Education

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.

SUNY Cobleskill in New York will offer a seven-credit cannabis science minor focusing on the production process, management, and cultivation of the plant.

The Virginia Cannabis Association is partnering with Educapital Foundation to offer one-time $1,000 scholarships to college students pursuing a career in cannabis.

Triton College in Illinois is now offering a cannabis cultivation course wherein students will study plants similar to cannabis in the school’s greenhouse operations certificate program and take educational tours of licensed cannabis grow facilities.

Martine Pierre is the Founder and CEO of Cannalution, a community platform built to support and connect Black and brown cannabis entrepreneurs.

The Minority Cannabis Business Association is partnering with cannabis education company Green Flower to provide members with four free training courses.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced four public colleges will be splitting $5 million in funding for cannabis-related courses and credential programs.

The University of New Haven in Connecticut will be offering four online-only cannabis certificate programs developed by board-certified doctors and lawyers.

New Jersey’s Hudson County Community College is now offering cannabis career-related certifications and training programs, joining other higher education institutions around the state.