I received my education on medical cannabis by working as a budtender
Sometimes you have to learn a new job while you’re actively doing it for the first time.
- When I started washing dishes at a commercial kitchen in high school, I wasn’t given any training hours or time in the dishroom away from a work shift.
Needless to say, it wasn’t the easiest experience in my life. I remember faltering for the first hour before I got used to the new skills I had to utilize. By the time I had worked there for a few weeks, I finally got the hang of the new work position. It wasn’t so hard after I had sufficient practice in the dish room. In fact, I got so proficient with the job that I was offered a promotion just one year later at the age of 16. I went from being a dishwasher to an assistant cook, quickly learning the skills to working behind the line and even preparing some of the food that left the kitchen and went to the two dining rooms. While I no longer work in the food service industry, I had a similar trial-by-fire experience with one of my most recent job positions. I work in the growing department at a medical marijuana company, but I started in the retail stores working as a budtender. I didn’t know that much about medical cannabis before I accepted the job offer, so I had to learn as soon as I started my first shift. I had to learn about THC content, terpenes, and various strains that are split into three main categories. You have sativa strains of cannabis that are typically more energizing, indica strains that are usually more relaxing and sedating, and hybrid strains that combine elements of both sativas and indicas. Before long I knew more about medical cannabis than I ever thought possible.