(ABC News) Don’t expect to pull an all-nighter at Med Grow Cannabis College.
Michigan’s first training center for medical marijuana education doesn’t ask students for their homework. There are no final exams.
“We’re more of a trade school,” said Nick Tennant, Med Grow’s 24-year-old founder.
As states loosen their medical marijuana laws, institutions such as Med Grow are sprouting up, looking to educate potential caregivers about how to enter the cannabis industry the legal way.
Tennant opened the doors of Med Grow’s 4,800-square-foot facility near Detroit in September, about 10 months after voters approved the state’s medical marijuana act.
Tennant fashioned part of his business model after California’s Oaksterdam University, which claims to be the country’s first cannabis college, opening in 2007.
Oaksterdam has three campuses in California: Oakland, Los Angeles and North Bay. Spokeswoman Salwa Ibrahim said the institution, which staffs about 50 employees, has graduated about 5,500 students. Oaksterdam welcomes the country’s new crop of cannabis colleges, she said.
Tennant’s school employs 12 people, he said. About 60 students are taking courses during this cycle. Med Grow’s five-week semester program, which offers two tracks convening on Monday or Wednesday nights, costs $475.
Colorado and Oregon also have new “cannabis colleges” opening up to teach people how to be compliant with the law and how to grow quality medical marijuana. The people are eagerly signing up for these classes. When businesses left and right are closing their doors, the medical marijuana industry, from clinics to cafes and colleges to dispensaries, are thriving.
Topics: cannabis colleges, Med Grow Cannabis College, Michigan, Oaksterdam
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