Brookside
(816) 514-0717
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(Drive-thru)
6200 Troost Ave Kansas City, MO 64110
Class is officially in session.
Meet Professor Puff, From The Earth’s AI Budtender and your new guide to shopping cannabis in Kansas City. He knows his flower from his concentrates, keeps a close eye on cannabinoids and terpenes, and can help turn a crowded dispensary menu into a personalized list of products selected around your preferences.
Professor Puff is powered by Terpli, an artificial intelligence platform built specifically to improve the cannabis shopping experience. His recommendations combine your questionnaire answers with available product information, laboratory data, cannabinoid and terpene profiles, customer feedback, and the current menu at your selected From The Earth dispensaries.
Think of him as the knowledgeable professor you actually looked forward to seeing - only his office hours are online, there is no homework, and the final exam is finding the right cannabis product for you.
Professor Puff is the personality behind From The Earth’s virtual budtender experience.
He is curious, friendly, informed, and always prepared to talk cannabis. He can help you explore flower, pre-rolls, edibles, vaporizers, concentrates, and other products without expecting you to arrive with an advanced degree in cannabis science.
Professor Puff is not a human budtender, doctor, or medical professional. His “experience” comes from the technology working behind the scenes. The Terpli platform organizes cannabis product information and uses your answers to identify products that align with what you told it you want.
That distinction is important. Professor Puff is not making medical claims or guaranteeing how a product will affect you. He is helping you navigate a large amount of product data more efficiently.
His specialty is making complicated information feel approachable.
Instead of asking you to decode every strain name, terpene percentage, cannabinoid result, and product description on your own, Professor Puff walks you through a short series of questions. He then uses those answers to narrow the From The Earth menu into a more relevant group of products.
No lecture hall required.
Professor Puff may have plenty of personality, but his recommendations are grounded in a structured, data-informed process.
Here is how the virtual budtender experience works.
Professor Puff begins by identifying where you plan to shop. From The Earth operates Missouri dispensaries throughout the Kansas City area and surrounding communities.
Selecting a store allows Professor Puff to focus on the products connected to that location’s menu. Because cannabis inventory can vary between locations and change over time, this step helps keep the recommendations relevant to your shopping trip.
Someone browsing a Downtown Kansas City dispensary menu may see a different selection than someone shopping at From The Earth in Independence, Raytown, Lee’s Summit, or St. Joseph.
Next, tell the professor what subject you would like to study. Choosing a category helps Professor Puff eliminate irrelevant options.
A customer looking for Kansas City cannabis edibles probably does not want to scroll through dozens of vape cartridges. Someone searching for premium cannabis flower may not need recommendations for concentrates.
Professor Puff keeps the lesson focused.
This is Professor Puff’s version of a pop quiz, but there are no wrong answers.
The questionnaire may ask about factors such as your desired product type, preferred experience, potency range, price considerations, cannabinoid preferences, or terpene interests.
Your answers give Professor Puff a clearer picture of what you are trying to find.
For example, one customer may be primarily interested in value. Another may want to explore products with a particular terpene profile. Someone else may prefer a lower-potency option or a specific consumption format.
Rather than treating every shopper as though they want the same thing, the AI Budtender uses these responses to provide more personalized cannabis recommendations.
This is where the professor earns his digital credentials.
Terpli’s technology can combine several types of information when organizing recommendations, including:
A Certificate of Analysis, often shortened to COA, is a laboratory report containing information about a tested cannabis product. Depending on the test and applicable requirements, a COA may include cannabinoid potency, terpene results, and other laboratory findings.
Terpli processes available product information so shoppers do not have to manually compare every laboratory report or menu description themselves.
Professor Puff then uses that organized information to identify products that appear to fit your stated preferences.
Once the quiz is complete, Professor Puff presents a curated set of product recommendations from the selected From The Earth menu.
Depending on inventory and your answers, your recommendations may include products from From The Earth favorites such as:
You can review the available choices, compare product details, and continue shopping online.
Professor Puff does not automatically assume that the most expensive product or the product with the highest THC percentage is the right answer. The goal is to provide options that make sense based on the information you supplied.
That is a much smarter starting point than choosing a product because its name sounds
interesting or its THC number is the largest on the screen.
Cannabis is complex. Individual products may contain different combinations and concentrations of cannabinoids, terpenes, and other compounds.
Professor Puff helps make that chemistry easier to navigate.
Cannabinoids are compounds found in cannabis. THC and CBD are the most widely recognized, but cannabis products may contain additional cannabinoids in smaller amounts.
Potency can be useful information, but it does not tell the complete story of a cannabis product. Two products with similar THC levels can differ in format, terpene composition, aroma, flavor, serving size, and customer-reported experience.
Professor Puff considers potency as one part of the larger product profile rather than treating it as the only number that matters.
Terpenes are aromatic compounds present in cannabis and many other plants. They help shape a product’s scent and flavor.
Many shoppers are interested in exploring cannabis by terpene profile, but comparing terpene information across dozens of products can be difficult.
Professor Puff helps connect your preferences with available products containing relevant cannabinoid and terpene profiles. You do not have to memorize the entire terpene chart before using him.
Product chemistry provides one part of the picture. Customer feedback can add another useful layer of information.
Terpli’s platform incorporates product reviews and feedback into its recommendation system. This allows the virtual budtender to consider both structured product information and the experiences shoppers report.
Customer feedback is subjective, and no review can predict exactly how another person will respond. However, combining feedback with laboratory and product data can provide more context than relying on a product name or THC percentage alone.
Professor Puff makes shopping at a Kansas City dispensary easier, faster, and more personal.
A well-stocked Missouri dispensary may carry a broad assortment of flower, pre-rolls, vapes, edibles, and concentrates. Having choices is great, but too many choices can make it harder to decide.
Professor Puff narrows the field so you can concentrate on products that more closely match your answers.
Visiting a recreational dispensary for the first time can raise plenty of questions.
What is the difference between flower and a pre-roll? How should you compare edibles? Does THC percentage determine quality? What exactly is a terpene?
Professor Puff provides a private, low-pressure place to start exploring. You can answer his questions at your own pace and arrive at From The Earth with a clearer idea of what you would like to discuss with the in-store team.
Professor Puff is not only for beginners.
Experienced consumers can use the AI Budtender to explore new product formats, compare terpene profiles, find alternatives when a favorite product is unavailable, or discover something they might have overlooked while browsing the full menu.
Even the class expert can learn something new.
When you are browsing a From The Earth dispensary menu from home, Professor Puff is there to help organize the choices.
You can use his recommendations as a starting point, explore the suggested products, and build your order with more information.
Professor Puff is part of From The Earth’s commitment to making cannabis shopping more
approachable and personalized across the greater Kansas City area.
From The Earth serves adults at dispensaries in Brookside, Downtown Kansas City, Independence, Lee’s Summit, Raytown, State Line, Westside, and St. Joseph.
Choose your store, tell the professor what you are interested in, and let the lesson begin.
You do not need to be a cannabis scientist to shop with greater confidence.
Professor Puff takes information that can feel complicated—product categories, THC levels, cannabinoids, terpenes, lab results, reviews, and menu availability—and turns it into a simple guided experience.
Select your From The Earth location, answer a few questions, and explore personalized recommendations based on the products currently connected to your store.
Professor Puff is ready when you are.
Cannabis products are intended for adults 21 and older or qualifying medical patients. Consume responsibly and follow all applicable Missouri laws. Professor Puff provides product discovery assistance and does not offer medical advice or guarantee specific results.
Professor Puff is From The Earth’s AI Budtender persona. Powered by Terpli, he guides shoppers through a short questionnaire and provides personalized cannabis product recommendations from the selected From The Earth menu.
Professor Puff is a virtual cannabis shopping assistant, not a human employee or medical professional. His recommendations are generated using software that organizes your preferences, product information, laboratory data, reviews, and available menu inventory.
Professor Puff uses your questionnaire responses and available product data to find relevant matches. This may include product category, potency, cannabinoid and terpene profiles, Certificates of Analysis, customer feedback, and current menu information.
Yes. Depending on the products available at your selected From The Earth dispensary,
Professor Puff can help you explore flower, pre-rolls, edibles, vape products, concentrates, and other cannabis categories.
No. THC potency is only one element of a cannabis product. Professor Puff can consider several characteristics and does not automatically treat the highest-THC product as the best choice.
Yes. Professor Puff makes it easier to begin exploring cannabis products without having to understand every strain, cannabinoid, or terpene in advance. From The Earth’s in-store budtenders are also available to answer additional questions.
Professor Puff is designed to support From The Earth shoppers throughout Missouri, including customers shopping in Brookside, Downtown Kansas City, Independence, Lee’s Summit, Raytown, State Line, Westside, and St. Joseph. Select your preferred store before starting the quiz.
No. Professor Puff is a product-discovery and shopping tool. His recommendations are not medical advice and cannot guarantee that a product will produce a particular result. Speak with a qualified healthcare professional about medical conditions, medications, or potential interactions.
