Castleton, Vt – Though still illegal under federal law, cannabis sales in states is a multi-billion dollar industry.
And as the business and its culture continue to develop, a university in the Green Mountain State is hoping to turn out the next generation of workers for the industry.
Vermont State University’s ‘Cannabis Studies Certificate Program’ is a twelve credit program that goes deep on marijuana – it’s history and anthropology, cultivation and production, business enterprise and skill development.
“We wanted to provide both education and training, hence the certification part of it, for students to work in the industry,” said Philip Lamy, a professor of sociology, anthropology and Cannabis Studies at Vermont State University-Castleton, and the director of the certificate program.
