Central Illinois gains recreational dispensary
Tomorrow, January 26, central Illinois will gain another adult-use dispensary. Beyond/Hello dispensary opens its second dispensary in McLean County with a ribbon cutting ceremony scheduled for tomorrow at 9 a.m. Beyond/Hello Bloomington can be found at 1515 N Veterans Parkway, conveniently located near two universities. After Tuesday, Beyond/Hello Bloomington, owned by Jushi Holdings Inc., is open seven days a week from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Bloomington carries adult-use cannabis brands and products, including flower, extracts, edibles, vapes, topicals, tinctures, sublinguals and merchandise. Customers can shop for adult-use cannabis products in-store and online. Beyond/Hello dispensary is the fourth of four dispensaries Jushi … Continue reading →
Homegrown Review: Point Break by John Grow #2
Welcome to the second installment of Illinois News Joint’s Medical Patient Homegrown review series in which we showcases lab-tested homegrown medicine from Illinois patients in order to better educate our readers about exactly what Illinois patients are legally growing and why they are doing it. John Grow #2 submitted to our partners at Origo Labs his most recently harvested Point Break strain by Surfr Seeds for Cannabinoids and Terpenes tests. Point Break is an indica-leaning … Continue reading →
Review: Home CannaKit
For months, I have been holding on to the Home CannaKit to review but hadn’t found the time. First, I wanted use the kit to bake treats for Thanksgiving, but that didn’t work out. Then I wanted to bake Christmas cookies. That didn’t’ work out, either. So with Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I figured I’d review the Home CannaKit for those who’ve thought about gifting their special person(s) an infuse baked good. The … Continue reading →
Creativity leads to cannabis industry career
Most of the time, people search out specific career paths. But sometimes, passion for a specific career path eventually finds the person. For Margo Vesely, Illinois NORML Executive Director, working in the cannabis industry was not always a career goal. When the Illinois cannabis industry started rolling, Vesely worked for a state senator and constantly advocated for marijuana legalization. The state senator suggested she apply herself to the cause as a career. Vesely, a … Continue reading →
Review: Hobee and Crystor silicon bongs by Waxmaid
Last year, I broke two glass bongs, a glass rig, and a glass pipe (and the pipe wasn’t even mine). At one time long ago, I used to be athletic with pretty good eye-hand coordination. Now, I’m an old man with cramping muscles and carpal tunnel who can’t stop fumbling and dropping items. It’s fine when I drop a writing pen or television remote but not when it’s an expensive paraphernalia accessory item. So to … Continue reading →
Gonzo Photo gets up close with cannabis
Chris Lee always had an interest in film and photography from childhood. One of his earliest memories was asking his parents if he could use their camera. His parents told him it would be a waste of film. Lee’s inclination for film and photography resurfaced again at age nineteen when he spent six weeks in Beijing with his grandparents and discovered his grandfather, unbeknownst to Lee, had a photography hobby. “He bought me my first … Continue reading →
“Work Weed” Review: Jillybean by Matter
These last few months, we at Illinois News Joint have been working so hard to add new features to our publication that I have been depleting my “work weed” supplies way too quickly. As a patient who prefers rotating a variety of strains into my regiment, I’d been searching for a new strain to incorporate but hadn’t seen anything temping on the menu. Last week at Verilife Ottawa, I found a strain new to our … Continue reading →
That’s a Doobie Podcast sparks human connections
When dispensary licensing stalled last year, many applicants and entrepreneurs had to adapt or dissolve. For The Doobie Room dispensary applicants, the adaption started when one of them had the idea to start a podcast, as an extension of The Doobie Room, to engage with the local cannabis community. So the dispensary applicants created That’s a Doobie podcast two weeks before the pandemic struck. That’s a Doobie is hosted by Omari Jalan and co-host Keyston … Continue reading →
“Thirty % Plus THC” Review: The Mothership by Bedford Grow
After nearly six months without a Thirty % Plus THC” review, we’re back! During the summer, Illinois’ consistent production of flower with 30% or more THC mysteriously dwindled to one or two products a month. I missed out on a batch of Jenny Kush and Brownie Scout because, of course, 30% plus THC flower doesn’t stay on menus very long. Right before the New Year, I nearly missed out on a 30% plus batch of … Continue reading →
I am Cannabis Sativa Podcast advocates for patients
“All advocacy is, at its core, an exercise in empathy,” said former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power. Podcast host Mr. Cannabis Sativa, aka Dan Scotland, founded I am Cannabis Sativa Podcast as a peer oriented space for medical marijuana patients to share information and knowledge amongst one another. Sativa’s platform for advocacy is an independent populist minded podcast with the goal “to never lose touch with the masses and the grassroots … Continue reading →
Illinois medical and adult-use cannabis sales top $1 Billion
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported an uptick in December medical cannabis sales to $34,482,201.90, including 16,425,454.53 in dry flower sales and $18,056,747.37 in concentrates/infused-products. The recreational cannabis sales for 2020 totaled $669,084,410.12, and with the December numbers added to the yearly medical cannabis totals of $365,705,689.46, Illinois brought in a yearly retail sales of $1,034,790,099.58. Licensed medical cannabis dispensaries served 66,848 unique patients, who purchased 1,248,516 grams of dry cannabis. In 2020, retail … Continue reading →
