Cannabis scholars line up to help the sick
(NEWSER) - For patients prescribed medical marijuana, picking from the hundreds of available strains can be daunting—variety, effects, and strength vary widely. The need for expert knowledge has given rise to a new job: "budtender," a pot gurus employed by a dispensary to help guide patients. "We get a lot of older patients who come in, maybe tried marijuana in college 30 years ago," says the owner of one dispensary. "Now their doctor recommended it for them." More»
