MMJ: Etiquette, Resumes, and Definitions

I’ve been told “No cellphones in line” at about every dispensary I’ve ever visited. They usually cite “patient privacy” rules while making a vague reference to HIPAA regulations. Yet my regular pharmacy and my (non-cannabis) doctor aren’t as strict. What gives? -Reasonable Bloke

When I worked at a club, we didn’t allow phones for several reasons, including:

• Volume. No one wants to hear a loud conversation in a small waiting room. Also, if you are on the phone talking to that one friend who doesn’t yet have a letter of recommendation about how y’all are gonna split up the weed when you get home, you just broke the law.

• Security. Cannabis clubs often have large amounts of cash on hand. Criminals could use a cell phone to set up a club for a robbery.

• Privacy. I know non-cannabis medical clinics that have strict policies prohibiting cell phones. It’s easy to take someone’s picture surreptitiously.

Look at it as an opportunity to prove you aren’t addicted to your phone. Bring a book. Strike up a conversation. Sit in quiet meditation. I’m sure you’ll be fine.

How do I include my current cannabis experience on my resume? Does it matter what job I had? – Bud Tinder

Be honest and professional. Don’t say “budtender,” say “retail sales clerk.” Customer service is customer service. Marketing is marketing. Managing is managing. Get your former boss to write you a reference. Be on time. Dress like a professional and don’t smell like weed when you walk in. Ace the interview. Get a job.

Wait, there’s a difference between dabs and hash? – Khanzen Trait

Yeah, but not really. Hashish is made by separating the THC glands from the leaf of the cannabis plant, creating a kind of cannabis “concentrate.” Back in the day, we used to smoke hash on top of a bowl or rolled in a joint. Now that hash, er concentrates, are all the rage, people use specialized hash-smoking apparatuses. Generally these thingamajigs work by placing a “dab” – a small bit of concentrated cannabis – on a heated surface and inhaling the vapors. So a dab is really just a small amount of hash. Or wax. Or shatter. You get the idea. Language, like bongwater, is ever-changing.