Lulu Cohen Reports for High Times
I Worked a Day as a Budtender in Brooklyn: Here’s What I Learned
Published: October 26, 2025 12:18 pm
Lulu Cohen
The first thing I learned guest budtending in Brooklyn? Your feet hurt before your shift is halfway done. But the conversations make it worth it.
I spent the day behind the counter at By Any Other Name (BAON) in Clinton Hill to experience budtending from the inside, where product knowledge matters, but people matter more.
Learning the menu is just the beginning. The real work happens on the floor: listening to people, asking the right questions, and guiding them to something that fits. At BAON, almost every customer was greeted by name, like walking into a neighborhood bodega instead of a dispensary.
BAON stands out because it carries micro-grow boutique products you rarely see in NYC.
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