Cannabis Sommelier
Limited Seats • June 11–13, 2026

3-Day Cannabis Sommelier™
Vancouver Intensive

📅 Thursday–Saturday, June 11–13, 2026
📍 Vancouver, BC
👥 20 Seats Maximum
🎓 Master Cannabis Sommelier™ Certified

Three days of immersive training with Julie Quinn and the CannaReps team. Multi-sensory product evaluation with 24+ strains and 12+ concentrates, field trips to 3 cannabis facilities, an industry networking dinner, a 1-on-1 strategy session with Julie, professional headshots, and early access to the Cannabis Expression Compass™. Graduate with your Master Cannabis Sommelier™ certificate and 12 months of alumni membership.

Reserve Your Seat — $2,500 Virtual student? Upgrade for $1,505
20
seats available
Cohort capped for hands-on quality
SUGGESTED IMAGE: Immersive classroom experienceWide shot of a previous in-person intensive — students seated at tables with cannabis products, terpene samples, and grading sheets. Julie presenting at the front. Warm lighting, engaged body language. If no prior event photos exist, use venue photos with product styling on tables to set the scene.
The Experience

Three Days That Change How You See Cannabis

This isn’t a lecture. It’s 24 hours of hands-on immersion with a certified Cannabis Sommelier instructor, real products, live sensory evaluation, field trips to cannabis facilities, and face-to-face connections with industry leaders. You leave with the credential, the confidence, and the sensory skills installed — not just learned.

Day 1 — Thursday
Foundations & Sensory Calibration
  • Cannabis Expression Compass™ deep-dive: Genetic, Processing, Sensory-to-Outcome layers
  • Live terpene isolation: 8 primary terpenes evaluated in real time — train your palate
  • Sensory bucket calibration: Gas, Sweets, Funk, Floral, Earthy, Wood with real flower
  • Hands-on sensory evaluation: First round of 24+ strains with guided sensory profiling
  • COA reading workshop: Translate lab data into consumer-facing language
  • Chemovar Outcome Logic: Move beyond indica/sativa forever
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (8 hrs) • Catered lunch included
Day 2 — Friday
Field Trips & Industry Immersion
  • Field trip to 3 cannabis facilities: retailers, cultivators, and/or brand partners
  • Behind-the-scenes tours with face-to-face connections with facility operators
  • Live concentrate evaluation: 12+ concentrates scored and profiled
  • Quality Grading Tool: Score products on-site using the 100-point scorecard
  • Consumer outcome-based guidance: Match products to desired customer outcomes
  • Industry networking: Connections with operators, brand reps, and cohort peers
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (8 hrs) • Catered lunch included
Evening: Industry Networking Dinner — curated guest list of LPs, brand founders, store owners, and alumni. Connections that take years to build, made in one evening.
Day 3 — Saturday
Advanced Sensory, 1-on-1 & Graduation
  • Advanced sensory evaluation: Blind sensory identification challenge across all 6 aroma categories
  • Product pairing workshop: Cross-category matching by terpene profile and outcome
  • 1-on-1 strategy session with Julie (15–20 min) — career advice, store assessment, or business guidance tailored to you
  • Certification exam: Hybrid format (online + practical sensory component)
  • Professional headshot session — 3–5 edited portraits for LinkedIn, your website, and career materials
  • Certificate ceremony with professional photography
  • Networking reception with cohort and industry partners
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (8 hrs) • Catered lunch included
SUGGESTED IMAGE: Sensory evaluation in actionClose-up of students evaluating cannabis — hands holding jars, noses to product, grading sheets on tables. Should feel tactile and immersive. NOT a lecture hall. A working table.
You’ll Learn This System Hands-On

The Cannabis Expression Compass™

A brand-new way to match cannabis products to people. No more guessing. No more “just try this.”

Right now, most cannabis shopping works like this: you walk in, someone asks “what are you looking for?”, you say “something strong” or “something for sleep”, and they point you to whatever has the highest THC number.

That’s like choosing wine by alcohol percentage. It doesn’t work. The Cannabis Expression Compass™ replaces the guessing game with a real system — one that looks at the actual plant, how it was made, and what it will do to your body.

Layer 1
What’s In the Plant

We look at the full lab report — all the cannabinoids and terpenes, not just the THC number. This is the complete chemical fingerprint of every batch, decoded into outcome predictions. It tells us what the product can actually do to a specific person.

Layer 2
How It Was Made

Was it grown in living soil or hydro? How was it cured, and exactly how fresh is it? Craft quality directly affects the consumer experience — this layer tracks cultivation method, post-harvest processing, and freshness so you can separate premium product from commodity.

Layer 3
How It Will Feel

How fast will it hit? How long will it last? How intense will it be? We map the onset speed, duration, and intensity curve — predicted from the chemistry and processing data — so you know the experience before you have it. No surprises.

Layer 4
The Expert Check

Real Cannabis Sommeliers from a global network grade every product by hand. Data is smart, but human senses catch what numbers miss. This is the calibration layer — expert verification that no algorithm can replace.

Who Does This Help?

Consumers

Find products that actually work for you — not just what’s popular. The Compass creates a personalized safety profile that lowers the risk of bad experiences like paranoia or anxiety, and matches products to your specific goals: sleep, focus, pain relief, creativity.

Budtenders

Stop guessing. The Compass translates complex lab data into clear consumer language. You guide customers like a sommelier guides diners — with authority, not guesswork. Years of expertise compressed into a structured framework you can use from day one.

Store Managers

Bigger baskets, less waste. Smart product bundles based on sensory matching increase your average order value. Aging inventory moves before it expires through data-driven rotation — not desperate discounts. Every shift runs the same system.

Growers & Brands

See how your products actually perform with real people. Receive anonymized feedback on how specific batches affect consumers. Earn Sommelier quality grades that prove your craft and justify premium pricing with evidence, not marketing.

No more guessing. No more “just try this and see.”

The Compass protects the customer, empowers the budtender, and grows the business. You’ll learn the complete system — hands-on — in this intensive.

Compare Your Options

What Makes the In-Person Intensive Worth 2.5× the Price?

Virtual Professional

$995
  • 8 modules, 70 lessons, 124 micro-videos
  • 40 hours self-paced content
  • 5×30-min Zoom coaching with Julie
  • HIGH-END™ 9-lesson framework
  • GROW™ de-escalation
  • Cannabis Expression Compass™
  • 100-point Quality Grading Tool
  • Certification exam & digital badge
  • Canada Job Grant eligible

In-Person Intensive Premium

Master Cannabis Sommelier™
$2,500
  • Everything in Virtual Professional, plus:
  • 3 full days live with Julie (24 hrs interactive training) Live
  • Multi-sensory product evaluation: 24+ strains, 12+ concentrates Hands-on
  • Exclusive sensory training only available in person Exclusive
  • Field trips to 3 cannabis retailers/brands Field
  • Industry networking dinner with LPs, brand founders & alumni Connections
  • 1-on-1 strategy session with Julie (15–20 min) Personal
  • Cannabis Expression Compass™ early adopter access First Access
  • Professional headshots — 3–5 edited portraits for LinkedIn & career Career
  • 12-month alumni network membership — community, job board, monthly meetups Ongoing
  • Catered lunches & refreshments all 3 days
  • Printed workbook, sensory evaluation kit & Sommelier Field Guide
  • Hybrid exam (online + practical sensory component)
  • Certificate ceremony with professional photography
  • Master Cannabis Sommelier™ certificate + digital badge
  • Accommodation recommendations (discounted partner rates)

The virtual program teaches you the science. The intensive installs it in your senses — your hands grade real products, your nose calibrates to 24+ strains, your network expands to 20 professionals and 3 cannabis facilities. You can’t get this through a screen.

Who Should Attend

This Intensive Is Built For

🎯

Store Managers & Owners

You want to experience the full system firsthand before deploying it to your team. Walking your floor after 3 days with Julie will change how you see every product and every customer interaction.

🏆

Ambitious Budtenders

You want to be the best on your floor — not someday, now. The in-person intensive gives you the skills, the credential, and the professional network to accelerate your career.

🔍

Cannabis Industry Job Seekers

Looking to break into the cannabis industry? The Master Cannabis Sommelier™ credential sets you apart from every other applicant. You’ll leave with product expertise, industry connections from 3 facility visits, and a professional network of 20 peers already working in the space.

🌿

Passionate Cannabis Enthusiasts

You love cannabis and want to understand it at a deeper level — beyond strain names and THC percentages. The intensive gives you the sensory vocabulary, the science, and the evaluation skills to truly appreciate what makes great cannabis great.

💡

Entrepreneurs & Business Builders

Whether you’re launching a cannabis business or adding cannabis to an existing operation, this program gives you the product knowledge, industry connections, and credibility to enter the market with confidence. Three days of facility tours and face-to-face networking will accelerate your business plan by months.

⚗

Cannabis Health Practitioners

Nurses, doctors, caregivers, and allied health professionals wanting to understand cannabis beyond the clinical literature. The sensory science, product category knowledge, and outcome-based guidance framework will deepen your ability to support patients who use or are considering cannabis.

💼

Brand Reps & Consultants

If you train retailers, sell to them, or consult for them, the Cannabis Sommelier™ credential positions you as the expert in the room. The in-person experience gives you stories and skills no online course can.

🌱

Virtual Students Ready to Level Up

You’ve completed (or are enrolled in) the $995 virtual program and want the hands-on, live experience. Upgrade for just $1,505 — the difference in price, not the full $2,500.

“The in-person experience was transformational. Smelling isolated terpenes, grading 24 different strains, visiting real facilities and meeting the people behind the brands — it was the difference between reading about cannabis and truly understanding it.”
Cannabis Sommelier™ Graduate
Vancouver In-Person Intensive
SUGGESTED IMAGE: Graduation ceremonyGroup photo of graduates holding certificates with Julie. Professional, celebratory, LinkedIn-worthy. This image sells the experience more than any copy can — "I could be in that photo."
Reserve Your Seat

Vancouver Intensive — June 11–13, 2026

The cohort is capped at 20 seats to ensure every participant gets hands-on time with products, personal attention from Julie, and meaningful connections at every facility visit. When seats fill, the next cohort won’t run until Fall 2026.

3-Day In-Person Intensive
Master Cannabis Sommelier™ Certification
$2,500
Includes complete online curriculum (40 hrs) + 3-day live intensive (24 hrs) + field trips to 3 facilities + multi-sensory product evaluations + industry networking dinner + 1-on-1 strategy session with Julie + Cannabis Expression Compass™ early adopter access + professional headshots + 12-month alumni membership + catered lunches + sensory evaluation kit + printed workbook + graduation photography.

$500 deposit holds your seat. Balance due 14 days before event.

Canada Job Grant: Most Canadians are eligible for government funding. BC covers up to 80% = net ~$500. Inquire about your eligibility.

Reserve Your Seat

Fill out the form below and we’ll send you payment details to secure your spot.

Dietary & Accessibility
Lunches are catered all 3 days. We want to make sure you’re taken care of.
One of our venue options may have limited accessibility. Your answer helps us choose the right venue and ensure you have the best experience.

You’ll receive payment instructions by email. $500 deposit secures your spot.

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Already enrolled in the $995 virtual program? Select “Current Virtual Student (Upgrading)” above and your tuition will be credited. You pay only $1,505 for the upgrade.

Logistics & What to Expect

Before You Arrive

You’ll receive access to the full online curriculum 2–3 weeks before the event. Complete Modules 1–4 as pre-work so you arrive ready for hands-on application. Julie’s team will send a detailed prep email with venue address, dress code (comfortable — you’ll be on your feet), and what to bring.

Venue & Schedule

Vancouver, BC. Exact venue TBA (announced 4 weeks before event). Central location, transit-accessible. All 3 days run 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (24 total hours). Day 2 involves travel to cannabis facility locations.

What’s Included

Full online curriculum access (40 hrs), 3 days live interactive training (24 hrs), all sensory evaluation and grading materials (24+ strains, 12+ concentrates), physical sensory evaluation kit, printed workbook and Sommelier Field Guide, Quality Grading Tool (printed), Cannabis Expression Compass™ reference + early adopter access, field trips to 3 cannabis facilities, industry networking dinner (Day 2 evening), 1-on-1 strategy session with Julie (15–20 min), catered lunches all 3 days, hybrid certification exam (online + practical), professional headshot session (3–5 edited portraits), physical certificate presentation with graduation photography, 12-month alumni network membership (community, job board, monthly virtual meetups), and a networking reception with industry partners.

What’s NOT Included

Travel and accommodation. We’ll provide accommodation recommendations with discounted partner rates near the venue (budget to mid-range options). Many participants combine the intensive with a Vancouver weekend.

20 Seats. One Cohort. June 11–13, 2026.

The next In-Person Intensive won’t run until Fall 2026. Secure your seat with a $500 deposit.

Questions? Email [email protected] or book a call.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need any cannabis experience before taking this program?
No. The Cannabis Sommelier™ Intensive is an inclusive program designed for all experience levels. You’ll receive access to the complete online video curriculum 2–3 weeks before the in-person event. Completing the modules as pre-work will fully prepare you for the hands-on experience, even if you’re brand new to the industry.
What’s the difference between the $995 Virtual and the $2,500 In-Person?
Both include the full 40-hour online curriculum, certification exam, and Cannabis Sommelier™ credential. The In-Person Intensive adds 3 full days (24 hours) of live training in Vancouver: hands-on sensory evaluation with 24+ strains and 12+ concentrates, field trips to 3 cannabis facilities, face-to-face networking with industry leaders, catered lunches, a printed workbook, physical sensory evaluation kit, and a graduation ceremony with professional photography. You earn the Master Cannabis Sommelier™ designation.
Can I upgrade from the Virtual program later?
Yes. If you’re currently enrolled in (or have completed) the $995 Virtual Professional program, you can upgrade to the In-Person Intensive for $1,505 — the difference in price. Your $995 tuition is fully credited. Contact us at [email protected] to arrange the upgrade.
Is government grant funding available?
Most Canadians are eligible for government funding to cover tuition fees for this program. The BC Employer Training Grant, for example, covers up to 80% — reducing your net cost to approximately $500. Eligibility varies by province. Inquire with us about your eligibility at [email protected] — we can point you in the right direction.
What happens if I can’t attend after reserving?
Your $500 deposit is transferable to the next cohort (Fall 2026). If you need to cancel entirely, deposits are refundable up to 30 days before the event. Within 30 days, deposits are non-refundable but can be transferred to another person or future cohort. Contact [email protected] for any changes.
What should I bring?
Just yourself and a willingness to learn. All materials are provided: printed workbook, sensory evaluation kit, grading tools, and reference cards. Wear comfortable clothing — you’ll be active and on your feet, especially during field trips on Day 2. A notebook is optional. We’ll send a detailed prep email 2 weeks before the event.
Do you provide accommodation?
Accommodation is not included, but we provide recommendations with discounted partner rates at hotels near the venue (budget to mid-range options). Many participants combine the intensive with a Vancouver weekend. Details are shared after your reservation is confirmed.
How many people attend?
The cohort is capped at 20 participants. This ensures everyone gets hands-on time with products, personal attention from Julie, and meaningful connections at facility visits. When seats fill, the next cohort won’t run until Fall 2026.
Will there be any cannabis tastings or consumption during the program?
No. There will be no official cannabis consumption during the class. We will be handling real cannabis products for sensory evaluation — examining aroma profiles, visual quality markers, and trichome structure — but actual consumption is not a component of the session. Students are welcome to bring their own cannabis for “show and tell,” and may share and consume outside of class on their own time. All program activities are fully compliant with provincial regulations.
Is this the same certification as the Virtual program?
The In-Person Intensive earns you the Master Cannabis Sommelier™ designation, which includes everything in the standard Cannabis Sommelier™ certification plus the live sensory training and field trip components. Both are recognized credentials — the Master designation reflects the additional hands-on immersive experience.

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