Cannabis 101
Ascend
Safety & Compliance
Cannabis History
Potpourri
100

The cannabinoid responsible for the psychoactive effects

What is THC?

100

Ascends slogan

What is bettering your life with cannabis?

100

Visible and above the waist

Where are badges to be worn?

100

The first state to legalize medical cannabis

What is the state of California in 1996?

100

Illinois Supply & Provisions, & HCI

What was our company called before it was renamed Ascend?

200

3 slang terms for cannabis. 

What are weed, pot, ganja, trees, bud, kush, Mary Jane, devils lettuce, jazz cabbage, etc..

200

The type of company that Ascend is

What is a vertically integrated cannabis company or MSO (Multi State Organization)?

200

In every room and between each register

Where are our panic buttons located?

200

A group of Californian teenagers ritualistically smoked marijuana every day at 4:20 pm. The ritual spread, and soon 420 became code for smoking marijuana. Eventually 420 was converted into 4/20 for calendar purposes, and the day of celebration was born.

What is the history behind 4/20?

200

A form of concentrated cannabis oil often used to treat diseases and cancer, and was popularized by marijuana activist Rick Simpson.

What is RSO?

300

The 3 major categories of cannabis

What are Indica, Sativa, & Hybrid?

300

Our regional HR representative

Who is Emily Fiaoni?

300

1140

What is our duress code?

300

Where the medicinal use of cannabis is believed to have begun

What is cannabis history experts believe that an Emperor from China was the very first person to use the marijuana plant medicinally, by brewing it into creams and tea, and this took place somewhere around 2727 B.C?

300

The famous celebrity who bought cannabis from Snoop Dogg in high school?

Cameron Diaz

400

The 4 most common cannabinoids

What are THC, THCa, CBD, & CBDa?

400

Illinois, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Ohio?

What are the states that Ascend currently operates in? 

400

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation(IDFPR) & the Illinois State Police(ISP)

Who are our two overseeing agencies?

400

2014

When was medical cannabis legalized in the state of Illinois?

400

A moderate user (several times per week) can test positive for 7–21 days after last use. A heavy user can test positive for a month or longer after last use

How long can cannabis stay in your system?
500

The fragrant oils, secreted by the trichomes, that give cannabis its aromatic diversity

What are terpenes?

500

Find 2-3 managers scheduled throughout your shift

Share message with those managers

What are the proper steps to call off?

500

Behind the desk in intake and starting at the counter at the register moving through the back of the dispensary

Where are the restricted areas of the dispensary?

500

January 1, 2020

When was the first legal sale of recreational cannabis in Illinois?

500

The activated phychoactive molecule. 

What is THC