Existing Courses

The Employee Training Manual is a customizable framework of required training, paired with a  Responsible Vendor Training tailored specifically for New York State, written by an experienced cannabis-industry trainer/ cannabis dispensary manager. Together they form a very thorough training of any dispensary-based employee in this modern legal cannabis industry.

A fast-paced, job-focused college-level training program consisting of 7+ modules. Each module consists of a recorded lecture, lecture notes in PDF form, required and supplemental readings, content-related short animation videos, a quiz, a mandatory Discussion Topic and 3 job-related major projects. 

Hospitality Pathways is a NYC-based, woman-owned and operated non-profit preparing local residents to work in the emerging legal cannabis industry. I presented 2 days of training in a 4-week session: Cannabis product knowledge through brand research and label analysis: Modeling/coaching successful and compliant cannabis sales transactions: Common Consumer Questions and responsible answers;

“Ask the Dispensary Manager”, a lively discussion of any and all cannabis-dispensary-related topics. See vi

Eight modules, each with recorded presentations and lecture notes in pdf form, accompanied by a short content-related animation video and relevant downloadable materials. Each module is followed by a short quiz; there is a 50-question final exam.

A basic overview and introduction to the job of budtending, given to new hires at a dispensary to accompany on-the-job training. Ten written sections accompanied by review questions and manager/trainer feedback. Fulfills the dispensary-based training hours requirement set by regulators.

These videos - on two very relevant topics - are examples of my lecturing style; the first video is on “a serving is not a dose”; the second video is on “the compliant language of budtending”.