Education

Arizona’s community colleges received more than $31 million from cannabis-derived taxes last year.

Kalamazoo Valley Community College in Michigan has partnered with Green Flower to offer cultivation technician, provisioning center associate, and advanced manufacturing agent cannabis certification courses.

The University of Denver’s Center for Professional Development is partnering with Green Flower to offer an online, non-credit cannabis certificate program consisting of three eight-week courses.

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The University of Arizona has partnered with cannabis education company Green Flower to offer three eight-week, online courses for certificates in the Business of Cannabis, Cannabis Law and Policy, and Cannabis Healthcare and Medicine.

The Jamaican government has launched “Good Ganja Sense,” a cannabis education campaign to provide information about cannabis consumption and debunk common cannabis myths.

The U.S. Cannabis Council and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation launched the Pathways to the C-Suite Internship program; the program places college seniors and recent college graduates with cannabis executives for mentorship.

Colorado voters rejected a proposal to raise cannabis taxes in the state as part of a plan to create an independent education agency.

The University of Nevada, Reno is offering three eight-week online courses as part of their new cannabis certificate program.

New York’s LIM College announced the creation of its Bachelor of Business Administration degree program in cannabis, which the college says is the first of its kind in the nation.

The University of New Mexico is partnering with cannabis education company Green Flower to offer non-credit online cannabis industry certificate programs.

The Commercial Cannabis Production program at Niagara College has received a license to cultivate hemp from Health Canada, enabling a hands-on experience for students.

The National Underwriter Company is launching the Cannabis Insurance Coverage Specialist program, one of the first certifications for insurance agents, risk managers, and other professionals who advise cannabis-related businesses.

Brooklyn, New York’s Medgar Evers College is the first City University of New York campus to offer a cannabis minor degree program.

Little Priest Tribal College is partnering with Doane University to offer seven online cannabis courses that will be part of the new Cannabis Studies associate degree program.

VETCBD Hemp is offering “first-of-its-kind” scholarships for veterinary students, veterinary technicians, and veterinary technician students to destigmatize hemp in the veterinary space.

Pueblo County, Colorado is awarding more than $2 million in cannabis excise sales tax scholarships to local institutions, including $1 million to Pueblo Community College.

Connecticut’s Naugatuck Valley Community College will offer an online pilot cannabis cultivation course this fall to current Horticulture majors.

The Community College of Denver has launched a cannabis business degree program that offers students an opportunity to earn an Associate of Applied Science.

The University of Maryland in May graduated its first class enrolled in its master’s program for medical marijuana studies.

The University of Illinois, Springfield is offering multiple non-credit online courses in cannabis education.