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10/10/2025

CANNABIS 101 "BUDTENDER"
1. A budtender is an employee of a cannabis dispensary who helps shoppers select products. A "bud" is a cannabis flower.
2. Budtenders are not medical professionals. You can tell them "I want something for pain" but they will not know about your specific condition, your other medical diagnoses, your medications, or other important information. Unless mandated by law, dispensaries do not typically have a pharmacist on site though you could always ask.
3. Feel free to ask your budtender what level of training or experience they have. For example, some may have taken classes online to become a "certified" budtender. Others may just have years of experience with cannabis because they have been regular consumers of cannabis. Some could have no formal training or much experience at all.
4. Budtenders are there to sell the products that their dispensary sells. They might offer a product that is not necessarily a good choice for you personally. Feel free to decline their suggestions.
5. Budtenders may have a tip jar so you can give them money if they did a really good job helping you. Consider tipping 10-20% of your bill, similar to how you tip in a restaurant. Do not feel obliged to tip.

Here is a blog article addressing the top 5 questions people ask budtenders. I want to point out that their response about dosing edibles is NOT the advice I give my patients.
https://indicaonline.com/blog/5-questions-budtender-know/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNWSeVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFoNUhYV3E2MWM0aElFd0t6AR5J4F6l3P5vNBcw6-WWx7LXAzhsiQElNlK22B-VoDN1d9Y9D-OSmQXFtuNfOw_aem_C0SjS9UVU3Aek1CEjETECw

I am a certified cannabis practitioner and I accept most major insurances. Call my office to arrange an appointment if you are interested in having me teach and guide you in using cannabis for medical purposes. https://lexmindfulmedicine.com/

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