Legal cannabis sales exceeded $1 billion in the fiscal year that ended Sept.
“With the impact of COVID-19 being displaced, and people looking for new career paths, we thought this might be the right time to try this program,” she said.
Marijuana is still illegal at a federal level, and that includes direct research, consumption and any other direct use.
Students will develop a portfolio of case studies and projects that can be used to demonstrate sector-specific cannabis knowledge, Herzik said.