Program Curriculum
Business Startup
This course focuses on the unique aspects of starting a cannabis business, choosing a business model, developing a business plan, and creating a brand identity that reflects a business’s vision, mission, and values. It starts by identifying a need in the market and creating a solid business plan to fill that need.
Cannabis Business Licensing
This course aims to empower students to do as much as they can on their own when applying for a cannabis license to help them save money. It highlights common mistakes and traps to avoid, when to hire an expert, and how to get the most out of their resources throughout the license application process.
Business Management
This course covers essential operational processes of special licensing and permit acquisition, the value of budgeting and financial management, standard operating procedures, hiring practices, ethical operations, and leadership.
Cultivar Selection
This course breaks down the science of cannabis genetics, how to communicate about their effects, and describes all the other factors that can help customers choose cultivars that best meet their needs and preferences.This course examines the tension between federal, state, local, and Tribal cannabis laws to provide a better understanding of the industry today.
Products, Methods of Ingestion & Dosing
This course covers traditional and modern cannabis extraction products, the wide variety of end products that can be made from them, and how these different methods of ingestion and dosage influence the effects consumers experience.
The Effects of Cannabis & Consumer Safety
This course provides a basic understanding of the constituents of cannabis that cause its effects, how they interact with the human body, and how to use the body of research to guide best practices for discussing therapeutic uses, understanding risks and contraindications, and promoting safe cannabis use.
US Cannabis Laws
This course examines the tension between federal, state, local, and Tribal cannabis laws to provide a better understanding of the industry today.
Cannabis History & Policies
This course covers the origins and spread of cannabis around the world, the legislation that created modern Prohibition, and the ongoing legalization movement.
Economics of the Cannabis Industry
This course provides a basic understanding of general economic concepts and how they apply to the cannabis industry.
Safety & Security
This course covers the basic elements of a security system, protocols to implement for security practices, and guidelines for responding to an emergency.
The Cannabis Supply Chain
This course defines the concept of a supply chain and identifies how laws and regulations shape it in the cannabis industry.
Branding & Marketing
This course identifies the laws and rules that govern cannabis marketing, including content restrictions on the most widely used social media platforms.
The Hemp Industry
This course examines the science, trends, and regulatory landscape for hemp and how business owners can decrease risk.
