Strains come, strains go. It is the nature of the dispensary menu. Sometimes, if you don’t take your chance on a cultivar, it can be months before the opportunity arises again. That’s exactly where I was with Panama MAC #5, … Continue reading →
It’s been more than five months since we reviewed a product from East St. Louis cultivator Progressive Treatment Solutions. In that time, PTS has introduced some new strains to the genetic library and elevated the production of some of its … Continue reading →
By @medsforheads Frequent dabbers are generally after three things: flavor, potency, and cleanliness. In pursuit of these parameters over the years, the concentrate-loving community has turned its sights increasingly to live extracts, especially those produced without solvents. I’ve never been … Continue reading →
I don’t review RSO products enough. During our early publication days of Illinois News Joint, I quickly recognized the small community of patients who medicated with RSO, aslo known as Rick Simpson Oil. I recognized their fanatic commitment to RSO … Continue reading →
There’s something charming about the humble preroll. It’s simple, it’s fun, it’s a self-contained sesh, and the fun factor is even higher when it’s a playful sativa wrapped up. That was the mindset that led me through a weekend afternoon … Continue reading →
Recently, I have purposely been sampling more “chocolate” flavored strains to try and find the many minutiae within those terpene profiles. For a while now, I’ve wanted to try the Purple Thai from Progressive Treatment Solutions but hadn’t been able … Continue reading →
When searching for something I would consider a “workday” cannabis product, I’ve started to move away from the idea that “sativas” are the only answer. As I’ve started to dial in what works perfectly for my workday, I’ve started to … Continue reading →
By @medsforheads With the abundance of high-terpene live extracts on the market, crumble wax is one type of concentrate that has all but fallen out of style among regular dabbers. Yet, to the humble whipped extract’s credit, it’s one of … Continue reading →
Sometimes you wait a long time to finally sample a strain. In the case of this particular chemovar, it’s been well over a year and a half since I first spotted it on menus, but the weed stars simply never … Continue reading →
One of the hallmarks of cannabis market maturity is that consumers have access to many more portion sizes than the basic eighth of flower or gram of concentrate. Illinois, on this measure, obviously has not reached market maturity. That’s why … Continue reading →
