The funny thing about this is that this training is actually more valuable than a degree in something like gender studies.
The College Fix reports:
DePaul University trains students on how to run pot shopsAspiring dispensary owners can learn their craft at DePaul University through a minor in cannabis studies.Specifically, students at the Catholic college in Chicago can take a class on “community-centric dispensary management.” There are currently 263 licensed dispensaries in Illinois, which allows for medical and recreational use of marijuana.The class drew criticism from an expert on marijuana, who said the university should not be promoting pot.The course will “introduce students to cannabis dispensary management” where “dispensary leadership [is positioned] as integral to community development.” Part of this “community-centric” focus includes “examin[ing] the operational and cultural nuances of the dispensary business, taking into consideration community interests, consumer temperament, government regulations, and social equity.”Additionally, the class will teach about what is “critical to running a successful dispensary” including “personnel training, compliance, recordkeeping, and product storage and processing” will be taught.”The university is offering the course this school year as part of the cannabis studies minor.Created as a response to the legalization of cannabis in Illinois in 2019, “the Cannabis Studies Program brings together a multidisciplinary community of faculty and students who integrate academic inquiry with social activism in courses, co-curricular events, research, and community engagement.”After the pilot courses “Cannabis Business” and “Cannabis and Society,” experienced high demand from students when offered in 2020, a full curriculum was created and the minor was approved in the Spring of 2022.The curriculum devised “adopts a social justice framework: all courses include learning goals and lessons that engage with social justice theory and practice, emphasizing an interrogation of issues of social equity” according to minor’s description online.”
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