Education

The Princeton Review this year listed the nation’s 20 colleges with the biggest on-campus cannabis presence; the University of Vermont tops the list.

The University of Missouri has planted the state’s first hemp crop in 70 years; the school will be studying the crop to help farmers prepare for the 2020 growing season.

Travis Howard is a Colorado-based serial entrepreneur and attorney who has worked for 10 years in the cannabis space to benefit patients and normalize the cannabis plant.

The nation’s first Master of Business Administration degree for medical cannabis is available now via the University of Sciences in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College in Israel is offering a bachelor’s degree in medical cannabis starting next year; students in the program will get hands-on experience at cannabis farms and production plants.

The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy will offer the nation’s first master’s degree program in Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutics. Courses will take place online and at Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville, Maryland.

The Cleveland School of Cannabis announced its first physical expansion after opening two years ago will be a new campus in Columbus. The school — the only state-approved cannabis school in Ohio — recently reported tripling its revenues.

After receiving massive interest from students last semester, the University of Connecticut is bringing its cannabis horticulture class online.

Archaeologists in China have discovered evidence of human cannabis use and cultivation dating back to 500 B.C.; researchers indicate that cannabis appears to have been used during burial rituals.

The earmarked funds will cover research into cannabis as a migraine treatment, harm reduction for youth, education, and an investigation into the rare condition cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, which can lead to severe nausea and vomiting after cannabis use.

A recent study into the historical origins of cannabis has traced the plant back just over 28 million years ago to the Tibetan Plateau, 10,500 feet above sea level.

New York-based cannabis investor Bob Broderick has announced a $9 million donation to MIT and Harvard for researching the cannabis plant.

Green Cure Wellness Inc., a hopeful cannabis processing and dispensary facility in Detroit, has announced that it intends to offer free cannabis-related classes to individuals who have been previously convicted of cannabis crimes.

The school — which offers courses covering all aspects of the cannabis industry — reported $1.125 million in revenues last year after just $360,000 the year prior.

Researchers investigated over 800,000 high school students in 45 states and discovered that medical cannabis legalization appears to lead to a decline in teenage and adolescent cannabis consumption.

A bill allowing the administration of cannabis medicine in public schools quickly passed the New Mexico state Senate and now moves to the House.

The study shows that not only do they have higher-than-average sperm counts but they are also less likely to have below-average sperm counts.

The proposed bill would simplify treatment for students who require medical cannabis, no longer forcing them to consume their medicine off-campus.

Five years after the birth of Colorado’s legal cannabis marketplace, the first statewide legalization “experiment” is a proven success and the dire warnings from prohibitionists have still failed to come to fruition.