused with botanically derived terpenes. This vape tested at 94.551% THC and 94.87% total cannabinoids. The remaining top quarter was a slick translucent tinted plastic that acted as the mouthpiece and an oil visibility window when held up to the light.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 6, 2024

Cannect Wellness recently dropped a line of “secret sauce” carts, so I stopped by Beyond/Hello Bloomington and picked up the Super Lemon OG Vape Cart to review. ILNJ photo Cannect packages in the most classic of vape packaging, a half-gram metal coil, glass tank, and ceramic mouthpiece cart branded with the company name and logo.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 18, 2023

This disposable vape was distillate based and tested at 77.98% THC and 86.46% total cannabinoids. ILNJ photo Daze Offs half-gram disposable pens come as a black CCell vape half as wide as a Bic lighter and one-and-a-half times as long. The Shutter Speed disposable was just as easy to use as any disposable vape.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 15, 2023

Revolution Cannabis ’ Spectra brand is building an entire line of products with this minor cannabinoid focus, and that’s why I was interested in trying the Spectra V-RSO 1:1 + Sleep Disposable Vape. Spectra’s V-RSO 1:1 + Sleep Vape is a disposable vape with a blended cannabinoid and terpene oil.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 17, 2025

As mentioned, I seem to encounter a new disposable vape hardware setup every time I visit a dispensary. I picked up a Super Sour Diesel 2-gram disposable vape to review. High Supply Super Sour Diesel 2-gram Disposable Vape came filled with a distillate-based oil infused with botanically derived terpenes.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Interested in the choices Edie Parker has made to set the label apart, I recently stopped into Ascend Horizon Drive and picked up three disposable vapes: For A Good Morning, For A Good Afternoon, and For A Good Night. All three vapes are mixed distillate blended with botanical terpenes. total cannabinoids.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 10, 2025

Ive reviewed the line of vapes from Victoria LP Presents, Wake N Vape. As an oil ring started to show, the sweeter berry flavored infusion left the organic pepper and onion flavors tasting light and surprisingly floral. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 29, 2021

Based on 2020 data from Health Canada, approximately 37% of Canadian cannabis consumers were users of vape pens, e-cigarettes, and vapourizers 1. Since forward-looking statements address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. With the introduction of “Cannabis 2.0”

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The convenience of vape carts and pens have secured the category as the number two cannabis product format, only trailing flower. Curaleaf label Select is tapping into the popularity with a new Terpologist vape line. I recently stopped at Curaleaf Deerfield and picked up to review one of the creations, the Select Brazzy Kush Vape Cart.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 25, 2025

I recently had the opportunity to stop at Consume Marion and pick up a Vapin Ape Grape Runtz disposable vape to review. Vapin Ape Grape Runtz Disposable Vape is a 1-gram distillate-based oil infused with cannabis-derived terpenes. This vape tested at 0.327% CBD, 76.64% THC, and 80.54% total cannabinoids.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 13, 2024

Recently, I had a chance to pick up a standard 510-threaded cart with the Gush Mints vape cart. News Joint Events is set to host Bloom as one of two-dozen craft brands offering samples at the Illinois Craft Showcase from 12-7 p.m. Bloom Gush Mints Vape Cart is a distillate-based oil infused with cannabis derived terpenes.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

I recently stopped and picked up a Special Sauce Vape Cart to review. BLOOM Special Sauce is a distillate based vape infused with cannabis derived terpenes. This vape tested at 0.21% CBD, 83.2% The oil inside was a transparent dark amber with notably dark rings at the top and bottom of the oil line.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 10, 2023

In a recent market report , vapes emerged as the second highest selling category in Illinois dispensaries, occupying over a quarter of all shelf space. When aiming to reach customers, vapes are becoming a crucial segment. Bedford Grow has responded to this demand with the introduction of its new live resin vape carts.

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

I recently spoke in person to Victoria Williams , founder and CEO of Wake N Vape , at the Illinois Craft Showcase, where I picked up a Twilight Berry and Sunrise Mango disposable vape to review. ILNJ photo The body of each vape was just off from square, an inch-and-three-quarters tall and an inch-and-a-half wide.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 1, 2024

Select’s new 2-gram Briq vapes attempts to serve these folks by offering an expanded oil tank, which should help space out dispensary stops. I recently picked up the Grape Ape Briq Vape from Curaleaf Skokie to see how it stacks up. This vape tested at 0.23% CBD, 77.8% THC, and 83.98% total cannabinoids.

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Some brands start slow by offering only a few flavors for the initial release, but craft infuser High 5ive has come to market with a huge list of different flavors for the label’s first run of vape carts. High 5ive Romulan Vape Cart is filled with a distillate-based oil infused with cannabis derived terpenes. 7 at Molly’s Joint.

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