Budtender Education: Cannabis Education for Budtenders from an Oakland Equity Perspective.

Harborside founder Andrew Deangelo declares, "The thing that Javier so much that I love, is that he is a great writer, a great educator." Neeno Laflex, Budtender of the Year 2019 wrote, "The articles are amazing educational tools for anyone in the cannabis industry especially budtenders." Budtender Education Cannabis Education for Budtenders. "I need something to help me sleep" is a common request patients have for Budtenders, those serving cannabis products behind the counter at cannabis dispensaries. Budtenders are the key industrial human link between Brands and patients within cannabis retail. As more states legalize cannabis, more dispensaries form, hiring those to sell cannabis to patients. More and more people find themselves in a new profession, as a Budtender. Who educates and trains the Budtenders to help patients? Do medical officials educate Budtenders about insomnia, cancer, or other illnesses? Do dispensaries have professional relationships with hospitals? Unfortunately, no because of the federal criminalization of cannabis. There is a lack of educational training in cannabis. Federal criminalization of cannabis created the lack of a standard scientific and historical knowledge of cannabis. With a rapid legalization movement state by state, thousands of people are becoming Budtenders overnight, without the necessary training and education. As a result, tension arises at the point of exchange with patient medical needs not being met by the young industry. I dedicate this Budtender Education book series to addressing and challenging that problem, offering cutting edge quality educational cannabis content. -22 Original essays-19,000 words-Original and powerful multi-disciplinary analysis-Rich retail experience and relationships with over 100 cannabis retailers. -Author was a Budtender from 2004-07-Author is an official Oakland Equity Cannabis Business owner of Javier's Organics-Javier's Organics is the official publisher of Budtender Education-Leader of new genre of writing, Equity Cannabis literature. Co-founder of Harborside, Andrew Deangelo stated, "The thing that Javier does so much that I love, is that he is a great writer, a great educator, starting off as a Budtender, and has all types of articles on all types of topics covering cannabis, you can learn alot of things that you probably didn't know before." TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroductionI. The Mission Budtender Education as a Movement.Science 2. Scientists show Cannabis can slow down the Coronavirus.Business3. Unearthing a New Cannabis Business Model The California Cannabis Industry Struggles for a Vision4. Failing Giants and Natural Alternatives: Cannabis Seeks a new Business Model Politics 6. Compassionate Cannabis March 20207. Cannabis Farmworkers and the Coronavirus8. $30 Million for Equity Cannabis businesses9. Lebanon Struggles to Legalize Cannabis10. Police Brutality and Cannabis11. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the 14th Amendment, and Cannabis12. Indigenous Dreams and California FiresBay Area13. Towards the Medicalization of Cannabis: Santa Clara County in Tension.14. San Jose Shuts Down Recreational Cannabis Store Sales. 15. Santa Clara County Expunges Cannabis Criminal Records while San Jose Methodically forms equity. 16. Berkeley Shuts Down Cannabis Dispensaries17. The New Rising: Ron Leggett's Oakland Equity Cannabis Business 18. Cannabis and the Oakland 2020 ElectionsCalifornia Law19.Ten interesting Laws in the Bureau of Cannabis Control "BCC" California Code of Regulations20.California Moves towards Licensed Organic Cannabis: The OCal Program 21.California Cannabis Appellations and its Importance. Psychology23.Grief and Cannabis ConclusionBudtender Education offers an inside view of the California Cannabis industry, written by Ex-Budtender, and Oakland Equity Cannabis leader, Javier Armas.