Budtender

Quick meaning: Budtender is a noun meaning (informal) A recreational or medical cannabis dispensary worker who sells marijuana and is knowledgeable about various cannabis products.

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

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

"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.

Word Forms

• budtenders
• bud tender

Synonyms for budtender

Depending on context, synonyms include potender.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include potender, cannabisseur, cannista, ganjapreneur, breeder, mongerer.

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