Here at Kansas City Cannabis, we recognize our budtenders as our most valuable assets.The passion and knowledge that each one of them brings to our dispensaries is the cornerstone of what we aim to offer to our patients; an enjoyable dispensary experience. A great example of our budtenders and the experience they provide is Ashley Gordon at our Blue Springs location.

Ashley’s cannabis journey began when she was in her later teen years and was looking for a way to more effectively battle her manic depression. By the time she was 20 years old she had tried different dosages of more than a couple prescriptions. She decided to go the cannabis route instead. “With some medicines, I didn’t know how to exist. There are so many different strains and ways that cannabis can help; I would rather trial and error with weed.”

Ashley has been on our team since October of last year and she has been a joy to patients and teammates alike ever since. She glows when she is at work and when asked why, she simply said that she was happy to be here and that cannabis has given her a greater sense of purpose in her career. All of our budtenders share the same passion for cannabis that Ashley has but one thing that immediately set Ashley apart was her desire to learn as much as she could about this medicine. You can often find her in the dispensary conference room studying products and taking notes in a notebook dedicated to cannabis. “Our patients rely on us to know about these products. For a lot of them we are their source of cannabis knowledge.”

Ashley is a patient herself and who better to ask for recommendations than a patient-budtender? When asked about her favorite products she immediately jumped to concentrates saying, “Concentrates are the only things that help me get myself under control in a fast manner when I’m overwhelmed.” She also pointed out that Alien Daydream from Proper Cannabis was a delicious and delightful dab that had a smooth inhale with tangy notes on the exhale. As a seasoned dabber she also put Headchange up there at the top of her concentrates list. Her favorite strain ever is Runtz referencing it’s full body effect that takes her pain away along with providing a relaxed mental state.

Next time you find yourself in need of weed, consider swinging through our Blue Springs location and picking Ashley’s brain for a little while.