College students have been majoring in cannabis for decades, but it’s finally legit at Colorado State University-Pueblo. On Friday, the Colorado Department of Higher Education approved a new bachelor of science degree program in Cannabis Biology and Chemistry to launch in the fall. From CNN:
Graduates could begin careers either in the cannabis and hemp industries or in the government. But they could also be competitive in a “wide variety of businesses outside of the cannabis industry,” (the program proposal) said, such as agriculture, food science, biochemistry and environmental sciences.
“Educating students who are capable of understanding cannabis science is required for the industry in all its aspects to be effective and safe for the consumer,” it said…
CSU-Pueblo’s program will not be the first of its kind. Its proposal cited Northern Michigan University’s bachelor program in medicinal plant chemistry that it said was “primarily tailored to those wanting to enter the cannabis field.”