Dispensing Medical Advice: San Francisco Bay Area Budtender Recommendations for Pain and Sleep Relief

In Dispensing Medical Advice: San Francisco Bay Area Budtender Recommendations for Pain and Sleep Relief, researchers visited dispensaries in Alameda and San Francisco Counties to understand what advice cannabis budtenders in the San Francisco Bay Area were providing to customers for pain and sleep trouble. They asked budtenders for recommendations on products, dosage, and strains to best alleviate pain and sleep trouble. 

 

Researchers found that budtenders had specific ideas about cannabis uses despite a lack of evidence for most recommendations. The report recommends that future cannabis research should prioritize products most recommended and used for common medical complaints.