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Budtender of the Month: Jamie D’Agostino

“We spend time with people.”

Jaime D’Agostino lives a cozy life on Vashon, filled with community get-togethers and beach walks with her dog, Pippen. Always on the hunt for yummy food in the PNW, she’s notorious for offering encouragement to anyone who crosses her path. 

What’s the most euphoric thing about Euphorium?
We’re a community-driven shop here. We love being the friendly neighbor who will direct people to non-Cannabis-related things, like helping a person find a rental in town, or if they have something to promote, we’ll let them drop fliers here. We spend time with people. Oh, and we sell great weed! 

What brought you to the Cannabiz?
I met a woman named Aundre Speciale who brought me to her dispensary about 15 years ago in California. She was a leader in the industry, and when I started working with her, we would bring regulators, educators and law enforcement to the shop to show them ways to enact reasonable legislation that would keep patient’s rights at the forefront. Eventually, I moved to Washington, and now here I am. 

You’re into Burning Man. How many years have you been?
My first year was 1998, and then my first year staffing was 2003. I’ve been in the same department since. It’s a long-standing family gathering, and I get to see the same wonderful faces every year. We work hard and play hard.

What’s your most memorable moment at the Burn?
I couldn’t even begin to pinpoint one thing. In the beginning, it was very off the grid — not like what people see as festivals now. Back then, the only comparisons we really had were a Grateful Dead concert or a Rainbow Gathering, so Burning Man seemed very strange. There was obviously nothing else like it at the time, but so much has changed since then. 

Now that the Summer Olympics are over, do you think we could get Snoop Dogg’s torch and put it into the hand of the Burning Man?
(laughs) That is not a terrible idea. He might be down; I think he would appreciate the spirit of that move. 

About Mike Ricker

The first time Ricker smoked weed was at a Santana concert at the age of 12. He then followed in his footsteps as an award-winning radio personality who became notorious for offering a stage for bong toking listeners in 9 different markets over 20 years. In 2016, the Cannabis industry came calling and the rest is history.

This article was originally published in the October 2024 issue of Northwest Leaf.

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