The 2^nd Annual Illinois Craft Showcase is less than a week away and still adding new features, including a joint rolling contest and my favorite food truck. The Craft Showcase, scheduled for 12-6 p.m., Aug. 16, at Molly’s Joint in Tilton, is set to host three categories for the joint rolling contest (fastest, most artistic, and best) and Jurassic Grill, which offers one of my favorite local food-truck items, empanadas, the perfect festival food.

Attendees will have the opportunity to meet 50+ craft brands and sample for free the best licensed cannabis products in Illinois. FREE general admission tickets are still available but must be reserved here. The Craft Showcase also is set to host 25+ other vendors, including dispensaries, cannabis industry businesses, associations, and advocates.

Participating brands include Enliven Edibles, Galaxy Labs, Doc. C, Wake n’ Vape, Redemption Botanicals, Releaf Botanicals, Terpkings, Higher Self, Lobo, Kush League, HIJNX, Pheotera Grove, The Culinary Cannabis Company, Nightlife Vapes, Flora, Napalm, Buddies, Tical, Revenant, Royal Tree, 1Zip, Ravioli, Grön, I Got The Munchies, Ogeez!, Outfitters, Cheech & Chong, Redemption Botanicals, Sol Canna, Spliff Society, Sticky Greens, Trippy Sips, Vapin Ape, Korner Boys, Tickled Pink, The Bettering Company, Rove, Spinello, Bubby’s Baked, InHouse, Vibations, Nature’s Heritage, Betty’s Eddies, Wyvern Botanicals, Bud & Mary’s, Bloom, High 5ive, CRONJA, High 5ive, Zingz, and Sin City Cannabis.

Other industry vendors, dispensaries, and sponsors include Leafly, Seed Talent, Distru, Parkway, The Dispensary Champaign, nuEra Champaign/Urbana, Seven Point Danville, High Profile Springfield, Global Security Transportation, Cannabis Equity Illinois, Secret Squirrel Seeds, Jane & Mary’s Ice Cream, Apple House, VapeNprop, Vineyard Accounting, IWC, Herbert, Brain Dead Beans, Smithers, 34 Mongrels Genetics, Aroma Grow Store, Chi-High Apparel, KoalaT Glass, Peelz, Smoke Signals Greeting Cards, News Joint Bar Service, Flock & Field Naturals, Anti Apparel, and more.

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