🌿 120 of the BEST Cannabis Courses, Degrees, and Certifications
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🌿 120 of the BEST Cannabis Courses, Degrees, and Certifications
Thanks to this growing shift, universities, and colleges in the USA and Canada have been evolving their curriculum to include one of the world’s fastest-growing industries. From recent college graduates to experienced professionals, dedicated education can benefit those seeking to build a foundational cannabis knowledge base they can take into the workforce.
Here’s a list of the best university-affiliated courses, degrees, and certifications we found for the canna-curious!
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💡 NJ Regulators Propose Permits That Would Let Dispensaries Partner With Research Institutions
In other words, researchers would be able to conduct clinical trials with patients in the state, using the very products patients are buying from dispensaries.
The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) said it is seeking to amend the state’s marijuana law to create “clinical registrant permits” that would allow more targeted research into “the therapeutic or palliative efficacy of medical cannabis,” among other study topics, without relying on outsourced products.
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🚀 This Week’s Events: NJ, NYC, & Virtual
📆 Oct 17 - TerrAscend Career Fair in New Jersey
TerrAscend is hosting a job fair for full-time positions in our grow facility in New Jersey. There are multiple positions that we are hiring for and you can attend the job fair to be interviewed on the spot for any of these opportunities. The job fair will be held at the Dover Free Public Library (32 E Clinton St, Dover, NJ 07801) on Tuesday, October 17th from 11am - 1pm. Please apply directly to RSVP for the job fair and to get additional information on the available roles. - FREE (North Jersey)
📆 Oct 23 - Cannaware: Take Action Cannabis Career Workshop
To help prepare community members for a career in the industry, this workshop provides education and job opportunities available throughout the cannabis industry, from seed to sale. We will also offer community support resources to help guide New Yorkers on their path to Cannabis Career, Advocacy, Business, or even for consumers or patients who would like to be more informed. - FREE (Staten Island, NY) RSVP REQUIRED.
📆 Nov 1 - Explore MD Cannabis: Gameplan Your Cannabis Career In 2023!
Learn the process to get industry ready - wherever you are in your career path. This webinar will allow you to walk away with a step-by-step game plan for entering the cannabis workforce in 2023 with a special focus on the Maryland market! - FREE (Virtual)
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📰 Fresh Off The Press: 11 *NEW* Jobs
📍 Remote:
📍 NY / NJ:
Territory Sales Manager - New Jersey [$80,000 - $95,000 + Bonuses/ annually] (Full-Time) - 1906 New Highs
Cannabis Patient Advisor [$16 - $17.50/hr] (Full-Time) - Monteverde NJ (Red Bank, NJ)
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📍California:
Sales Representative - California [$65,000 + commission/ year] (Full-Time) - 710 Labs (California-Based)
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Since we can’t fit all of the open positions in our newsletter, we have everything in one spot on our job board. Find open positions sourced by the SMART team as well as open positions on CareersInCannabis.com.
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