Written By: Rita Thompson According to the Colorado Department of Revenue, cannabis sales have reached more than than $6.56 billion between 2014-2019. Seeing the rapid emergence and growth of the cannabis industry, colleges across the country are hopping on the pineapple express. The University of Maryland and University of Northern Michigan already have … [Read more...] about Higher-Education: Colorado College to Offer Degree in Cannabis Studies
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Higher Learning: University of Maryland To Offer Nation’s First Masters In Cannabis Program
For those of you have always dreamt of turning your love for cannabis into a full-time career, you’re in luck. Although the flower’s federal illegality has forced training for medical-cannabis related jobs into the hands of sometimes seldom known, unaccredited sources, The University of Maryland has just legitimized “higher” education. Back in 2017, UMD’s School of Pharmacy … [Read more...] about Higher Learning: University of Maryland To Offer Nation’s First Masters In Cannabis Program
Visions of Cannabis: A Life Coach on a Mission
Sarah Trapkus moved to Arcata in 1998 knowing She was going to put down roots. From the time she was a teenager, She’d envisioned living on land, having a family and working with Cannabis. “Cannabis has always been in my life. My parents we growers in the 60’s and 70’s in Big Sur. I was born into Her.” Her greatest vision, however, was the work She would … [Read more...] about Visions of Cannabis: A Life Coach on a Mission
Mary’s List
Written by Ashley Priest Those in the cannabis space are no strangers to innovation. Industry-goers are resourceful when it comes to solving problems. Several top cannabis companies started with a problem, in which they used an innovative way to solve it. Mary’s List, winner of the 2018 Boston University Cannabis Startup Competition, was founded by Denise Biderman. … [Read more...] about Mary’s List
Cannabis has an Inclusivity Problem
Cannabis has an Inclusivity Problem: CannaClusive wants to solve it Approximately 4 percent of businesses in the cannabis industry in the U.S. are owned or founded by black Americans, according to a survey conducted in 2017 by Marijuana Business Daily. Yet, 80 percent of people in federal prisons, and 60 percent in state prisons, who are serving time for drug offenses are … [Read more...] about Cannabis has an Inclusivity Problem
