April 20 is the golden goose of cannabis holidays: a day universally celebrated by people expressing their love of the herb in the best ways they know how. Anyone who’s been to a community 4/20 celebration where there’s music, dancing, food, and festivities knows this is a big day for the cannabis community.But for dispensaries and budtenders looking to make the most of 4/20, knowing your strains is a critical component of delivering what your customers are looking for when they come in looking to start off their celebrations right.  Know your strains and be ready for your customers’ tastes - everyone likes something a little different, and they’re all coming to you for advice. ...

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Marijuana has many classifications and varieties. Marijuana is a resinous plant that is categorized as either hybrid, sativa or indica. This is based on the plant's morphology and its anticipated effects. However, cannabis has further categorization that is defined by the existing pop culture. This involves Kush marijuana and its varieties such as Purple Kush and Haze Kush. Each Kush marijuana strain variety is defined by its flavor, smell, geographic location and effects.

The Attributes

There are many instances where you can try various cannabis strains and do not find the one that works for you. This is especially true if you are a beginner. If you have a bad experience with cannabis, you may not want to try it again, but that should not be the case. Most of the time, this happens because you do not know the kind of experience that you are embarking on and for that reason, you may overindulge. Your past experience may have resulted in paranoia and anxiety, which sometimes happen when you consume or inhale cannabis products with a high level of THC that your body cannot handle. There are a few ways that you can reduce instances of these unpleasant feelings. 

The Beginner

If you are a cannabis budtender, your day should be filled with helping medical cannabis patients and providing customer service in a marijuana dispensary shop. Your responsibility should be determining the various types of cannabis strains and what each strain does for the cannabis patient. The patient is going to rely on you to know things like whether an indica strain provides aid to their symptoms or whether, they should consider a sativa strain instead. Therefore, you need a deep understanding of the cannabis industry. To do so, you may need training from a reputable Cannabis Training University, especially, if you want to be the best budtender there is.You also have to stock the marijuana dispensary shelf with the right products and when you do, you have to know which cannabis ...

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These days, cannabis strains are stronger than they were in the past. In fact, more unique strains can be found today than in the past. Many of the marijuana strains today have better flavors and taste more interesting. For instance, there are flavors that have a blueberry or banana taste. With an assortment of varying cannabis strains that you now can choose from, it is a challenge to know which ones are better than others. In many cases, it will depend on the exact strain that you are seeking and for what purpose. However, many of these existing strains have gained more popularity than others.

The Find

Colorado is home to some of the best concentrates around. Many concentrate chemists around the state are proud to showcase their product with colorful names that illustrate their creation. They make strains ranging from high energy sativas to pain reducing calm strains like the CBDs. Here is a look at some of the best dabs you may encounter around Colorado.

Bloody Banana Split

  When referring to cannabis there are different strains described as indica, sativa and hybrid.  Differences in sativa and indica were first noted in the 18th century when differences between their resin production and structure were realized. Genetic mixing from location to location began later when selective breeding and cross pollination was discovered and produced hybrids.

Sativa