Do you ever just interact with someone and then think about how cool they would be to be friends with? That is how I felt when I first met Daquon Buckhannon of Holy Grail. We met back in October of 2024...
What Have You Learned About Weed Since Becoming a Budtender?
“All the different benefits. How it can help people not just recreationally, but, you know, medically. Different topicals and how they can...
One might be donning heart-shaped glitter glasses, red locks, and a confident, knowing smile; one might smile at you with the utmost warmth; another could look at you with a distant gaze, the middle man...
After moving between dispensaries, James Nielsen has spent the last four years as a budtender at The Chalice Sorority House. What’s kept him there is the community he’s found.
For Nielsen, The Sorority...
How long have you been working at Peach Cannabis, and how do you like it?
I’m digging it, honestly. It’s different from the last dispensary I worked at where the customer base was really varied...
It is not just the green from the trees that Oregon is known for, but rather the specific green that gets everyone highly excited. Oregon, home of the Trail Blazers, was one of the quicker states to...
How long have you been a budtender?
I actually got my OLCC workers permit two weeks after I turned 21. It’s been five years. When I was getting close to 21, I wasn’t going to be in college anymore....
I don’t smoke. You might think that this makes me unqualified to suggest particular strains of cannabis, and you would be right. That’s why I went to the experts. After a one-word Google search of...
Kirsten Hewes, budtender at Snugz Dispensary on 1235 Railroad Blvd, advocates for zippy cannabis, following your passion and having meaningful conversations as a member of the queer community. Unbothered...
Hai-lea Eads got a job budtending after moving to Oregon from Colorado in 2021. After spending some time working at Whole Foods, she felt called to put her customer service skills to the test...
Basic Info:
I am 22 years old. I have been budtending for a little more than a year now. I love to make art, play with my pets and read books.
Are you in school? If so, what is your degree?
I...
Sarah Salerno began working at The Herb Center in Oregon City when she was 21 years old. Now, at the age of 23, Salerno is pursuing her degree in biology at the University of Oregon – with hopes...
