By TammiTokes I love anything with Blueberries in it: coffee, desserts, bagels, muffins, yogurt—you get the idea. So when I saw Blueberry Cupcake by the Justice Cannabis Co. brand, Crops, on the menu at Windy City Cannabis in Posen, I … Continue reading →
NuEra Pekin opened April 13, 2021, and is located at 3249 Court St. in Pekin. The retail store serves recreational users. Hours of operation are Sunday to Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 7p.m. and Thursday to Saturday from 10 a.m. … Continue reading →
In our last “First Look” review for the new Legacy products launching now in Illinois, we take a look at Legacy’s Cotton Candy Gummies picked up from nuEra Champaign. Other Legacy reviews included XXX flower, Orange Velvet Underground Preroll, Orange … Continue reading →
As the season teases warm days this week, event planners are hoping for complementary weather forecast for later this month and early April. One of those outdoor events is a Customer Appreciation Day hosted by Blooms Brothers Hydro, located in … Continue reading →
I’ve often joked that smoking the concentrate of a strain before smoking the flower is equivalent to watching the movie before reading the book. Either way, I enjoy comparing and contrasting the differences. After reviewing the Orange Velvet Underground RBX … Continue reading →
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) updated its January 2023 and February 2023 medical cannabis sales totals yesterday for the first time this year. Medical cannabis sales for 2023 started well below the 2022 and 2021 monthly totals. In … Continue reading →
In a few of my last reviews, I spoke about my favorite products to review and preferences for my personal medical needs. Now, it’s time to mention my least favorite form of consumption: vapes. However, vapes and disposable pens are … Continue reading →
As Illinois cannabis events have developed a tried-and-true structure for navigating the limited regulatory structure offered in the state, they’ve finally moved to a real model of experience building. Last Sunday night, I spent time at the Daze Off Brand … Continue reading →
As mentioned in my last review, the amount of rosin infused edibles on dispensary menus in the Prairie State is growing. Instead of dropping a single flavor, Revolution Cannabis has dropped an entire line of single-strain rosin infused gummies. I … Continue reading →
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation today announced Illinois’ February 2023 recreational sales totals. The most significant totals come from out-of-state resident sales. Illinois out-of-state resident sales totals for the last year have hovered between $35-$43 million per month. … Continue reading →
Sometimes things just work out. I knew I’d be reviewing this Orange Velvet Underground RBX Live Resin by Legacy, but weeks ago, on the same day, both my smoking devices for concentrates stopped working. My procrastination for purchasing a new … Continue reading →
Maribis of Springfield Grand opened in 2016 and is located at 2272 North Grand Ave. East, Grandview, Illinois. The retail store serves medical and recreational customers. Hours of operation are Monday through Sunday from 7 a.m.-9 p.m.
Continue reading →I’ve always been interested in what consumers consider the most important aspect of flower if percentages had to be assigned to the following categories: aroma, flavor, effects, and bag appeal. Mine is somewhere around: 60% effects, 25% flavor, 10% aroma, … Continue reading →
September 19, 2022, a ruling by the Appellate Court of Illinois (Third District) delivered the judgment that the “smell of burnt cannabis” alone did not provide an “officer with probable cause to search the vehicle.” According to Associate Judge Daniel … Continue reading →
My first experience with rosin infused edibles back in 2020 was a revelation. The step up in experience from distillate to rosin based edibles elevates solventless edibles into a class all its own. It’s been almost impossible to source rosin-based … Continue reading →
Four Illinois House bills involving the labeling and packaging of cannabis have been introduced within the last month. Probably the most watched bill of these four is HB3741, which requires “cannabis-infused products that have been treated with radiation to conform … Continue reading →
By Patsy Marie Known for making High Times’ 2016 World’s Strongest Strains list, Apple Fritter has always been a potent and reliable cultivar. As someone who is always looking to try another apple strain, I was genuinely excited when I … Continue reading →
1. I’ll just admit it. Shortly after I founded Illinois News Joint, a budtender referred to me as a cannabis influencer, and I didn’t like the connotations of the term. From the start, I wanted ILNJ to be a trusted … Continue reading →
Thursday night after watching Revolution win five Budtender Choice Awards, including Best Top Shelf Flower, I thought I’d review one of Revolution’s latest strain drops: Danny Boy OG.
Continue reading →We at Illinois News Joint are ecstatic to announce that we won the award for Top Cannabis Social Media Influencer in Illinois at the Budtender Choice Awards event hosted by High-Minded Events at Venue West in Chicago last night.
Continue reading →High-Minded Events tonight announced winners of the Budtender Choice Awards at the event ceremony at Venue West in Chicago. The Budtender Choice Awards event started at 7 p.m., and the awards were announced around 8:30 p.m.
Continue reading →The goal of all the Illinois News Joint review series is to build an educational database of detailed reviews of every cannabis product on the Illinois market, so we enjoy reviewing all products. We enjoy even more, though, reviewing a … Continue reading →
High-Minded Events is set to host the inaugural Budtender Choice Awards Thursday, February 23. If current dispensary employees or new dispensary license holders have not received an invitation to the event, they can still request an invitation. Registration will close … Continue reading →
Specific words placed in a cultivar name automatically grab my attention. “Lemon” is definitely near the top of that list. Heavy limonene strains with heavy citrus flavors are a favorite at Illinois News Joint, and we’re always looking for more … Continue reading →
Despite the fact that Illinois’ prohibitive laws for on-site cannabis consumption have foiled many event planners from hosting events, Illinois may be set to host more cannabis-friendly events in 2023 than the last three years combined. One way to help … Continue reading →
Unlike most people who live in central and southern Illinois, I have access to nearly a dozen dispensaries within an 80-mile radius. So when I noticed Rise Effingham listed a few Rythm strains by Green Thumb that we have not … Continue reading →
Illinois may go from no legal curbside pickup for registered medical patients to legal drive-up window service if a recently introduced Senate Bill becomes law.
Continue reading →While it’s a wonderful “problem” to have, the proliferation of labels and brands on Illinois menus can be difficult to keep up with as a reviewer. Tales & Travels is a new brand from Revolution that recently added to its … Continue reading →
After comparing Missouri and Illinois legal cannabis markets, we decided to compare the Prairie State to Michigan, the oldest and largest legal market surrounding Illinois. Below are statistics for several categories that directly compare the cannabis industries in both Midwest … Continue reading →
Many major regional cannabis brands eventually spawn a namesake strain: think High-25 in Colorado, LA Confidential in California, or NYC Diesel in the Empire State, just to name a few. A few Illinois cultivators have already created specific namesakes strains, … Continue reading →
