Homegrown Review: Tropicanna Banana by John Grow #3
John Grow #3 is back! John Grow #3 submitted to our partners at Origo Labs his most recently harvested Barney’s Farm Tropicanna Banana for Cannabinoids and Terpenes tests. Tropicanna Banana is a sativa-dominant hybrid (60% sativa, 40% indica) and is a cross between Girl Scout Cookies and Tangie with a twist of Banana Kush. Origo Lab Results Cannabinoids Test Dates Date Analyzed: 03/29/2021 Date Completed: 03/30/202 Terpenes Test Dates Date Analyzed: 03/29/2021 Date Completed: 03/30/202 The Tropicanna Banana tested at 15.292% total Cannabinoids, including 0.241% CBGa. As the Origo Labs pie chart reports, this terpenes profile was led by limonene … Continue reading →
Curaleaf contributes to social equity requirements
Curaleaf, a publicly traded Massachusetts company, has made a $950,000 contribution to advancing social equity in cannabis in Illinois’ Chicagoland as part of its corporate social responsibility Rooted in Good initiative and per Illinois’ social equity requirements. The monies are dispersed among six local organizations focused on providing education, job training, and creating economic opportunities for those who have been disproportionately impacted by the war on drugs and the historic biased criminalization of cannabis. Partners … Continue reading →
Review: Little Dipper by Dip Devices
To review concentrate products, I needed a new vaporizer pen. I wanted a pen that was compact, portable, affordable, and had a long battery life. So I picked up the Little Dipper by Dip Devices. The Little Dipper is the latest product from Dip Devices. The pen is small, portable (no Micro-USB cable included), but the battery life has been impressive. The Little Dipper offers Dip Devices’ signature direct-to-concentrate vapor tip technology that allows me … Continue reading →
Curaleaf rebrands nine Illinois dispensaries
Curaleaf announced the rebranding of nine retail locations that were officially acquired in relation to its recent acquisition of Grassroots. Today, April 8th, all rebranded stores will host a “Curaleaf Day” welcoming new and existing customers with special offers, giveaways, and offerings from local restaurants. Curaleaf has begun rebranding of Windy City Cannabis locations in Worth, Justice, and on Weed Street in Chicago. Curaleaf also has begun rebranding of Greenhouse dispensaries located in Deerfield, Mokena, … Continue reading →
Review: Blue Dream 1:1 Live Resin Cart by Matter
PharmaCann, which operates dispensaries under the name Verilife, recently launched a new Matter product line: matter.lite. The matter.lite product line reminded me of a guy named Joe I met once when I was younger. When asked if Joe wanted to catch a buzz before heading out the door for work, he said, “Yeah, maybe just a saucer buzz.” He took one hit and ran out the door. I never found out what a saucer buzz … Continue reading →
March medical cannabis sales increase
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported that March medical cannabis sales increased from February’s total of $29,579,209.83 to March’s totals of $35,688,321.20. The 2021 March totals were more than $5 millions than the March 2020 totals of $29,976,735.01. March 2021 retail sales of $35,688,321.20 included $16,678,374.50 in dry flower sales and $19,009,946.70 in concentrates/infused-products. Licensed medical cannabis dispensaries served 69,308 unique patients, who purchased 1,282,958 grams of dry cannabis. 2021 total retail sales by … Continue reading →
Homegrown Review: Purple Haze #1 by John Grow #5
John Grow #5 submitted to our partners at Origo Labs his most recently harvested Purple Haze #1 by Positronics. John Grow #5 introduces the first sativa to the review series and one with a famous name. Jimmy Hendrix’s namesake-song Purple Haze launched the strain into fame. Positronics’ Purple Haze #1 is a sativa-dominate strain produced from Mexican, South Indian and Thai genetics. Origo Lab Results Cannabinoids Test Dates Date Analyzed: 03/10/2021 Date Completed: 03/11/2021 Terpenes … Continue reading →
Illinois approves dispensary licensing before deadline
Already this year, Illinois News Joint has reported on several new dispensary openings as businesses hurried to beat the legal deadline of April 1 that the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation had set for fifty-five secondary site licenses and fifty-five same-site licenses. In 2021 alone, dispensaries that received licensing before the deadline included Verilife, Consume, NuEra, Windy City Cannabis, Beyond/Hello, Curaleaf, Elevele, Zen Leaf, The Happy Cannabis Company, GreenGate, The Dispensary, Ascend, Hatch … Continue reading →
Review: Select Squeeze by Curaleaf
Curaleaf recently launched Select Squeeze in fourteen states. Illinois was one of those states. I drove to Greenhouse Morris and picked up the Watermelon Select Squeeze. Select Squeeze is a fast-acting THC-infused beverage enhancer and part of the Select brand. Select Squeeze’s advanced formulation utilizes Nano-emulsification technology to transform any beverage into a THC-infused, flavor-enhanced experience. According to Curaleaf representatives, by turning cannabis oil into tiny water-soluble molecules, the THC compounds not only dissolve evenly … Continue reading →
Illinois March cannabis sales bounce back
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation announced Illinois’ monthly recreation sales total today. For the first time, Illinois surpassed $100,000,000 in monthly sales totals. Illinois’ March adult-use cannabis sales bounce back from a slow February in which the state totaled $80,741,641.84 to March totals of $109,149,355.98. In-state resident sales increased from $57,907,195.55 in February to $75,744,092.53 in March. Total items sold increased from 1,724,610 in February to 2,317,315 in March. Out-of-state resident sales increased … Continue reading →
Review: G Nana Swift Lifts by Verano
I’m a huge fan of Jet Fuel and a mild fan of Strawberry Banana. So when I’d heard Verano launched a new G-Line strain, G Nana, I had to sample it. It took longer to find the G Nana than expected. The new strain did not stay long on menus, and the dispensaries near me did not even carry the strain. Luckily, a reader knew I was looking to review the strain and gifted me … Continue reading →
