Illinois and weed

[cybrguy]

Does anybody know about the grower Highsman? I haven't seen them, or at least notice them before. And my local dispensary currently has several of their strains on sale at 40% off. Hard not to take a go at that just to try it out at least but I'd love to know if anybody has any experience with them. I wouldn't mind growing my stash a little bit at 40% off.

Highsman Curated Cannabis Strains

Learn more about the various Highman Cannabis Strains, all curated with the highest quality standards and offered in Sativa, Indica, and Hybrid.

www.highsman.com

 

[twain55]

Does anybody know about the grower Highsman? I haven't seen them, or at least notice them before. And my local dispensary currently has several of their strains on sale at 40% off. Hard not to take a go at that just to try it out at least but I'd love to know if anybody has any experience with them. I wouldn't mind growing my stash a little bit at 40% off.

Highsman Curated Cannabis Strains

Learn more about the various Highman Cannabis Strains, all curated with the highest quality standards and offered in Sativa, Indica, and Hybrid.

www.highsman.com

Its a Revolution brand.

 

[cybrguy]

Right. I was wondering how their quality compares to other growers. There are a lot of revolution brands from okay to good. Revolution is the parent company of my nearest medical dispensary...

 

[FlyingLow]

I had not heard of them and started to poke around. Interesting marketing, you gotta dig to find any pictures of their flowers on their website nor instagram. IMO that is fuckin weird.

 

[cybrguy]

Found some NEZ on sale for 25% off. Only in eights so still pricy ($40.??) but I guess you get what you pay for.

 

[twain55]

I think some have closed or relocated but I wonder how long until more dispensaries start closing? Went to one of my med dispos today since they had a discount. I was the only person in there, along with more than a dozen employees. You can't sustain a business without customers.

 

[cybrguy]

I think fewer dispensaries might reduce the drop we are starting to see in prices. Competition lowers the price. It doesn't have to be a very expensive kind of business to operate so skilled marketing may very well make the difference. There are creative ways to get people into your store.

 

[Bakin4Life]

:: waving from Lake Cty::

FYI - There's a new (as in bldg construction) dispo being built in Lakemoor (they may be benefiting by village TIF, etc., but still).
All nice and shiny. Since it's in a shopping complex (anchored by a grocery), I'm curious to see them, once they open (soon).

No idea on pricing; their web storefront is on FB, and it didn't look like there was a lot of activity on it. But I'm guessing it'll be on par with RISE over in Mundelein, which is the most expensive in my area (but also the largest / most vertically integrated).

 

[cybrguy]

Rise has some good sales, but the one near me is Recreational only. The savings on taxes are the only thing that makes dispensary cannabis possible for me. Otherwise, it would be too expensive and I would have to go back to the black market.

 

[Timps27]

black market

*grey market. Mercantilist restriction on “legal” trade creates a grey market, not a black one. It’s not illegal to sell weed, just illegal if you don’t have the right connections.

ETA: missing Bedford Grow…I could go for some Orange Afghani or Lou’s Legacy any day of the week and twice on Sunday.

 

[cybrguy]

A guy in Illinois illegally getting his cannabis from California and selling it from his home without any taxes or controls is selling the cannabis black market. It is illegal to import cannabis from California, and it is illegal to sell it here unless you are a licensed dispensary. That is black market.

 

[Timps27]

Unless you have the right connections. Affluent investors from the Chicago suburbs are doing exactly what you are stating, with the approval of their friends in the state house. When you allow one set of people to do one thing, and punish others for the exact same, that is a mercantilist grey market.

Letting corporatists set your dialectics puts you at a disadvantage from the outset, but pick your own path.

 

[cybrguy]

Unless you have the right connections. Affluent investors from the Chicago suburbs are doing exactly what you are stating, with the approval of their friends in the state house.

I was not aware that this was happening. I know, of course, of people doing it illegally, but I was not aware that this was being sanctioned for anyone. Not sure how it can be, honestly. I think it's a violation of federal law to sell cannabis across state lines.

 

[Magic9]

I can't vouch for them, but someone on Reddit posted an event on the 15th. Barrington IL, $25 a ticket. They have an IG page too. It's nice seeing more events happening as more people grow comfortable with (what they call) "legalization" in the state.

Cannabis Campout – Camp, Connect, Cannabis! – Where Cannabis Culture Meets the Great Outdoors!

www.canncamp.com

 

[cybrguy]

I must say it's a little tempting. I think even more fun would be a farmer's market type event, but I haven't heard of any of those in this area yet. I haven't really been looking, so I might have missed something but Illinois's legality is not quite as casual as other places.

 

[Magic9]

High court: Smell of burnt cannabis is not cause for warrantless vehicle search​

"Law enforcement officers in Illinois cannot rely on the smell of burnt cannabis alone to justify searching a vehicle without a warrant, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.

The decision was unanimous, though Justice Lisa Holder White did not take part in it. Writing for the court, Justice P. Scott Neville pointed to Illinois’ landmark 2019 law legalizing recreational cannabis, which decriminalized the possession of the drug up to 30 grams.

“The laws on cannabis have changed in such a drastic way as to render the smell of burnt cannabis, standing alone, insufficient to provide probable cause for a police officer to search a vehicle without a warrant,” Neville wrote in a 20-page opinion."


(Just me or does anyone else think the title of the thread should be changed to Illinois Cannabis News?)

 

[twain55]

PSA

Purchased some concentrate at a medical dispensary. The product was clearly bad; musty odor, way dark in color, etc. Unfortunately I had bought two. I only opened the second to verify it was bad as well. Both products went in the garbage.

I contacted the dispensary and they issued a credit (for the same manufacturer only-which I really want to avoid at this point). At the same time they said they won't be able to issue any more credit for bad products. I have been a medical patient since 2020 and have spent thousands at their dispensary. I think I have asked for credit 5 or so times including this time. I don't contact them unless its a legitimate issue and I told them this. I also told them since they can't guarantee my medicine will be acceptable I won't be shopping there any more.

Keep this in mind if you want to report bad product. I should file a complaint with IDPH.

 

[cybrguy]

Please share the dispensary

 

[cybrguy]

So I made a purchase at my local revolution dispensary yesterday and I was able to get an eighth of IC Collective branded flower at 40% off.
I thought that was a pretty good deal, but after bringing it home and inspecting the jar more closely I find that it has an expiration date (one year from packaging) that's just a couple of days away. This is the second time I've purchased something from this dispensary that literally expires within a week of my purchase. It makes sense for them to heavily discount something as it approaches expiration, but it would be nice to know that and I think it is worth a mention. I guess this is just a buyer beware kind of thing, and it's going to be up to me to look more closely at the jars before I plunk down my cash. As long as the jar was well sealed I'm sure it will be fine, although it will be lower potency than it would have been if it were fresher. Hopefully it started good enough that that won't much matter...

 

[Texus]

I always ask harvest date on anything I get.

 

[cybrguy]

I guess I'm going to have to start doing that. I'm not pissed, it was 40% off, but I might have looked for an alternative if I knew it.

 

[Magic9]

Melt Market is having an Autumn event in Aurora on the 9th.

Autumn Melt Market

The Melt Market is back again with another Fundraiser for Hurricane Relief.

www.eventbrite.com

 

[FlyingLow]

@cybrguy if you don't mind sharing, what dispensary sold the old product?

I am heading back to town this week and intend to go back to Namaste Hodgkins for IC and NEZ. I am also curious to try an EarthMed store and Ivy Hall.

These popped up on my radar, but are new to me:
Safety Meeting
Claybourne Co.
Kanha


I hate carts, but they serve their purpose and I will likely snag a few as well. What are yall's favorites? Anyone offering rosin carts that are worth hunting down?