Program Curriculum
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.
Prairie Island Indian Community Laws & Regulations for Management
This course provides an overview of cannabis laws and regulations within the Prairie Island Indian Community (PIIC).
Public Health & Hygiene for Management
This course, based on US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, covers the basics of managing staff and facility hygiene policies with the goal of stopping the spread of sickness and illness.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Hemp Industry
This course examines the science, trends, and regulatory landscape for hemp and how business owners can decrease risk.
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.
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.
Branding & Marketing
This course identifies the laws and rules that govern cannabis marketing, including content restrictions on the most widely used social media platforms.
Economics of the Cannabis Industry
This course provides a basic understanding of general economic concepts and how they apply to the cannabis industry.
Advocacy
This course walks students through the process effective advocates use, and provides students with techniques, strategies, and best practices they can adopt to achieve their goals, and contextualizes current federal policy and the impacts of how it could change.
