Budtenders

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Meet Our Budtenders

Alex Wright

Budtender
Alex, also known as Dab Titan Thanos

Rudy Budtender

Rudy Alcaron

Shift Lead
Rodolfo, who also goes by Rudy was born and raised in Kitsap County and is a PGST tribal member, who graduated Bremerton High School in 2012. He has been smoking for the last 13 years and loves everything about the cannabis industry. He loves the strains God’s Gift and Lemon Cherry Gelato and his favorite terps are Myrcene for the sedative effects and Caryophyllene for relieving pain.

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New Budtender


Sam Marketing Specialist

Sam English

Marketing Specialist
Sam grew up in Kingston and has a bachelor’s degree in Digital Filmmaking from Olympic College. He is an avid snack connoisseur and a top tier Pokémon card collector who’s always looking for a good Pokémon trade. He spends his free time hanging with his polydactyl orange cat Milo. His favorite way to consume cannabis is with a nice dab of some hash rosin.

Maxwell Inventory Master

Maxwell Atwood

Inventory Specialist
Maxwell Atwood was born in Spokane, WA, and has resided in the Kitsap area since 2008, and joined our cannabis family in 2020. He loves talking about all the new cannabis studies and facts coming out in a regulated market, and prefers vaporizing good ole’ flower, for a full spectrum flavor and effect. He is very excited about all the research being done now on cannabis, particularly terpene and cannabinoid profiles, and the various moods and uses they offer. He pays close attention to these studies, and takes that information to find something that will do exactly what you want/need from your cannabis!

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Misty Wellman

Budtender

Maria Monson

Assistant Manager
Maria was born in Kitsap county, but moved all over the country as a Marine Corps brat. She loves exploring the medical side of cannabis, while still enjoying the fun side of the effects. Durban Poison freshly rolled into a joint is her idea of a great way to start the morning; however, she has started to really enjoy more relaxing strains like Sour Zkittles. When she is not discovering new cannabis related information you can find her gardening, gaming, or watching hockey. Go Knights!

Ortencia Budtender

Ortencia Valdovinos

Budtender
As a budtender I bring a deep love for everyday activities through the workspace. Whether it’s recommending the perfect strain for wanting to be active or staying cozied up at home. Beyond the dispensary, you’ll find me thrifting, reading, writing or using my creative mind to repurpose finds into unique creations. Overall I love enhancing the natural joys of life with a touch of cannabis-infused creativity.

Michael Lujan

Budtender
Michael was born in 1993 and has lived in Kitsap most of his life, he graduated Kingston High School in 2011. In the Summer months he likes to head up to Alaska where he’s been a salmon fishing guide the last 3 years. He’s also an avid golfer and loves taking rips off his Clouds vape while playing Gold Mountain. When the sun’s not out he likes to elevate his K/D in COD Black Ops 6.

Jered Purchasing Manager

Jered Murphy

Purchasing Manager
Meet our purchasing manager Jered, he is a well-known community member who has lived on the reservation for many years now with his beautiful wife and 4 kids. He started his career at High Point as a budtender and quickly worked his way up to Purchasing Manager with his drive to make High Cannabis the best shopping experience possible for our customers. He is driven to improve the shopping experience for customers and make the store a one-stop shop for all your cannabis needs, ensuring everyone who walks through the door has a positive experience. If our product selection doesn’t meet your standards, you are welcome to email him any suggestions or comments at Jmurphy@highpointmj.com and he will do his best to accommodate any of your needs.

Derek General Manager

Derek Christensen

General Manager
Derek has resided in the Kitsap area since 1975. He graduated from North Kitsap High School and began his career in the retail grocery business his Senior year. He spent 27 years building his skills in customer service, employee training and management. In 2016 Derek took these skills and moved into the Cannabis Industry starting as a part-time Budtender moving up quickly to Store Manager. He has earned his Certified Medical Marijuana Consultant Certificate which allows him the skills to better help the patients who have found cannabis as the answer to their medical needs. Derek now brings all of his acquired skills to High Point Cannabis where he will head up the team to respectfully bring legal marijuana to the Port Gamble S’klallam Tribe. He looks forward to creating a welcoming atmosphere to which the experts will feel right at home and the curious newcomers can feel safe to ask any and all questions they may have.

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Why High Point?

Knowledgable Staff

High Point is proud to staff only the most friendly and well-educated Budtenders to ensure our patrons receive the highest level of customer service.

Medically Endorsed

Our staff take the highest care in their product knowledge and certificates to ensure you are getting the best product for YOU!

Wide Variety of Products

We offer premium products at competitive prices. Come in and shop for all your favorite categories!

Daily Specials

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Online Ordering

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