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America’s Fastest-Growing Industry
Cannabis is the fastest-growing industry in the U.S., according to the newly-released Leafly 2022 Jobs Report. The emerging sector now supports 428,059 jobs, up 33 percent from last year. It’s the fifth year in a row of job growth at 27 percent or more — the highest rate of any industry in the nation. Here are more highlights from the report …
OU Author on Cannabis for Patients
Author, Oaksterdam Professor, and Deputy Director of NORML Paul Armentano recently released the latest edition of his book, Clinical Applications for Cannabis & Cannabinoids. Learn more in our latest blog and Oaksterdam Interview video.
Why I Think Higher Taxes Could Bolster Illegal Sales
Oaksterdam University Executive Chancellor Dale Sky Jones believes higher taxes on cannabis could bolster illegal sales. Find out why in her op-ed for Rolling Stone, as well as a video posted here.
LILIAN E LOPEZ
I had the privilege of taking the Raising funds for cannabis business course. There were numerous segments of the curriculum that really appealed to me. The overview was concise and factual. Each section had useful information, it really gave me a better picture of...
Start Low, Go Slow: Cannabis Dosing
2 min. read: As a budtender, your customers and patients are going to have a wide range of questions about the different methods of ingesting cannabis and dosing guidelines. In many cases, they may turn to you for counsel rather than to their own personal doctor or nurse practitioner. Your customers’ visit to the dispensary may be their first face-to-face communication with any professional, or perhaps anyone at all, regarding their desire to consume cannabis. Here are some things to keep in mind as you field questions from your customers and patients …
The Role of a Cannabis Budtender
Budtenders work in dispensaries or provisioning centers and handle many of the same things anyone who works in retail is familiar with. However, they also deal with responsibilities unique to cannabis, such as product handling protocols, seed-to-sale tracking, and advanced security measures. Most importantly, budtenders must serve not only customers but patients with sensitive health conditions.
Tim Crowell
Horticulture
6 Skills to Be a Great Budtender
The role of a cannabis “budtender” is like a hybrid of a pharmacist and a bartender. A budtender must not only be well-versed in the potential effects of the products they sell and current scientific literature but also be able to provide a pleasant and entertaining experience for their customers. Here are six skills that go into being a great budtender.
14 Cannabis Brand Archetypes
Oaksterdam University Alum David Paleschuck, author of Branding Bud: The Commercialization of Cannabis, talks to OU about his background, his book, and his 14 cannabis brand archetypes, which helps businesses define their identity, refine their message, and speak directly to their target customers. Find the blog and “Oaksterdam Interviews” video here.
Michael Diaz-Rivera
Before taking the class lot of the business language for understanding financials was going over my head. Now I feel like I am able to speak about valuation, EBITDA, equity, liquidity, dilution, and shareholders with the best in the industry. I am now able to apply...