budtender

Definitions

A recreational or medical cannabis dispensary worker who sells marijuana and is knowledgeable about various cannabis products.

informal

Examples

“"You can call⟳ me the bud tender," the white-coated Arrow said as he offered patients their choice of 13 different kinds of marijuana, in addition to such goodies as chocolate-flavored cannabis bars.”

“The so-called budtenders who work⟳ behind large glass display cases provide⟳ assistance in selecting the best strain⟳. All of them are medical marijuana users, and they typically are medicated while working.”

“As a registered medical marijuana patient – for a chronic stomach condition – he has to show⟳ ID every time he goes into a dispensary, and fears he'd get⟳ special treatment if the "budtenders" knew they were serving the influential critic.”

“Oak Peak is a “budtender” at the Giving Tree of Denver, a marijuana dispensary that sells such edibles as Karma Kandy.”

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