Education

Gretchen Schmidt is the Faculty Program Director for Excelsior College’s Graduate Certificate in Cannabis Control.

After the success of its online introductory cannabis horticulture class, the University of Connecticut is now offering non-degree online courses covering basic and advanced cannabis cultivation.

Steadfast Labs in Hazel Park, Michigan is offering an annual $1,200 scholarship for students studying cannabis chemistry at Lake Superior University.

Stockton University in Galloway, New Jersey is launching a Cannabis & Hemp Research Institute to expand its cannabis academic studies.

Cannabis technology firm Veriheal is offering $20,000 in scholarships to 20 students with the best ideas for improving the cannabis industry.

The Human Toll is a new docuseries that explores how cannabis prohibition — and the drug war, in general — was racially motivated and continues to unfairly target Black and Brown communities for enforcement.

A Florida high school teacher was fired this week for medical cannabis use after being drug tested following an at-work injury that resulted from a student pushing her on a flight of stairs.

The New Jersey Cannabis Trade Association is offering six need-based student scholarships for Mercer County Community College’s Medical Cannabis Training course.

Kevin Ford is the founder and CEO of Uplift National, a cannabis industry education platform and resource for entrepreneurs.

Cannabis industry taxes and fees have generated about $11.6 million each for Michigan’s School Aid Fund and Transportation Fund.

The Holyoke Community College Cannabis Education Center in Massachusetts is offering student scholarships for its core cannabis training program, which runs March 20-21.

Rowan University in New Jersey launched a cannabis institute to assist lawmakers, healthcare professionals, businesses, and more on cannabis and cannabis policy.

Public schools in Peoria County, Illinois are getting just over $858,000 in cannabis-derived tax revenue from the state.

As an entrepreneur, Michael “Zappy” Zapolin is known as a pioneer in the domain name industry. As a filmmaker, he has emerged as a powerful advocate for the legalization and normalization of psychedelics.

The Society of Cannabis Clinicians is set to release new medical cannabis training curriculum for medical professionals on February 8.

A New Jersey proposal would task schools with educating school children about cannabis-associated risks starting as early as third grade.

Cannabinol (CBN) is one of the most popular minor cannabinoids currently in circulation. With effects often likened to those of CBD, cannabinoid researchers and enthusiasts alike are scrambling to learn more about CBN.

K-12 students at next year’s Pennsylvania Farm Show will learn about plastics made from sustainable materials including hemp. The “Cultivating Tomorrow”-themed show will be held virtually from January 9-16.

The University of Cincinnati is launching a cannabis studies certificate that covers history, culture, society, and regulatory topics as they relate to the cannabis plant and industry.

Delta 9-THC has some new competition in the cannabinoids market — it’s called Delta 8-THC.

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Continuing Education Institute has partnered with Green Flower to offer the state’s first cannabis certificate program.