Southeast Technical College in South Dakota Proposes Certificate Program in Medical Marijuana
“According to state data, there are now more than 12,000 registered medical marijuana patients and more than 90 dispensaries in South Dakota.”
If it’s classified as a form of medicine, shouldn’t it be handled by pharmacists?
Inside Higher Ed reports:
South Dakota College Proposes Cannabis Education Requirement
A South Dakota college wants to support the state’s emerging, but controversial, medical marijuana industry by creating an education program for dispensary workers.
Benjamin Valdez, vice president of academic affairs at Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls, presented the preliminary idea to the state legislature’s Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee earlier this month. The proposed semester-long certificate curriculum would include courses on medical marijuana laws, pharmacology, ethics, compliance in dispensing and a capstone where students would demonstrate their knowledge in an industry setting.
“If we are to ensure the safety of citizens of South Dakota and of this narcotic as it is being dispensed in the form of medication, we are advocating that we look at some form of education for these individuals,” Valdez told the committee.
Although 38 states and the District of Columbia have medical marijuana programs, Valdez said that as far as he knows South Dakota would be the only state to require formal education for dispensary workers if it moved forward with the proposal. Currently, the state’s administrative rules require all dispensary employees to receive training on record-keeping, safety and security protocols, but do not specify any further training requirements.
The marijuana education certificate proposal is still in its early conceptual stages, but Valdez said it may help legitimize the cannabis industry. Gov. Kristi Noem has characterized marijuana as a social ill and opposed any form of legalization, though voters approved the legalization of medical cannabis in 2020. According to state data, there are now more than 12,000 registered medical marijuana patients and more than 90 dispensaries in South Dakota.
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An old mentor at Hopkins used to refer to medical marijuana as a factitious treatment for factitious disorders. Tweny five years later it is still basically true.
Is any of this being studied?
Wouldn’t a sane society want to find out, going forward, some of the major pros vs cons of doing all this?
Or is this just another YOO VILL OBEY UND YOO VILL DOO ZEESE UND YOO VILL ASK NO QUVESTIONS
“If it’s classified as a form of medicine, shouldn’t it be handled by pharmacists?”
You’re harshing my buzz, dude!
Because generic ibuprofen from the dollar store isn’t available there?