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07/27/2024

Dispensary Tax Gouging is not only Inconvenient, but Morally Wrong. Here's Why.

Why High Cannabis Taxes are Morally Wrong

07/12/2024

Bud the Nug thinks you should be following The Bud Breakdown, man.

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07/09/2024

I tried 5 Flavors of Uncle Arnie's Infused Beverages. Here are my thoughts.

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Cannabis Reviews, Cannabis Opinions, Cannibas News out of Chicago, IL

05/14/2024

What is "shake", anyway? How is the term being used (and abused) by Dispensaries?
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03/31/2024

A new review is now live! Artet Cannabis Aperitif, an infused beverage with a premium liquor feel.

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03/28/2024

Would you spend $60 on an eighth? Many people in Chicago are spending that and more on their supply. Why is the sticky icky in Chicago more than twice the price than in neighboring Michigan. What are ALL the factors that go into pricing? Our next article tries to answer this question.

Greed, Taxes, and $60 Eighths: What Factors Influence the Price of Your W**d?

02/25/2024

New article is live! "The Dodgy Delta Dilemma: How Cannabis Prohibition Creates Potentially Unsafe Alternatives"
Enjoy this informative deep dive on delta-8 THC products. What are they? Why are they here? Are they safe?

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The Dodgy Delta Dilemma

08/10/2023

Ozone Acai Berry Gummies from Ascend Review: Delicious, Novel, Affordable

Ascend dispensary in River North has quickly become my favorite dispensary in Chicago due to its noticeably lower prices. "Ascend", a word that quite literally means to “get higher” is a clever and appropriate name for a w**d dispensary. However, this cleverness is somewhat undermined by the fact that their logo looks like an arrow pointing downward. (Trust me, once you see it, you can’t unsee it.) While I wouldn’t classify Ascend as being cheap, they’re clearly trying to attract customers on a budget with their slightly lower costs and sales that offer a decent value. This is, of course, compared to the more tourist-oriented (or should I say tourist-priced) Chicago dispensaries, Sunnyside and Verilife.

I was so impressed by some of the prices at Ascend that I became inclined to “treat myself” with an extremely compelling 5 pack of acai flavored gummies that, with tax included, cost only $9 even. This was significant for a few reasons... Read More below

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Recreational Cannabis Reviews and Opinions out of Chicago, IL.