For some, working in the cannabis industry is a dream job — but the idea of working for someone else seems like a nightmare. Luckily for people who share these perspectives, the growing cannabis industry — and a little entrepreneurial spirit — can provide ample opportunity to pursue one’s ideal career path. Before I became […]
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Heaven Scents: Knowing Your Top Terps And Their Ultimate Outcomes
“Those terps are super tasty!” “These dabs are so terpy and delicious!” “You can smell the terps as soon as you open the jar!” If you’ve heard someone use a similar expression and wondered what in the hell a “terp” is, you’re probably not alone. “Terps” is shorthand for the hydrocarbons better known as terpenes. […]
Top Tips For Higher Tips: 8 Ways Budtenders Can Provide Stellar Customer Service
As an experienced wellness advisor — a.k.a., a budtender — at a physical storefront and online delivery service specializing in cannabis, exceptional customer service and product knowledge is important to me, even when I’m just a guest at a dispensary. If you’re a budtender whose priority is filling your tip jar, you’re focusing on the […]
Cann-I-Do: How To Plan A Weed-Themed Wedding For A Toke-Loving Twosome
“This was the best wedding I’ve ever been to,” one of our guests told us. We were exhausted from our big day, but we were nonetheless glowing. Our attendees talked about how liberating it was to be able to smoke out in the open because of how isolating it had felt at previous nuptials they’d […]
How Legalization Changed My Budtender Job — For The Worse
Valentine’s Day marks an occasion filled with saccharine Hallmark cards and the overcapitalization of love. The dispensary I worked at opened its business to recreational cannabis consumers on Valentine’s Day of this year. The line to purchase weed was so long that it stretched out the front door and wrapped around the building. The reactions […]
The Benefits Of Growing CBD Strains, The Medicinal Plant That Won’t Get You Stoned
We all know about the beloved active chemical compound tetrahydrocannabinol, more commonly known as THC. It’s an amazing painkiller and appetite stimulant that can encourage a feeling of calm in those who partake. It can also give you a sense of euphoria, sedation and drowsiness in the form of that familiar psychoactive high. However, cannabis […]
Social Media 101: If You Have A Cannabis Grow Op, Then It’s Time To Get Savvy With Online Marketing
Why social media marketing? In the digital age, when it comes to any product on the market, more social media brand visibility equals more sales. It’s also a medium that’s highly affordable compared to traditional marketing avenues. Instead of a return on your monetary investment, you’re getting a return on your time. Social media has […]