How to get hired as a budtender
Leafly Demand for personable, knowledgeable dispensary staff has never been higher. With adult-use cannabis sales projected to start in Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York by the end of the year, the people of the East Coast need budtenders they can trust. Budtenders help consumers find cannabis products for their tastes while getting comfortable with […]
Ask a (former) budtender: What’s the best weed in the US?
Leafly Strains & products Published on October 5, 2022 Not all weed is created equal. Here’s what the professionals are loving right now. (Yaron/Adobe Stock) Back when I was a budtender, the question I got most often was “what’s hot right now? What are you loving?” Manning the dispensary bar in California meant that my […]
How to use Leafly Learn for budtenders
Leafly According to the Leafly 2022 Jobs Report, the cannabis industry (both medical and adult-use) supports over 428,000 jobs across cultivation, production, testing, and retail. A lot of those jobs are budtenders, and unlike Canada, the US has no standardized certification or training program for preparing budtenders to serve the public. Employees get a lot […]
6 ways to not be ‘that guy’ at the cannabis dispensary
Leafly Lifestyle Published on October 5, 2022 Don’t be that guy. You know—that guy. (Jesse Milns/Leafly) For many of us, cannabis helps us keep our cool. A bad day at work never seems so acute after a nice joint or a couple of gummies; a hit of the vape pen soothes the anxieties of our […]
Native Lands In New York Are Selling Weed In These Surprising Locations
The Fresh Toast Marijuana stores are popping up in unexpected places all over New York state; in the case of Native lands, tribal members have taken matters into their own hands, creating a functioning marijuana business that’s exempt from the state’s law. This means that marijuana shops are popping up in unorthodox locations, including gas […]
US military softens ban on recruits who test positive for THC
Leafly Politics Published on October 5, 2022 (Alik Kaplicz / Associated Press) Failed cannabis screenings will no longer disqualify Air Force or Space Force members. With enlistment down across the armed services, will other branches permanently drop their ban on trees? The U.S. military is struggling to recruit new members. So much so that some […]
