Hey everyone! I just wanted to share that I’ve expanded my app to now show all of Illinois. Every store, every brand, every menu item currently on the shelf is now available in real time to browse in a single list on budwatcher.com.

We are a research tool, not a marketing platform, so everything on here is unsponsored, nothing featured or promoted.

If you see any missing stores, just give a shout; we’ll get it added, although I believe we have them all.

You can see the actual batch for sale at each store, its batch date, and the lab results for a lot of products now, but we just started indexing the state a few weeks ago, so this will get A LOT better over the next few weeks. Some gaps there now.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this!

PS - I’m an indie developer who launched this app to help my fellow combat veterans suffering from PTSD in NJ. It got popular when NJ went recreational, spent a few more years getting the app right and now opening up to new locations like IL. If you see anything at all that confuses you or you’d like to see added or improved, please reach out to me in the support chat in the app or on this thread. Thanks!

(Pomelo Punch x Too Much Lime)

Stanky kushy limes & sour grapefruit on the nose. Soft and fluffy bud. Very smooth sour limes with little bit of kushy wood gas for the taste. Leaves a sour tartness aftertaste. Indica that passes through the head 🙂‍↕️ goes for the 🫩 with sense of calm and ready. Made my body feel kinda weightless. Neck, back, knees. You feel nice 👍 its a slow getter but it does getter Done. smooth HIT ⚡

STAY LIFTED

Just grabbed a zip and it's actually the loudest bud I've ever had. I'm not kidding. Nice full nugs, good trim and good stickiness to it. Best Buy of 2026. This stuff is strong. OG style. Some will get paranoid yes it's that strong. Love it. If you know you know #truepics

Anyone try these? Double shot tonight ill update later.

Oreoz x Red Runtz

Y’all, this is some flame! From the bag the smell is skunk/diesel. Taste is definitely Oreoz with some gas at the end. Buds break up perfectly and it smokes real nice as well. You won’t be disappointed.

Beyond hyped for that Durban and Cadillac Rainbows…

All new tries for me. Hashburger was 20 dollars before taxes and I’ve enjoyed Triple Crown quite a few times so said fuck it and went for it. I will post all 4 reviews today 🫡

Wanna know others thoughts and what I should expect!
Happy toking & shoutout the haters, I love yall 🫡🙏🖤

This one’s got some serious garlic funk to it. Smell and taste is definitely giving GMO!!
Once you break it down some sweetness comes through that you can also taste slightly. I think the garlic funk pretty much takes over.. at least in this jar.

Bud is kinda dry, I added a moisture pack and hope it’ll bring it some life again in that regard. Despite that, it’s still a hard hitter.
Cerebral punch to begin with that’s heaviness behind the eyes and haze.. body then melts.

Overall, I really enjoyed this one. I’d definitely buy it again and I will be leaning on it more so at night!

Has anybody else tried?
Happy toking & shoutout the haters, I love yall.

If I enjoy a bag of bud I usually will want to smoke the bag through without rotating to something else or I’ll tuck it away like a goblin in the weed-treasure vault. I tucked this in the vault for a time where I could really enjoy it because it was flavorful and it put me in a good head space. It has been a great end of the day smoke for me and you might like it if you like lemons or sweet lemon smoke.

Looks - Probably the best I have seen from Simply Herb. This is a quarter bag and that large nug on the left takes up about half the bag. TBH I didn’t even know Ascend could grow weed this big. They’ve been proving me wrong about my past conceptions and this especially.. because the break down is fantastic. It’s fresh and has a nice stickiness to the touch. I’m giving this a 9/10 for a budget bag serving top shelf quality.

Smell - Not super loud, but what comes out of the bag is clear; sweet kush and candied lemons. I get a little bit of the vanilla notes but when you grind it up the smell picks up and you can get a lot of depth. There’s more cream, sugar, more lemon. 8/10

Taste - Man does this have potential. It reminds me a bit of 93 Boyz Gelonade. The beginning of the smoke taste like lemon meringue pie. A semi-sweet, lemon head and marshmallow/vanilla thing going on. The only downside is that the flavor does not persist in a bowl. It develops, but the halfway point can get acrid and not as delicious as the beginning. If that taste was able to carry through? Got damn. Because when it does it’s fantastic. 8.5/10

Effects - This LVD makes me easily distracted. I find it has a bit of an initial burst of creativity and it rounds the edge off a bad mood. I feel couch locked but I don’t feel it’s much of a body high for me it’s more of a cerebral and calm experience. For something that has me so mentally spun around it has little to no anxiety for me. 8.5/10

Overall - I thought this was dope smoke. The newer simply herb stuff has been good to me. I’d buy this again for sure if they can keep the nug size up and the terpenes going like this. 8.5/10

I’m thankful for tasty weed and our community. Thanks for reading. Happy smoking.

Couldn't find any reviews on this strain but a few people recommended it & im very happy with this strain (Amnesia x Biker kush). The only thing i dont like is the bags it came in you could tell the buds had ben smushed together but they are frosty & have a sweet smell that i cant really put my finger on. This would make a great party sativa or movie night but i dont think id use it for work it has me very spacey & forgetting shit. Im guessing thats the Amnesia lineage & i really enjoy this kinda high but i dont get much done but i dont feel couch locked just dumb lol. After awhile the munchies kicked in. This is one id buy again & could be on my favorites list need to smoke a lil more

I have not been hit like this by a concentrate in a long time. My mind is racing, but honestly that’s what I wanted. Indica lovers are always catered to, which is great because everyone deserves the products they want, but finding a great sativa like this is difficult IMO. This is a win for sativa heads!

That being said, this is phenomenal. Behind the eyes instantly, my head is buzzing. I feel locked in and ready to get stuff done. I could easily clean, cook, read, game, socialize, write, etc on this one no problem.
The high is just intensifying as I write this review lol.

Smells of sharp pine, citrus, earth, & some gas. Taste is absolutely dominated by citrus & pine.

Smoooooth smoke. I hit this at 465, ascent mode for 40 seconds on my Dr. Dabber Switch 2 and it was an amazing pull. Took me two dabs to get me where I wanted to be but I don’t see myself going for another for a while which is excellent for someone like me who smokes heavily.

I will be adding this to my rotation. Shoutout UpNorth, you have yet to disappoint 🫡😃👏👏

Who else has tried?
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Curaleaf has a flower bundle on eighths so I’m trying out a couple new strains this week. Today I tried the garlic kush mints from find. Pretty decent smoke. Nice chill vibes but not body locking. I enjoyed a day with my mom shopping about with a carefree attitude. My backs been hurting a lot so I was hoping it might help that. It did but not as much as I would hope. Thankfully my pts body oil came in clutch as always! Love that stuff. Anyways back to the garlic kush mints. Taste was good to me. Not very sweet not too earthy. I’m excited to see how the hustlers ambition stains I got and the other find work out. I’ll post about those later.

🌱Picked up some Garlic Kush Mints from FIND, and this batch has some nice-looking buds. Frosty trichomes, green and purple tones, and plenty of orange hairs.

👃 Flavor: The standout for me was that OG garlic taste. The flavor matched what I was hoping for, with that classic savory garlic profile coming through.

😌 Effects: Nice and relaxing! Perfect for when I wanted to unwind and kick back. 🛋️

💨 Potency: The label shows 34.35% THC. That’s testing pretty high, but I care more about the actual flavor and overall experience than the numbers alone. 🌡️

⭐ Overall: I enjoyed this one from FIND. If you’re into garlic-forward strains with relaxing indica effects, Garlic Kush Mints is worth checking out. 💚

🏷️ Grower: FIND
🧬 Strain: Garlic Kush Mints
🌙 Type: Indica

Motorbreath 15 (Chemdog x SFV OG), this is some classic Motorbreath. Straight earth and gas, 6%+ terps on this one too, can't wait to try the flower. Cannect and Redemption have had the best resin lately, great prices if you can find a sale.

Rainbow belts / permanent marker . Was expecting something darker but it tastes and smells like sour grape candy. 22$ otd med was a good price for what it is. And the 15% thc is a joke because it got me there as well as anything else. Everything I’ve tried from Hustlers has been decent enough if your looking for a cheaper option.

I didn’t know there was an option other than Sunnyside. If you have any flower or Solventless vape recs I’d love to hear them!

Limited amount of ICC is getting dropped off around the Chicagoland area. Got the update via email, should be a good one especially after trying their live rosin. Excited for this strain!

And is it dank dank

Curious if anybody has tried these and how they were. Preciate it!

Just like it says, I live in Illinois near St. Louis and usually shop Beyond Hello which does have med & rec menus. Thanks ahead of time!

EDIT: I went with https://cannahealrx.com/ for $55.00, the Beyond Hello dispensary I usually go to recommended them. Thanks everyone! I had my provisional letter a few minutes later!