Cannabis Education & Information

UCLA Team Plans to Study MMJ’s Painkilling Properties to Fight Opioid Epidemic

Tue / Sep 4th

Dr. Jeffrey Chen, Director of UCLA’s Cannabis Research Initiative, hopes to launch a large, in-depth study into the painkilling properties… Read More

Why Marijuana Was Made Illegal

Thu / Jun 21st

Cannabis has a complicated history in the United States but why was marijuana made illegal? Public interest in cannabis has… Read More

David Purcell: Cannabis Industry Education at Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Thu / May 3rd

David Purcell is the Director of Emerging Business for the Cannabis Career Training program in the Continuing and Professional Studies division at… Read More

Colorado Considering Bill to Let School Nurses Provide MMJ to Students

Wed / Mar 14th

Colorado’s Legislature is considering a bill to allow school nurses to administer medical cannabis to students registered with the state… Read More

Emma Chasen: Educating the World About Cannabis Science

Thu / Mar 8th

Emma Chasen is the Director of Education for Sativa Science Club, an organization that encourages industry-wide quality standards. She also,… Read More

Brittny Anderson & Brian Farmer: Encouraging Sustainable Cannabis

Thu / Mar 1st

Brittny Anderson and Brian Farmer are co-founders of the Cannabis Conservancy, a sustainability certification group that helps consumers identify cannabis… Read More

Pam Marrone: Creating Bio-Based Pest Management for Cannabis Growers

Mon / Feb 26th

Pam Marrone is the CEO and founder of Marrone Bio Innovations, a company offering bio-based pest management and plant health… Read More

Canadian Student Union Approves Student Health Plan MMJ Coverage Pilot Program

Fri / Feb 23rd

The student union at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus have approved a pilot program that will allow their… Read More

Stacey Mulvey: Cannabis, Yoga, and Community Building

Thu / Feb 22nd

Stacey Mulvey is the founder of Marijuasana, a company that has her traveling between major cities around the country —… Read More

Brian Applegarth: Cannabis Tourism in California

Wed / Feb 14th

Brian Applegarth is the CEO and founder of Emerald Country Tours, founder of the Cannabis Trail, and founder of the… Read More

Cannabis Still Banned on California College Campuses

Tue / Jan 9th

The University of California System – which includes all “UC” colleges and universities and 114 community colleges – has not… Read More

10+ Hours of Cannabis Business Lectures from MJBizCon Now Available Online

Mon / Jan 8th

Last November, thousands of cannabis professionals, entrepreneurs, and investors flocked to Las Vegas for the 2017 MJBizCon — the cannabis… Read More

Ohio MMJ Regulators Get 7 Applications for Private Testing Labs

Tue / Jan 2nd

Seven private companies have applied to test medical cannabis in Ohio, bringing the total number of testing laboratory candidates in… Read More

Russ Hudson: Debunking Cannabis Lies through Literature

Thu / Dec 21st

Russ Hudson is a cannabis consultant and author of the children’s book What’s That Weed?, which helps parents provide a normalized perspective… Read More

Cleveland School of Cannabis Receives State Approval

Thu / Dec 14th

The Cleveland School of Cannabis, formally known as Cleveland Cannabis College, has received approval from the Ohio Board of Career… Read More

Study: Cannabis Industry Employees More Optimistic About Employers than Rest of U.S. Workers

Wed / Dec 13th

According to a study from PayScale, cannabis industry employees are more optimistic about the future of their employers than the… Read More

Ontario, Canada College Offers First MMJ Course

Mon / Nov 27th

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada’s Durham College offered, for the first time, Medical Cannabis Fundamentals for Business Professionals last weekend – a… Read More

James Yagielo: Cannabis Industry Staffing and Recruitment

Wed / Nov 22nd

James Yagielo is the CEO of HempStaff, a cannabis industry staffing agency that offers recruitment services to cannabis companies and… Read More

Massachusetts Community College Offering Non-Credit Cannabis Industry Training Program

Mon / Nov 20th

Gardner, Massachusetts’ Mount Wachusett Community College is partnering with Online Cannabis Education on a not-for-credit Cannabis Career Training Program, according… Read More

Northern Michigan University Receives Grant to Purchase Cannabis Testing Instrument

Wed / Nov 15th

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, providers of cannabis testing instruments, has awarded a grant to Northern Michigan University for the purchase of… Read More

Eli Harrington: Embracing a Small-Business Cannabis Landscape

Thu / Nov 2nd

Eli Harrington is the co-founder and managing editor of Heady Vermont, a cannabis news outlet dedicated to Vermont’s medical cannabis… Read More

Canadian Government Allots $36.4M on Cannabis Public Education Campaign

Wed / Nov 1st

The Canadian government plans to spend CA$36.4 million over the next five years on a cannabis public education and awareness… Read More

Canadian Community College Offers Cannabis Cultivation Course; Gov’t Paying Tuition for First Round of Students

Tue / Oct 31st

New Brunswick, Canada’s Dieppe Community College will begin offering its 12-week medical cannabis cultivation course next month, and the first… Read More

Spark the Conversation: Molly Peckler, Highly Devoted

Thu / Oct 26th

Molly Peckler is the creator of Highly Devoted, a matchmaking service for cannabis professionals. In this episode of the Spark… Read More

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