St. Cloud State to offer cannabis certification classes this fall

Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) – St. Cloud State University is introducing a certification-based cannabis education curriculum with classes beginning this fall.

The university said the programs span over six-month time frame, starting on Sept. 11 and Nov. 6.

The curriculum is broken into four different categories:

The non-credit certificate programs are established by the partnership of SCSU’s Professional and Continuing Education division and Green Flower, a California-based cannabis education company.

Each program is also offered completely online with payment plans available. Students can work at their own speed within the six months the program is offered.

According to a recent jobs report, cannabis job growth across the United States has continued to rise, with over 428,000 legal cannabis jobs established in 2022.