Higher education plays a key role in the modern and technologically sophisticated cannabis industry. From agriculture to retail, from labs to courtrooms, legal weed spans multiple sectors of the economy and society. Preparing the next generation for these new civic, commercial, and environmental horizons is more important than ever. And notably, universities across the United States and Canada have begun to recognize the value in educating students to work in these fields. Cannabis classes are cropping up on campuses across the country. More degree programs at the graduate level are incorporating cannabis into their curriculum. More schools are offering scholarships for students interested in pursuing a career in cannabis. And now Canada is following suit, offering students in one cannabis cultivation class full tuition to study pot.

Full article @ https://hightimes.com/news/canadian-college-announces-cannabis-cultivation-class/

California has started selling recreational marijuana on New Year’s Day in what is being called a milestone in the mainstreaming of cannabis, and many are lined up to make there first fully legal purchase.

Lines that were made outside stores were licensed to sell marijuana long before the doors to the full rec dispensaries were open and store owners said they had stocked up in expectation of huge demand.

“It is probably our busiest day in our seven-year history,” said Matt Lucero, the owner of Buddy’s, a dispenser of medical-use marijuana in San Jose that holds the first license issued by California to also sell recreational marijuana. “We have folks outside; every chair in the building is filled right now.”

Full artlice here @ https://marijuanastocks.com/marijuana-has-gone-fully-legal-in-california/

The march towards international legalization of cannabis is taking a great leap forward as Ontario, Canada has announced plans to open 150 government-run pot shops said Walking Times. Additionally, and perhaps of greater interest, is their plan to also begin an online mail-order system, allowing responsible adults to purchase recreational cannabis without the hassle of visiting a retail store.

As the country prepares for legal recreational sales of cannabis to begin next July, the east-central province of Ontario, home to Toronto and Ottawa, is giving control to a subsidiary of The Liquor Control Board of Ontario.

Law in Ontario will require those in possession of pot to be at least 19 years of age, one year older than the federal minimum of 18.

”The Liquor Control Board of Ontario will reach the 150-store target by 2020 and manage the sale and distribution of marijuana,” Ontario Finance Minister
Charles Sousa said Friday.

The stores won’t be housed inside government-owned liquor stores, and there will be as many as 80 stores operational in the first year, he said.

Link to full article https://voiceofpeopletoday.com/canada-announced-plans-open-150-cannabis-shops/

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On Saturday afternoon hundreds of people took part in the Yes We Cann! Parade & Hullabaloo, which celebrated the local cannabis culture and the industry’s efforts to come out of the shadows and into the sun as state recreational use legalization rolls out.

“This is about bringing the community together in all manifestations to create a pull forward,” Humboldt Green executive director and event organizer Stephen Gieder, who was dressed in marijuana leaf mask and a shirt and pants decorated with patches that made it look like cannabis was growing up his right leg.


People of all ages, dogs and even a goat paraded from the Humboldt State University parking lot at 14th and Union Streets to H Street, around the Arcata Plaza and into the Arcata Ball Park where the hullabaloo took place.
Full artilce @ http://www.times-standard.com/article/NJ/20170812/NEWS/170819941