More dispensaries to sell Illinois Cannabis Cup kits

The fourth annual Illinois High Times Magazine People’s Choice Cannabis Cup officially started today with its acceptance of competitor product submissions from cultivators across the Prairie State. The 2023 Illinois Cannabis Cup also added more dispensaries, listed below, that will carry judging kits.

The product submission window for competitors is open until August 11. The Illinois Cannabis Cup is scheduled to release judging kits for sale August 19. The judging window for all kits is set for August 19-October 22. All judging must be complete before the October 22 deadline. The awards show is set to stream live November 5. For competition inquiries, please email [email protected].

The 2023 categories include the following:

Indica Flower

Sativa Flower

Hybrid Flower

Non-Infused Pre-Rolls

Infused Pre-Rolls

Solvent Concentrates

Non-Solvent Concentrates

Vape Pens & Cartridges

Edibles: Gummies & Fruit Chews

Edibles: Chocolates & Non-Gummies

Edibles: Beverages

Topicals, Tinctures, Capsules & Sublinguals

Medical: Flower

Medical: Vape Pens & Cartridges

Medical: Edibles

The following dispensaries will have the Cannabis Cup kits for sale:

nuEra – 1415 Corporate Blvd, Aurora, IL 60502 (AU ONLY)

nuEra – 504 Riverside Dr, East Peoria, IL 61611 (AU & MED)

nuEra – 105 E University Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 (AU & MED)

nuEra – 1308 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60642 (AU & MED)

nuEra – 3249 Court St, Pekin, IL 61554 (AU ONLY)

nuEra – 102 E Green St, Champaign, IL 61820 (AU ONLY)

RISE – 3104 N Main St, Canton, IL 61520 (AU & MED)

RISE – 909 Lincoln Ave, Charleston, IL 61920 (AU ONLY)

RISE (MED & REC) – 1011 Ford Ave, STE C, Effingham, IL 62401 (AU & MED)

RISE – 2903 Colorado Ave, Joliet, IL 60431 (AU ONLY)

RISE – 1627 Rock Creek Blvd, Joliet, IL 60431 (AU & MED)

RISE – 270 N Randall Rd, Lake in the Hills, IL 60156 (AU ONLY)

RISE – 1325 Armour Blvd, Mundelein, IL 60060 (AU & MED)

RISE – 1700 Quincy Ave #103, Naperville, IL 60540 (AU & MED)

RISE – 9621 N Milwaukee Ave, Niles, IL 60714 (AU ONLY)

RISE – 2703 Broadway St, Quincy, IL 62301 (AU ONLY)

Star Buds – 7844 S Cicero Ave, Burbank, IL 60459 (AU ONLY)

Zen Leaf – 3691 E Main St, St Charles, IL 60174 (AU & MED)

Zen Leaf PILSEN – 1301 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60608 (AU & MED)

Zen Leaf – 1516 N Naper Blvd, Naperville, IL 60563 (AU ONLY)

Zen Leaf – 222 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60661 (AU ONLY)

Zen Leaf – 740 Illinois RTE 59, Aurora, IL 60504 (AU ONLY)

Zen Leaf – 1804 Maple Ave, Evanston, IL 60201 (AU & MED)

Zen Leaf – 1434 E Rand Rd Prospect Heights 60070 (AU ONLY)

Lux Leaf – 5539 Miller Cir Dr, Matteson, IL 60443 (AU Only)

Beyond Hello – 1515 N Veterans Pkwy, Bloomington, IL 61704 (AU Only)

Beyond Hello – 2021 Goose Lake Road, Sauget, IL 62206 (AU & MED)

Beyond Hello – 501 Northtown Road, Normal, IL 61761 (AU & MED)

Beyond Hello – 1401 Mississippi Ave Suite 17, Sauget, IL 62201(AU ONLY)

According to High Times Magazine, the “High Times Cannabis Cup Illinois: People’s Choice Edition is aimed to identify and award the best cannabis products in all of Illinois, all across a wide range of different categories, all to be judged by the great people of the Land of Lincoln.” For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

For the 2022-cup winners, click here.
For the 2021-cup winners, click here.

For 2020-cup winners, click here.

To read my essay, My Experience Judging the High Times Cannabis Cup, from 2020, click here.

To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

For Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

To qualify and receive a medical patient card at a discounted rate, visit here.