Education

Dr. Thomas Macsay is a naturopath and medical advisor for Neurogan, a health-minded CBD company with Scandinavian roots.

A recently conducted survey of cannabis consumers found that 70 percent of respondents were still unfamiliar with the terms “terpenes” and “entourage effect.”

Excelsior College has announced a three-course, nine-credit graduate certificate as part of its new cannabis control program.

The latest documentary from streaming platform Netflix features celebrity interviews and re-enactments of psychedelic experiences alongside real information about psychotropic medicines. Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics is a wonderfully built look at your brain on drugs — but in a good way.

Denver-based cannabis technology firm Veriheal has announced $10,000 in scholarships for college students who are interested in someday joining the cannabis space.

A localized survey of 500 Hash Bash attendees in Michigan showed that even among the most enthusiastic consumers, knowledge about cannabinoid content and cannabis dosing can be very limited.

Here is a list of quality cannabis reading options to help keep you company during the social isolation/social distancing of COVID-19.

Castleton University in Vermont is launching a Cannabis Studies Certificate program that will cover the business, cultivation, history, and culture of cannabis.

South Africa officials have approved the development of a cannabis college for training potential industry workers in cultivation and distribution.

Western Illinois University has announced it will offer a minor in cannabis production including 18-19 credit hours and additional coursework from the department of biological sciences.

The Colorado Commission on Higher Education has approved the state’s first cannabis degree program, a bachelor of science in cannabis biology and chemistry at Colorado State University-Pueblo.

Dale Sky Jones of Oaksterdam University and Malcolm Youngren of the Pacific College of Health & Science recently partnered up on a medical cannabis certificate program for health professionals.

New York’s University of Buffalo School of Law is offering its first cannabis industry bridge course covering compliance and other issues important to the cannabis space.

The Maysville Community and Technical College in Kentucky is set to offer a hemp production course starting this coming spring.

Beyond the argument of “marijuana” vs. “cannabis,” some advocates have wondered whether the use of this plant can ever be considered “recreational,” considering its inherent benefits.

The American International College in Springfield, Massachusetts will offer a certificate program in legal cannabis starting in spring 2020.

Multiple U.S. students studying to become nurses or other medical professionals have filed lawsuits against schools that enacted punishments against them for their use of medical cannabis.

The latest medical cannabis law in California allows parents to administer medical cannabis treatments to their children on K-12 school campuses.

Oakton Community College in Des Plaines, Illinois has launched a cannabis certificate course focusing on the plant’s molecular biology, drug laws, the treatment of terminal illnesses, and other knowledge helpful for finding cannabis industry employment.

The University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada has added an online cannabis production course to the university’s existing horticulture certificate program.

California’s Santa Rosa Junior College is revising its Environmental Horticulture program to include a focus on hemp agriculture and will offer hemp cultivation certificate degree programs starting next year.

A new study suggests that cannabis users generally live more enjoyable sex lives, and that cannabis could lead to more and better orgasms, healthier connections with one’s partner, and increased length of sexual activity.

Nebraska’s Doane University is launching an online program to train students for work in the cannabis industry, despite Nebraska’s lack of a legal cannabis industry.