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Colleges Add Cannabis to The Curriculum

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As the green gold rush in legal marijuana spread across North America, a growing number of colleges are adding cannabis to the curriculum to prepare graduates for careers cultivating, researching, analyzing and marketing the herb.

Research shows there are high times ahead for all kinds of careers in cannabis, ranging from greenhouse and dispensary operators to edible product developers, marketing specialists, and pharmaceutical researchers.

According to reports the cannabis industry will support 467,000 jobs by 2022.