Review: Mule Fuel by Ripperz
I’ve been looking for a knockout night strain for months. Illinois craft grow licensee Wyvern Botanicals has finally provided one. Wyvern Botanicals’ premium flower brand Ripperz recently launched several strains in Illinois. I picked out the Mule Fuel to review.
Continue reading →Review: Banoreoz by Ozone
Last month, Ascend Wellness Holdings announced a full brand and quality relaunch of its flagship lifestyle brand, Ozone. The relaunch introduces full-spectrum gummies, macro-dose gummies, new flower strains, and new liquid diamonds and live resin vapes. I picked up from … Continue reading →
Review: Frozen Grapes by Cookies
I have been chasing grape-flavor strains these last few months, so when I stopped in at Cookies Bloomington, I picked up an eighth of Frozen Grapes by Cookies.
Continue reading →Review: Raspberry Shortcake by Tales & Travels
Looking for a new Work Sativa to review, I picked up from Revolution Normal the Raspberry Shortcake from Tales & Travels.
Continue reading →Review: Jelly Donutz by Revolution
For my last few grow journals, I have grown (and am growing) Humboldt Seed strains, so when I noticed Revolution was dropping Humboldt strains, I picked one I have long wanted to grow myself, Jelly Donutz.
Continue reading →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 →