In conjunction with the 2nd Annual Illinois Craft Showcase, set for 12-6 p.m. Aug. 16, we’ve published a Know Your Brand feature on Sol Canna and reviewed one of three strains, Wedding Fritter, I picked up from The Dispensary Champaign. … Continue reading →
Flora Arbor has quickly established a solid stable of intriguing genetics. Every new release from the craft label is something I haven’t yet smoked. I recently stopped at High Haven Elgin to pick up another new-to-me Flora release, Disco Fries.
Continue reading →As we inch closer to the 2nd Annual Illinois Craft Showcase, scheduled for 12-6 p.m. Aug. 16, we will be focusing the majority of reviews on craft brands that will be attending the event, such as the newly launched Sol … Continue reading →
While I can find something to enjoy at almost any point in the cannabis-flavor spectrum, I still hold an affinity for citrus-heavy cultivars. That’s why the budtenders at Consume Marion recommended I pick up The Pledge by Kaviar to review.
Continue reading →Even as someone who consistently samples new products, I’m still finding new strains with obscure parentage on menus. I recently stopped at Emerald Dispensary and picked up the new-to-me Washington Apple from Island.
Continue reading →After reviewing a sativa (Rainbows & Cherries) and hybrid (Cinnamon Milk) strain from Cresco, I rounded out the trio of flower reviews with an indica cross of two classics. I picked up from Sunnyside Champaign an eighth of Chem Scout.
Continue reading →While the list of labels in Illinois grew quickly in 2024, this year’s list is on pace to exceed it. Recently, Mt. Vernon-based Green Growth Group has brought the MariMed label Nature’s Heritage to the state, along with a list … Continue reading →
Once I started growing my own medicine, I became so obsessed with strain names I interviewed breeders and wrote an article about How to name a strain. In general, most strains are named after their aroma, flavor, or parent strains. … Continue reading →
I’ve been searching for Work Sativa strains for more than five years now. The overwhelming majority have been citrus, chem, and fruit flavors. Rarely do I run across a Work Sativa with earthy, herbal, and wood flavors. The new Rainbows … Continue reading →
Mosca Seeds has been producing gear for more than a decade, and again, one of the breeder’s strains has found its way into Illinois dispensaries. Blaze recently released Supreme Planet, originally bred by Mosca, so I picked up an eighth … Continue reading →
