Advanced Budtending

This course is designed for future and current budtenders.  After taking this course, our students will have a deep understanding of the budtender profession.  Budtenders are an essential part of a dispensary team and are crucial to the success of any dispensary.  

By knowing the science behind Cannabis and the best practices, our students will be able to effectively communicate with clients and help them find the best products for each individual client. This course will cover everything from the introduction to Cannabis to landing a job in the cannabis industry and everything in between.

Budtender Certification Course Outline

•  What is a Budtender?

•  Introduction to Cannabis

◦  History of Cannabis

◦  Western Medicine and Cannabis

•  Legality of Cannabis

◦  Federal Legality

▪  History

▪  Current Status

▪  Future Trends

◦  State Cannabis Programs

▪  Recreational Programs

▪  Medical Programs

▪  Regulations

•  Pharmacology of Cannabis

◦  Cannabis Botany

◦  General Classification

◦  Species and Subspecies of Cannabis

◦  Phenotypes

◦  Chemovars

◦  Cannabinoids

◦  Terpenes

◦  Flavonoids

◦  Entourage Effect

•  Dosing and Administration

◦  Dosage Forms

◦  Dosing Considerations

◦  Starting New Patients

•  Qualifying Conditions and Treatments

◦  Chronic Pain

◦  PTSD/ Anxiety

◦  Cancer

◦  Other Conditions

◦  Case Studies

•  Safety and Effects

◦  General Risks

◦  Common Side Effects

◦  Adverse Side Effects

◦  Potential Interactions with Cannabis

◦  Stability and Storage

•  Cannabis Supply Chain

◦  Cultivation

▪  Stages of Development

▪  Techniques

▪  Cultivation Centers

◦  Processing

◦  Testing

◦  Packaging / Labeling

◦  Deliveries

◦  Dispensaries

•  Customer Relationship Management

◦  Culture

◦  Proper Perspective

◦  Customer Experience

◦  Building Trusting Relationships

◦  When Things go wrong

•  Budtender Positions

◦  Preparation

◦  Application

◦  Getting Hired

◦  Refining Your Skills and Continuing Education