Cannabis: The New Root and Stem of Higher Education
Given the domestic and global trend towards medicinal and/or recreational cannabis legalization and the multitude of businesses those laws will create, U.S. universities should consider preparing their students for emerging jobs in this growing market. The industry has expanded far beyond smoking cannabis products, especially because that is not how the future average user of cannabis will be consuming the product. For the most part, universities have been taking a “wait and see” approach given the problem of the federal legality. However, seeing how far cannabis has come legally and culturally, it seems unlikely to be stopped now. Some universities will ignore cannabis and others will take advantage of the opportunity.
Read more in this just-released whitepaper, Cannabis: The New Root and Stem of Higher Education, here.
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