cannista

English

Etymology

Blend of cannabis +‎ barista

Noun

cannista (plural cannistas)

1. (Canada) A service employee at a marijuana shop.
   • 2018 October 16, Dayla Lahring, “Cannabis is legal – now what?”, in St. Albert Gazette:

     “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.

   • 2019 April 1, “As retail pot shops launch in Ontario, Ottawa’s three stores open their doors”, in Global News‎^[1]:

     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.

   • 2020 March 22, “Cannista (Educator)”, in Canada Jobs‎^[2], archived from the original on 22 March 2020:

     Our Cannistas share inspiring insights, easy-to-follow advice and as much or as little education as you want, making your purchase simple and snappy.

Anagrams

• cantinas

Italian

Etymology

From canna +‎ -ista.

Noun

cannista m or f by sense (masculine plural cannisti, feminine plural canniste)

1. angler

Further reading

• cannista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• cannasti, scannati, stannica