Review: Cherimoya by Nature’s Heritage
It has become nearly impossible to keep up with all the new products hitting the Illinois market. Recently, Nature’s Heritage dropped a new batch of genetics, so I picked up an eighth of the Cherimoya to review.
Continue reading →Review: Gusher by Cronja
Continuing with the Cronja strain reviews (Illemonati, Melted Cherries, Ism Punch, Chicago Runtz, and Knockout #12), I rounded out this batch with Cronja’s Gusher.
Continue reading →‘Favorite Finds’ for 2025
The year delivered a lot of unexpected changes, both personally and professionally. For the first time since I started working with Illinois News Joint, I reviewed fewer products this year than the year before. Industry progress marched on as more … Continue reading →
Review: GMO Infused Joint and Banana Daddy Infused Shake by High Wired
As the market matures, so do consumer tolerances. Brands have started responding by pushing test numbers up via the magic of infusion, and Ascend has spun out an entire label called High Wired that focuses on this trend. I recently … Continue reading →
Review: High Fructose Corn Syrup by Sol Canna
After recently reviewing three Sol Canna strains (Triangle Irene, Wedding Fritter, and Holy GMOly), I decided to pick out another strain from the same cultivator. I stopped in at Goodies Streamwood and grabbed a sample of High Fructose Corn Syrup … Continue reading →
Review: Chem Fruit Live Sugar by Nature’s Heritage
I’ve decided to review more concentrates, so I picked up a sample gram of Chem Fruit Live Sugar by Nature’s Heritage.
Continue reading →Review: Hell’s OG by Elevate
After reviewing Grease Monkey, I sampled another strain from Elevate Cannabis, Hell’s OG.
Continue reading →Review: Alien Purple Kush by Revolution
Revolution is no stranger to awards with one of the label’s winningest strains also being one of its oldest, Alien Purple Kush. I recently stopped at Revolution Normal to pick up an eighth to review.
Continue reading →Review: Grease Monkey by Elevate
I picked up two flower samples from one of the newest brands to join Illinois’ market, Elevate Cannabis. The two strains were Grease Monkey and Hell’s OG. For this review, I chose Grease Monkey.
Continue reading →Review: Cherry Mellow by Cookies
After reviewing the Apples and Bananas, I sampled another Cookies strain picked up from Cookies Bloomington, Cherry Mellow.
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