The cannabis industry in New Jersey is growing and Mercer County Community College (MCCC) is now accepting students in its new health-professions program: “Medical Cannabis Training.” The 15-hour non-credit class will run Monday evenings, January 25 through February 22 from 6 - 9 p.m. on the ZOOM online conferencing platform. Anyone from the public age 18 and up may enroll. The course will be offered through MCCC’s Center for Continuing Studies and students will receive a certificate upon completion of the course.
Raritan Valley Community College, in partnership with Sarah Trent, CEO of Valley Wellness, is offering an online New Jersey Medical Cannabis Dispensary Training course. Classes will be held Monday evenings, September 28 to October 26, from 6-9 p.m., via RVCC's online platforms: Zoom and Canvas. The program offers comprehensive education and training in multiple aspects of the emerging cannabis industry.
The course does not require completion of any prerequisites, and participants do not have to be enrolled at the College to take the class.
RVCC’s Workforce Training Center works with area industry to fill gaps in training for those businesses, such as medical cannabis dispensary applicant Valley Wellness, that are interested in hiring within the community. Valley Wellness is still waiting for acceptance of the dispensary permit from the New Jersey Department of Health.
Raritan Valley Community College, in partnership with Sarah Trent, CEO of Valley Wellness, is offering an online New Jersey Medical Cannabis Dispensary Training course. Classes will be held Monday evenings, June 1-29, from 6-9 p.m., via RVCC’s online platforms: Zoom and Canvas. The program offers comprehensive education and training in multiple aspects of the emerging cannabis industry.
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, only 9% of medical schools had documented curriculums on medical cannabis.
Since researchers gathered those numbers, the number of states with medical programs has jumped to 33, and tens of thousands of people in the Garden State have become medical pot patients under an expanded list of qualifying conditions to use. Millions of people buy over-the-counter CBD, or cannabidiol, products derived from marijuana’s legal and mild cousin, hemp, to treat ailments like anxiety and inflammation.