Just wondering how many of you out there have a slot in your annual review conversations for 'Google reviews and online mentions'.

Saw this and thought it hilarious. As if someone reviewing you could even be something you could be held accountable for.

Our shop works us up to 30 hours a week part time. Our schedules are inconsistent as far as what days we work from week to week.

Had someone ask this and got looking into Google that was contradictory.

In particular we have the Mary’s Medicinals patches and creams. Will those make you test +? What about psychoactivity?

I’ve always understood that you would test + and no head change. Google offered a myriad of responses on which did what and they were contradictory to my thinking.

I live in Colorado and I started working at a new dispensary a few months ago. The owner takes all of the budtender samples for himself. I've never heard of another dispensary that did that. To me it's unbelievably fucked up. Those are supposed to be for the budtenders so we can try out the products we're selling and give good feedback to customers. But he's so greedy that he would rather us pay out of pocket if we want anything. Anyone have any idea if this is legal or not?

Hey!! I recently moved to Toronto from Ireland, I am absolutely dire to work as a BudTender, I have completed my CanSell but I am struggling to get leads or responses to my resumes. Is there anyone who can advise me or help me in any way? Would be greatly appreciated!

Hello fellow budtenders!! Wondering if anybody has any experience using Dutchie specifically with Ohaus scales? We have a retail store with both a normal Windows computer and a Dutchie ELO Android Terminal both with Ohaus scales. Using this 232Key software we are able to make our Ohaus scales work on the normal Windows computer but we can't seem to get them to work directly plugged into Dutchies terminal.. We have tried a few different USB to RS232 cables but its like the terminal straight up doesn't see the scale. Looking up and down on Dutchies support site (which seems like it changes every other day) it only says A&D scales are supported by both configurations.. Maybe we are getting lucky with the Ohaus working on the normal Windows computers?? If anybody has experience with Dutchie and how to setup an Ohaus scale - specifically with the Dutchie terminal, I'd love some advice! Always something with Dutchie..

OG Question on the type of fat mattering

How long before? I have heard ~30 mins prior. I've seen some anecdotal comments in some posts about not eating directly with, which would make some sense.

Someone in my state subreddit was asking a question, and I just put in my normal disclaimer about having some fat in your system, etc.

He said that he'd eaten a ribeye in once instance, but felt little. Which leads me to the next - I generally recommend peanut butter as it's a big delivery system in a small package. But overall, does the type of fat have impact on the uptake/efficacy of THC???

Hey guys so my current dispensary makes budtenders share tips, which is fine. They usually distribute tips evenly but sometimes a few of us end up working a bit harder than other coworkers. I recently ended up helping an out of state customer for about an hour and they ended up tipping me $100. He placed it directly in my hand and thanked me for my effort and knowledge. I kept the tip all to myself but this ended up creating some sort of turmoil. Was it wrong of me to keep the $100?

How are all my Oregon budtenders feeling about measure 119 passing? Personally my team and I are absolutely stoked and are planning to join our local union asap! Any advice on unionization or organizing would be fantastic (: I don’t know about you but my boss is generally one of the worst people I’ve ever had the misfortune of being around and im so excited this man no longer gets the satisfaction of hiring and firing based on looks and vibes solidarity forever my friends!!

I am looking for something along the lines of the High Buds Club or what O2O has started up.

could add links if that’s okay. if people require an example.

IL budtenders: which fast-acting edibles are your favorite? I just tried the KANHA ones for the first time and really loved them.

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I appreciate all the input I got on my last post, and was hoping someone could answer a question I have. The dispensary I work at wants us looking up customers in the system and calling/texting them directly about deals. Is this okay? I'm just wondering if I could get in legal trouble for reaching out to customers on my personal phone. My boss doesn't like spending money so he won't pay for a mass texting service or anything like that. I work in NM if that helps. TIA!!

Pretty self explanatory, do any of y’all have any experience with the system? If so, what are some pros and cons? Positive and negative experiences you’ve had with it? My store is currently making the switch from Dutchie, we kinda just want to know what to expect when we do eventually make the switch

I’ll admit this isn’t my world. My son randomly told us he’s going to college. When pressed about what he’s getting a degree in, he said he was going to the Cannabis Institute. It appears as though he’s doing the following program.

https://www.cannavision.com/cannabis-education/programs/cannabis-studies-aas/

I poked around the website and see this program will cost around $10k. My gut said “what the fuck?! This can’t be smart” but I want to hear from folks more knowledgeable in the industry. Is the industry at a point where spending on a degree is necessary? What types of roles exist where this would be required or beneficial? What salary expectations should he have? I should also note, recreational marijuana isn’t legal in our state so I don’t know if that changes anything. We do have a medical cannabidiol program which authorizes the manufacture and sale of products that contain both CBD and THC. Not sure if this changes the validity of such a degree or not.

The dispensary I work at gives gift bags to the team to help celebrate the holiday season. I’m a lead this year and was asked to help curate the bags and would love some feedback here! What are some items you would genuinely appreciate/want? (There are a lot of team members, so the budget is $50 or less per person.)

I have customers who come up to me sometimes who only speak Spanish. I can have a basic conversation, but I struggle with words like “pre roll/joint” / “eight”. What are some commonly used words in Spanish that would translate best? I feel like google translate isn’t doing me good

Hello, my long term goal is to become a nurse and I'm in school taking prerequisites to get there, but in the meantime I'm looking for extra income. Would being a budtender now affect my nursing career later?

Where can I find all of the laws/regulations etc just so I don’t fuck around and do some dumb shit I want to be well informed on everything I can be

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Based on my own experience, I spent nearly all of my 20s at Lightshade, initially hoping for growth and success within the company. However, in my opinion, I found the environment to be toxic and exploitative, which ultimately drained me of joy, energy, and any optimism I had about my future in this industry. From my perspective, Lightshade appeared to devalue its employees, fostering a culture where morale and integrity seemed to be sacrificed for profit and convenience.

A Lack of Accountability and Support
In my view, one of the most troubling aspects of my time at Lightshade was the lack of accountability within the organization. In my experience, management often overlooked actions that seemed to me to be ethically and legally questionable. It was disheartening to see dedicated employees let go while others, whose actions I felt posed risks to the company, remained in their positions. This, to me, reflected a disregard for fairness and the well-being of employees.

Retaliation, Bigotry, and Sexism
During my time at Lightshade, I personally experienced retaliation, as well as instances of bigotry and sexism from individuals in positions of power. This, to me, created a deeply uncomfortable and hostile work environment that made it difficult to feel safe or valued. The failure to address these issues contributed to the toxic atmosphere I experienced, making my time there even more difficult.

A Culture of Exploitation and Exhaustion
From my perspective, working at Lightshade took a significant toll on my emotional well-being. I personally felt the work environment was unsupportive, with little regard for employee welfare or work-life balance. The pressure and lack of recognition, in my opinion, led to a gradual loss of passion for the work I once enjoyed. In my experience, I felt my energy and potential were being exploited with little return except stress and burnout.

A Word of Caution for Job Seekers
For those considering a position at Lightshade, I would strongly suggest carefully considering my experience. In my opinion, the company’s lack of support for employees, its tendency to overlook problematic behavior, and the emotional toll it took on me, make it a place I would not recommend. My time at Lightshade left me with a lasting sense of regret, as I feel the company took a significant part of my youth and well-being. I literally had to start going to therapy to work through the trauma I went through while working there. Best of luck to all you hardworking individuals, you deserve to work for a company where you feel valued and supported.

What are some ways to help properly guide my customers and help them with their choices if they ask for my opinion about a product and I have never tried it. I have only worked 1 shift at my dispensary and considering I’ve tried little to almost none of their products right now. I am learning their menu and their products but just need help on what to say to customers to still give them a good customer service experience.

Im looking to start budtending in MN but rec just got legalized. I’m more passionate about the medical aspect though so I’m happy to work in that setting. All the jobs are ones that want to negotiate salary. I was planning on asking for 18-23/hr but I’m fine lower as long as I get decent tips. I was also curious on what the tips are like when you work medical over recreational? I know medical can be really expensive here.

So I have distillate, a bunch of hte oil or some people consider it to be called live resin, and botanical terpenes. Tried 70% disty 22% hte 8% terps, didn’t taste like anything but cannabis. Tried it again with 80% disty 12% hte 8% terps thinking the hte was the problem , but the taste still isn’t very apparent. What am I doing wrong

I’ve gotten several customers complaining that I’m to formal in my customer interactions. I’m uncertain how to fix this or if I even should. My co workers managers and regulars like me so I’m uncertain this is really an issue

It’s so weird to me how people will come in just to argue about weed or flex how much they know. This is just my silly little day job in a field that I really enjoy and fuck with (and I’ve been in both the black market and legal market for a number of years, so I do know what I’m talking about). But I feel like I encounter a number of people who come in and spend the majority of their time talking abt how much they know about weed, how they’ve been smoking it since before I was born, arguing with me when they present something to me and I offer a recommendation based on that, etc. I had a patient (I work in med) come in the other day and ask me for a recommendation, only to argue with my recs (despite admitting never having tried the products). I very much value their input when it comes to helping choose a product but damn!! What’s the point of wasting both our time?

I know especially in a medical dispensary, this might be the only time of the day where somebody has social interactions and that’s so understandable, but Jesus. It’s just weed, man. The difference is I’m getting paid to stand here and tell you what I know about the weed, you’re not.

I am designing edibles packaging and curious what information is most important to see clearly on the front of the package.

What are people asking for the most? Is there something that would help to have on the package or communicate more clearly?

How many customers do you guys typically see in an 8 hour shift? What is your average spend? I have seen 74 customers tonight and my average spend is 43 dollars.

Could be Tiktok, Facebook, Insta, etc, but i'm always looking for just more generalized information.

TT:

• CannabiChem - PhD with a focus on the plant
• Tessa420_ - budtender - randomly followed off a comedy one

But beyond that, there aren't many people I follow.