You explain what you’re looking for—to alleviate back pain, relax before bed, share some laughs without becoming antisocial, or simply shut off your hamster wheel brain for a few hours so you can be a more present and patient parent—and choose a strain accordingly.
Your guide in this new and improved universe? Your local budtender.
Baylee Cox: Pincanna, KalkaskaBaylee Cox tells Northern Express he’s been actively consuming cannabis products for six years but started as a budtender in the industry only in the last year.
Any customer who has felt overwhelmed by the sheer variety of cannabis products has instant empathy from Cox.
“When my shift was over, I was praised for a job well done, and that inspired me to push forward and become the best budtender I could be.
As far as he’s concerned, the more people who give cannabis a chance, the better: “Cannabis is a wonderful supplement to wellness and has so many benefits to its use.
Brenna Faircloth: The Woods, Cheboygan A budtender for one year and four months, Brenna Faircloth says she’s long been fascinated with cannabis, so when it became legal in Michigan, her path was obvious.
She says the combination of experience and heavy research has taught her everything she’s learned so far, and she puts that knowledge to use as a budtender.
If we want to go with companies, I really enjoy products from Glacier Cannabis; every strain we have gotten from them has been fire.
Steven Jackson: Authentic 231, ManisteeSteven Jackson has only been a budtender for six months.
I start budtending by asking, ‘What kind of high are you looking for?’ Maybe they don’t want a high at all,” he says.