Homegrown Review: The Spice by John Grow #9
After my last Medical Patient Homegrown Review and this one, readers might be thinking I am bringing in ringers. I’m not. At least not on purpose. For our third installment in re-launching our educational review series, we return with another special strain from another experienced grower. John Grow #9 showcased from his recent harvest The Spice from Twenty20 Mendocino feminized seed. The Spice is a hybrid cross of Biscotti x The Whip! (reversed) and takes only 7-8 weeks to flower. This batch tested at 26.607% THC and 31.695% total cannabinoids. The dense almost egg-shaped buds had as much or more … Continue reading →
Review: 10th Planet sugar by Nature’s Grace and Wellness
By Benny Blanco Hailing its namesake in honor of NASA’s discover of a 10th planet (even considering Pluto’s demotion), this strain is sure to please as it launches you along for the ride. While other cultivators have been making extracts for much longer than Nature’s Grace and Wellness, NGW seems to be learning at an impressive rate. This concentrate boasts an 88.47% total cannabinoid analysis, which seems to guarantee that this concentrate will lift you … Continue reading →
Free Halloween cannabis events set for weekend
For Illinoisans searching for some Halloween fun a week before the holiday hits, two Halloween-themed events are set this weekend. Saturday, October 23, Aroma Grow Store in Wheeling is hosting free Stoned to the Bone Halloween Bash. The Stoned to the Bone Halloween Bash consists of a costume contest, a pet costume contest, beer keg, games, and tarot card readings. The bash starts at 6 p.m., and the costume contest starts at 7 p.m., and … Continue reading →
Review: London Pound Mints Live Sugar by Cresco
By Benny Blanco When opening this jar of London Pound Mints Live Sugar by Cresco, I was near-instantly thrown back to how Cresco’s concentrates used to be in late 2018 and early 2019, borderline diamonds and sauce but just a little too low of a total cannabinoid to bump it into that category. London Pound Mints is a cross between two powerhouse strains, London Pound Cake #75 and Kush Mints #11. This sugar is likely … Continue reading →
Southern Illinois to host 420-friendly music festival
For Illinoisans who are looking for an event with a little different cannabis vibe than the festivals already hosted in Illinois, the Willow Springs Campground and Venue is hosting the Willow Springs Fall Music Festival in Tamms, October 22-24 The southern Illinois Fall Music Festival will have live music and arts. The gates to the 420-friendly event opens at 9 a.m., and early bird tickets and tickets at the door are available. Parking and camping … Continue reading →
Review: Michelin Star Live Resin by Bedford Grow
There are cultivators that seem to stick to a handful of strains, and there are those that have a seemingly endless pool of in-house genetics that they pull from. Bedford Grow is one of the latter. Anytime I think I’ve seen everything Bedford Grow has to offer, they drop a laundry list of new options. This was the first time I had seen Michelin Star, here as a concentrate, on the menu at Maribis Springfield … Continue reading →
Homegrown Review: MAC #1 by John Grow #8
After re-launching our Medical Patient Homegrown Reviews series with our own homegrown medicine, we return with a review of a highly sought after strain from a much more experienced grower. John Grow #8 has been growing his own medicine for as long as he has been a registered medical patient, about three years. John Grow #8 showcased from his recent harvest the popular MAC #1 (Caps Cut) grown from a clone. The breeder Capulator created … Continue reading →
CannaBus Culture Film Fest free live stream
Recently, I’ve been encouraging Illinoisans to get out and attend cannabis events such as the 5th Annual Cannabis Camp, Delt-A-8 Harvest Festival, and Gro Up Gardening 10-Year Anniversary Customer Appreciation Day, all of which were great events. This weekend, October 16-17, adult Illinoisans have the option to stay home alone or hang with a group of friends and experience a different type of cannabis event. The CannaBus Culture Film Fest (CCFF) is hosting its Sixth … Continue reading →
Review: High Fructose Corn Syrup Budder by Bedford Grow
By C Miller Few strains have had as significant of an impact on contemporary breeding culture as GMO and Zkittles. Symbolizing two contrastive extremes of signature flavor, as well as effects equally viable for medication and recreation, it’s little wonder how the popularity of both lines spread like wildfire among growers and consumers. Not content to choose between the two paths, Bedford Grow cultivated High Fructose Corn Syrup (OZ Kush Bx2 x GMO) and I … Continue reading →
Opinion: Botched Illinois cannabis law creates silver lining
As mentioned in News Joint Grow Journal 2, the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (Illinois House Bill 1438) has forced registered medical patients into a gray area of the law because Illinois requires patients to purchase cannabis seeds from dispensaries. However, Illinois dispensaries have not and do not sell cannabis genetics (they’ve accidently sold seeds inside eighths of flower). The law also states that seeds, cuts, and clones are not to be gifted or exchanged … Continue reading →
Review: Wedding Sherb by Revolution
By C Miller This year, Revolution entered two hybrid flower strains into the Illinois High Times Cannabis Cup. Wedding Sherb, a cross of Wedding Cake and Sunset Sherbert (bred by Seed Junky’s Genetics) was one of them. This eighth of Wedding Sherb I picked up from Zen Leaf Highland Park was part of the second batch I’ve had the pleasure of sampling, approximately two-thirds the potency as the first, clocking in at 22.18% THCa, 0.4% … Continue reading →
