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This is my favorite strain. What’s yours?

Illinois News Joint Posted on February 3, 2024 by Illinois EdFebruary 14, 2024
This is my favorite strain. What’s yours

One of the questions I’ve been asked the most since founding Illinois News Joint is, “What is your favorite strain?” I’ve had a couple pat but true answers that basically avoid the question. One answer involved having favorite effects (Work … Continue reading →

Posted in Grow Journal, Health, ILNJ Grow Journal, Lifestyle | Tagged Favorite strain, Green Crack, grow journal, My favorite strain, strain choices, what's your favorite strain?

News Joint Grow Journal 48: Appleberry Crisp, Part II

Illinois News Joint Posted on January 7, 2024 by Illinois EdFebruary 28, 2024
News Joint Grow Journal 48: Appleberry Crisp, Part II

For the last entry in News Joint Grow Journal 6.0, I return to the first entry, Appleberry Crisp by Nachos & El Sapo. I published the first journal entry earlier than expected because the breeder, Jon Colombini, had just past … Continue reading →

Posted in Grow Journal, ILNJ Grow Journal | Tagged Apple Fritter and Backshots, Appleberry Crisp, Appleberry Crisp strain, Appleberry Crisp strain review, aroma, effects, flavor, Nachos & El Sapo

News Joint Grow Journal 47: Golden PuTang by Mass Medical Strains

Illinois News Joint Posted on January 2, 2024 by Illinois EdMarch 13, 2024
Golden PuTang by Mass Medical Strains

I’m back with the fourth and last strain for News Joint Grow Journal 6.0. Golden PuTang is a sativa-leaning collaboration of Golden Pineapple (C99 and White Widow) by Green Bodhi and PuTang by Mass Medical Strains. Because of my love … Continue reading →

Posted in Grow Journal, Health, ILNJ Grow Journal, Work Weed Reviews | Tagged aroma, effects, flavor, Golden PuTang, Golden PuTang strain, Golden PuTang strain review, Green Bodhi, Mass Medical Strains

News Joint Grow Journal 46: Tangerine Haze x Oregon Lemon Diesel

Illinois News Joint Posted on December 14, 2023 by Illinois EdDecember 29, 2023
News Joint Grow Journal 46: Tangerine Haze x Oregon Lemon Diesel

Before I started News Joint Grow Journal 6.0, I didn’t have a theme in mind besides running my normal “fruit flavored” strains. Writing this entry, I noticed another theme. All four strains in Grow Journal 6.0 have a connection to … Continue reading →

Posted in Grow Journal, ILNJ Grow Journal | Tagged grow journal, News Joint Grow Journal, Oregon Lemon Diesel, strain, Tangerine Haze, Tangerine Haze x Oregon Lemon Diesel

News Joint Grow Journal 45: Putang BX by Bad Dawg Genetics

Illinois News Joint Posted on November 28, 2023 by Illinois EdDecember 11, 2023
Putang BX by Bad Dawg Genetics

For the second straight grow journal, I’m highlighting another strain, Putang BX, with a close connection to our A Friend Indeed (AFI) program. I decided to run Putang BX because it’s the strain I have gifted the most to Veterans … Continue reading →

Posted in Grow Journal, ILNJ Grow Journal | Tagged aroma, Bad Dawg Genetics, effects, flavor, Great Lakes Genetics, grow journal, Mass Medical Strains, Putang BX by Bad Dawg Genetics, Putang BX strain, Putang BX strain review

News Joint Grow Journal 44: Appleberry Crisp

Illinois News Joint Posted on October 26, 2023 by Illinois EdNovember 30, 2023
Appleberry Crisp by Nachos & El Sapo

Less than a week ago, Jon Colombini, a.k.a. Nachos & El Sapo, lost his fight against Leukemia (a battle my mother has recently stopped taking treatment for). Although I did not know Colombini personally, I knew he was a breeder … Continue reading →

Posted in Grow Journal, ILNJ Grow Journal | Tagged Appleberry Crisp, Appleberry Crisp strain, Appleberry Crisp strain review, grow journal, Jon Colombini, Nachos & El Sapo

News Joint Grow Journal 43: Green Crack, Part II

Illinois News Joint Posted on August 25, 2023 by Illinois EdAugust 28, 2023
News Joint Grow Journal 43: Green Crack, Part II

I ended News Joint Grow Journal 42 with a weak cliffhanger about how I nearly killed all five of my Green Crack plants with poor planning and how differently clones can grow in the same environment. In News Joint Grow … Continue reading →

Posted in Grow Journal, ILNJ Grow Journal | Tagged aroma, effects, flavor, Green Crack strain, grow journal, homegrown, News Joint Grow Journal 43

News Joint Grow Journal 42: Green Crack, Part I

Illinois News Joint Posted on August 23, 2023 by Illinois EdAugust 27, 2023
News Joint Grow Journal 42: Green Crack, Part I

Before legalization in Illinois, my favorite Work Sativa, Green Crack, was really the only strain I searched out. After legalization, I sampled every Green Crack strain listed on dispensary menus. During a recent break from writing News Joint Grow Journal, … Continue reading →

Posted in Grow Journal, ILNJ Grow Journal | Tagged Green Crack clones, Green Crack strain, Green Crack strain review, grow journal, homegrown, News Joint Grow Journal 42

Navigating Illinois’ cannabis plant count limit

Illinois News Joint Posted on July 21, 2023 by Illinois EdJuly 30, 2023
Navigating Illinois’ cannabis plant count limit

As mentioned in Part 6 of our 6-part series “What Illinois cannabis patients really want,” the most commented on and advocated for issue we hear from registered medical patients in Illinois is increasing the plant-limit count for growing medicine at … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Grow Journal, Health, ILNJ Grow Journal, Law, News, Politics | Tagged cannabis plant cout limits, grow journal, Illinois, plant testing, Rimrock Analytical, sext test cannabis plants

News Joint Grow Journal 41: Lemon Tree

Illinois News Joint Posted on July 19, 2023 by Illinois EdJuly 21, 2023
News Joint Grow Journal 41: Lemon Tree

For the fourth-and-final entry in our News Joint Grow Journal about my four Work Sativa strains, I give the last update on my Lemon Tree from NWG Genetics. Lemon Tree is a cross of Lemon Skunk and Sour Diesel.

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Posted in Grow Journal, ILNJ Grow Journal | Tagged effects, flavor, homegrown, Lemon Tree, Lemon Tree strain, Lemon Tree strain review

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