Illinois News Joint

APRIL 23, 2025

We talk a lot about the ever-increasing variety of strains on the market, but one unexpected aspect consumers face is the long list of options for vape hardware. I recently crossed paths with a new-to-me format when I picked up a Crystal Clear Marmas Bar Watermelon Disposable Vape to review. This vape tested at 0.408% CBD, 84.3%

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 27, 2024

High 5ive is one of the latest brands to join the market, and I recently picked up a selection of the label’s new products, starting with the Durban Poison Vape Cart. High 5ive Durban Poison Vape Cart is a distillate-based oil infused with cannabis derived terpenes. This vape cart tested at 0.151% CBD and 88.91% THC.

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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. The post Review: Purple Churro Live Resin Vape Cart by Cresco appeared first on Illinois News Joint.

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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. Chunk Dawg is an indica-leaning hybrid cross of Deep Chunk, Sour Diesel, and I-95.

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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

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The correlation between the number of vape carts I’m burning through and the number of miles I’m driving each week is very strong. The busier I get, the more oil I burn through. This Bloom Surf Granddaddy Purple disposable vape is a distillate vape infused with botanically derived terpenes.

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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. Individual experiences can be varied.

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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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Cannabis Cheri

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Likewise, cannabis with strong pleasant scents provides more enjoyable smoking or vaping experiences. Many if not most of the terpenes you get in vape oils and concentrates are in fact botanical terpene extracts, not from cannabis at all. Because these are far less expensive and complex to produce.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 26, 2021

What is Vaping? Well, before we get into the best vape pens for THC and CBD, it’s important to understand what vaping is. The definition of vaping is creating a vapor that one can inhale and exhale by heating liquid in an e-cigarette or vape pen. Vaping has been around since 2003. What are vape pens?

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 13, 2019

CBD Vape Oil versus Tincture. And among the most sought-after CBD products are tinctures or CBD oils. Still, a confusing aspect of tinctures is their remarkable similarity to another platform, CBD vape oils. At first glance, you’ll discern no difference between CBD vape oils and CBD oils or tinctures.

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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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Otherside Farms

MAY 6, 2019

CBD comes in varying forms- tablets, sprays, gummies, vapes- but arguably the most popular of them all is CBD oil. So, what exactly is it that makes CBD oil so popular? CBD oil comes in a number of different strengths, and the dosage each person requires usually depends on their desired outcome from using the oil.

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Otherside Farms

OCTOBER 9, 2020

CBD oil can help reduce inflammation, anxiety, and it can help in managing pain. In 2018, the Food and Drug Administration had approved the use of the drug called Epidiolex. But consumers are now getting the legal cannabidiol oil benefits that they can see on many grocery shelves in their local areas. Benefits of Using CBD Oil.

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Healer

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Dosing vape pens. Taking the right dose also depends on the method of administration; cannabis flower or concentrates can be smoked or vaporized, and oral consumption products include tinctures, infused oils, edibles, topicals, drinks, concentrates, and one my favorites, cannabis tea. Cannabis Vapes – Dosage Recommendations.

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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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