Education

Veriheal announced its third annual Innovation Scholarship Fund which is open to students seeking to become “the new generation of cannabis entrepreneurs.”

Rowan University in New Jersey now offers an MBA in Cannabis Commercialization with courses ranging from Cannabis Legislation, Regulations, and Policy to Advanced Chemical Analysis of Cannabinoids.

Maine’s Beal University now offers online associate and bachelor’s degree programs focused on cannabis business administration and plant science.

Lolita Korneagay is the nurse-turned-entrepreneur behind Cansoom, which offers cannabis-focused continuing education for medical professionals and more.

Rider University in New Jersey will offer an online cannabis studies certificate program including courses on accounting and finance, communications and marketing, sales, management, public policy, law, and research and development.

Tulsa Community College now offers three, eight-week cannabis education programs centered around certificates for dispensary associates, cultivation technicians, and manufacturing agents.

Arizona’s community colleges received more than $31 million from cannabis-derived taxes last year.

Kalamazoo Valley Community College in Michigan has partnered with Green Flower to offer cultivation technician, provisioning center associate, and advanced manufacturing agent cannabis certification courses.

The University of Denver’s Center for Professional Development is partnering with Green Flower to offer an online, non-credit cannabis certificate program consisting of three eight-week courses.

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The University of Arizona has partnered with cannabis education company Green Flower to offer three eight-week, online courses for certificates in the Business of Cannabis, Cannabis Law and Policy, and Cannabis Healthcare and Medicine.

The Jamaican government has launched “Good Ganja Sense,” a cannabis education campaign to provide information about cannabis consumption and debunk common cannabis myths.

The U.S. Cannabis Council and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation launched the Pathways to the C-Suite Internship program; the program places college seniors and recent college graduates with cannabis executives for mentorship.

Colorado voters rejected a proposal to raise cannabis taxes in the state as part of a plan to create an independent education agency.

The University of Nevada, Reno is offering three eight-week online courses as part of their new cannabis certificate program.

New York’s LIM College announced the creation of its Bachelor of Business Administration degree program in cannabis, which the college says is the first of its kind in the nation.

The University of New Mexico is partnering with cannabis education company Green Flower to offer non-credit online cannabis industry certificate programs.

The Commercial Cannabis Production program at Niagara College has received a license to cultivate hemp from Health Canada, enabling a hands-on experience for students.

The National Underwriter Company is launching the Cannabis Insurance Coverage Specialist program, one of the first certifications for insurance agents, risk managers, and other professionals who advise cannabis-related businesses.

Brooklyn, New York’s Medgar Evers College is the first City University of New York campus to offer a cannabis minor degree program.