Why LearnTender exists
The cannabis industry is built on knowledge, relationships, and trust.
Everyday, budtenders help consumers navigate an increasingly complex marketplace, discover new products, and make informed purchasing decisions. Yet despite the important role they play, education across the industry remains fragmented, inconsistent, and difficult for brands to scale. LearnTender was created to solve that problem.
Our story
Education that fits real retail
We built LearnTender to give budtenders practical product knowledge, confidence, and recognition without adding friction to already busy schedules.
For brands
Scalable training across dispensaries
Brands use LearnTender to deliver consistent education across locations, launch product training faster, and help retail teams stay informed.
What matters
Community, growth, and recognition
Our platform brings together learning, certification, and professional development so cannabis professionals can keep building their careers with confidence.
Meet the Founder
Corey Thomas
LearnTender was founded by Corey Thomas, a second-generation cannabis entrepreneur with more than two decades of experience building businesses, brands, and communities.
Throughout her career, Corey has worn nearly every hat in the cannabis space, from cutivation to retail sales. She has led companies from concept to commercialization, built brands from the ground up, managed operations, and created direct connections between products and consumers.
While working in the industry, Corey witnessed the same challenge over and over again: brands invest enormous resources creating exceptional products, but struggle to consistently educate the budtenders responsible for recommending them.
Traditional retail education relies heavily on in-person visits, product drops, and one-time training sessions that are difficult to scale and nearly impossible to measure.
LearnTender was created to change that. By bringing brands and budtenders together through accessible, engaging education, LearnTender creates a better experience for everyone involved.