Name: Janet
Hometown: Chicopee, Massachusetts
Years in Cannabis: One year, and two months.
Nickname: The Baby Frightener
Fun Fact:  I also work at a Grateful Dead themed loaded French fry food truck during the summer!

What is your cannabis origin story?
I smoked some radioactive cannabis and I became the superhero PSA I am today :P

What did you do before this and how did it prepare you for your role today?
I was working at a family homeless shelter before I started at CAC. One of the many things I learned while working at the shelter was that sometimes you will encounter people who you are trying to help that will be mean or yell or be downright unbearable. All of those people have something going on in their lives that you don’t know about or you do know about but those outside forces are causing them to act this way. Not everyone knows how to deal with stress or pain and they can take those feelings out on you. Don’t take it personally. You have to work past that to provide the best experience and, in this case, the medicine they need so they can do everyday things that most of us take for granted. It has helped me through tough days to just know I was able to brush off that encounter and help others

What is your strain of choice?
 Kiwiskunk. One of my favorite patients and I bond over our love of this strain

What is your favorite edible?
Cake pops! Chef and the kitchen crew, are constantly killin’ it!

Favorite delivery method? e.g.  smoke, dab, vape, eat, topical
Dabs.

What is the most interesting thing you’ve learned about cannabis recently?
How CBD interacts with your body and other medications and the BHO and PHO extraction processes and how heat and pressure can have an impact on the final product. 

How do you ensure first time visitors are comfortable with their first dispensary experience?
Listening. People come in wanting to talk about their pain or just talk about their lives. Take in that info and actively listen. Take the time to explain items. Show them how to use AND OPEN what they bought. So many people talk about their bad experiences at other dispensaries so I keep those things in mind and try to do better and be better. It's those little things people appreciate.

What do you do for fun?
Hiking, with a smoke session, and cooking/baking!

Do you have any hobbies or collections?

I have a collection of all things Bill Murray. Movie posters, T-shirts, my girl Meg just got me an ornament for Christmas and IT TALKS!! My hope one day is when we go recreational, that he comes into our dispensary. I WILL CRY. 

Where do you go to learn more about cannabis? 
We have classes that our Sales Floor Leads put on and they are very informative. I have been using the MerryJane.com and MJbizdaily for more industry news and Hightimes to read about fun experiences and new products. Those searches end up putting me in a cannabis rabbit hole so I see a lot of stuff. 

What’s your favorite CAC product right now? 
NF1, anything!

What do you like most about working at CAC?
My co-workers (dispensary and back of house) are so amazing. They are some of the best people I have ever met. I would also have to say helping out others. We have some pretty incredible patients.