US colleges everywhere launch training programs for American cannabis drivers

In the course of training in the framework of "Hemp University", students are provided with the most complete information about the market for modern hemp breeding in order for them to determine the most profitable niches in which they will have to work in the future.

On the pages of the profile electronic publication of Ukrainian hemp growers, the tendency has already been described, according to which “ US universities everywhere add hemp learning to general education or special subjects of their education ”. In this material, we systematize information on the creation of a system of teaching the art of modern hemp college at the college level.

First diplomas proving that their owners have mastered the chemical processes taking place in hemp will be issued in the autumn of 2019 at Lake Superior State University - LSSU, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The curriculum launched at the university will provide students with the opportunity to gain the knowledge necessary for finding employment in newly emerging and actively developing cannabis markets. According to LSSU chemistry professor Stephen Johnson, “We are preparing students to become leaders in the new field of cannabis analysis. In the unique program developed by us, students process and analyze cannabis plant material, not surrogate copies. Graduates will receive a diploma in chemistry specializing in working with industry standards for all aspects of cannabis activities. ”

Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, Maryland, is currently offering an interdisciplinary program that prepares students for work in various fields of modern hemp breeding. The name of the course offered for training is “Entrepreneurial opportunities in an actively developing hemp business”.

In the state of Vermont, several institutions of higher education have “launched” certified programs, the purpose of which is to provide information that will allow students to work effectively in the hemp industry in the future. AT In particular, the Vermont Technical College (Vermont Technical College) plans to introduce a certification program for various varieties of cannabis, as well as premises (greenhouses, buildings) that are planned to be used for cultivation. The training will be a series of trainings introducing the participants to the general methods of growing cannabis and cannabidiol production, the basic chemical processes taking place in the plant, as well as the current legal acts concerning the cultivation of cannabisa.

It must be borne in mind that the University of Vermont (University of Vermont) has already graduated specialists with certificates allowing to use cannabis for scientific and medical purposes since 2016. The seven-week online program is designed for a wide range of working professionals: doctors, nurses, pharmacists, food specialists, etc. The curriculum covers the history of cannabis, business, law, plant biology, cannabisa properties (including the ability of its various components to influence human), production and safety, pharmacology and clinical research.

Commentary of the Association "Ukrainian technical hemp"

From April 9 to 10, on the basis of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Postgraduate Education of the National University of Bioresources and Nature Management of Ukraine (Kiev), under the project “ Hemp University ”, the training of managers and specialists on the topic “ Technical hemp is the most profitable agricultural culture of the XXI century ". According to the results of training, students will be issued a state- approved document that meets the qualification requirements stipulated by the current legislation for business entities specializing in working with cannabis .

During the “Gold Rush” period, the main states were not earned by those who found gold nuggets. The rich businessmen who sold pickles and shovels. That is why in the course of training in the framework of "Hemp University" students are provided with the most complete information about the market for modern hemp breeding in order for them to determine the most profitable niches on which they will continue to work.