Education

Harvest New York recently released a hemp growing manual assembled by researchers from Cornell Cooperative Extension and Alabama A&M University, a USDA research geneticist, and other industry experts.

New York’s Elmira College is partnering with cannabis education company Green Flower to offer three online cannabis certificate programs covering cannabis cultivation, retail, and extraction/product development.

Minnesota’s St. Cloud State University is partnering with cannabis education company Green Flower to offer a certificate-based cannabis education program.

Wayne State University in Michigan is launching a new cannabis chemistry undergrad certificate that will focus on the instrumentation, standard operating procedures, business and law practices, and science behind the testing and regulation of cannabis.

The St. Louis Community College is now offering three in-person, for-credit cannabis education courses, while Missouri’s Metropolitan Communication College has launched three not-for-credit online classes in partnership with cannabis education company Green Flower.

The Capital District Educational Opportunity Center in New York has received $75,000 in grants from the University of Southern California’s Race and Equity Center to establish a new cannabis construction training program.

Pennsylvania is funding three agriculture non-profits with just over $390,000 in grants to increase hemp fiber and food market awareness throughout the state.

New Mexico officials have rolled out a new cannabis public education campaign for the state, centered around the phrase: “Yes – cannabis is legal. Know – the rules.”

Clinton County Community College in Plattsburgh, New York announced it has partnered with Green Flower to offer three new certificate courses covering cannabis manufacturing, cultivation, and retail.

U.S. Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) has asked the U.S. Botanic Garden to display a female cannabis plant for the first time alongside the male hemp plant already featured in the garden display.

Colorado-based Veriheal opened submissions on Tuesday for its fourth annual Innovation in Cannabis Scholarship Fund, which will award $10,000 each to three students for college tuition and fees.

The New Jersey Business Action Center Cannabis Training Academy is helping potential underrepresented entrepreneurs get started in the industry.

New Mexico lawmakers are considering a bill to ban cannabis edibles that could be appealing to children, and another bill that would train teachers in identifying cannabis products and when students may have consumed them.

A recent poll found a majority of New Jersey residents want to see the state’s cannabis tax revenues go toward funding education in the state.

Washington lawmakers are considering bills to allow cannabis home grows and end the practice of drug testing for cannabis as a condition for getting hired.

Northwest Missouri State University is partnering with cannabis education company Green Flower for a cannabis certificate program covering cannabis-related science and business.

Manhattan’s LIM College is partnering with the Association of Cannabis Workers (ACW) Local Union 420 to offer a four-week, online Cannabis Industry Fundamentals course.

Transportation officials in Massachusetts are adding cannabis impairment lessons to the state’s driver’s ed curriculum for next year.

Olive-Harvey College in Pullman, Illinois will offer a first-of-its-kind Associate Degree in Applied Cannabis Studies including courses in hemp horticulture, cannabis and the law, and basic chemistry.

The Cannabis Community College has launched its online cannabis education platform with courses including the Cannabis Essentials 5 Course Bundle and an internship program to place graduates at licensed firms.

The National Hemp Growers Cooperative and Troy University in Alabama are partnering on a project using hemp fiber to create biodegradable plastics.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts is partnering with Green Flower to offer four cannabis education courses. Participating students will be handling hemp instead of THC-rich cannabis.