cannista
cannista noun: a service employee at a marijuana shop.
Noun
cannista (plural cannistas)
- A service employee at a marijuana shop.
- “Our cannistas have worked tirelessly to understand how to guide people … where we can show them what a terpene is, what THC and CBD are, what strains are potentially the best for the outcomes they’re looking to have,” Mison said.2018 October 16, Dayla Lahring, “Cannabis is legal – now what?”, in St. Albert Gazette
- The store also has a dedicated “education room” or “experimental room,” where customers can search tablets or talk to the shop’s cannabis educators — or “cannistas” — about different strains and consumption methods.2019 April 1, “As retail pot shops launch in Ontario, Ottawa’s three stores open their doors”, in Global News
Forms of cannista
| plural | cannistas |
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Origin of cannista
Blend of cannabis + barista.
Questions about cannista
- What does cannista mean?
- Cannista means a service employee at a marijuana shop.
- What part of speech is cannista?
- Cannista is a noun.
- What is the plural of cannista?
- The plural of cannista is cannistas.
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