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A hands-on lab for a growing cannabis industry – Community College Daily

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Oakton Community College (OCC) is partnering with a national cannabis company to build a new lab on campus that will train workers for the local and regional emerging cannabis industry.

The Illinois college will develop the lab thanks to a $550,000 donation from PharmaCann, which will also provide $50,000 to establish a scholarship for students in cannabis programs. Scholarship priority will go to students of color, individuals adversely impacted by previous cannabis laws and domestic violence victims.

The lab will be the state’s first cannabis cultivation lab on a college campus, said OCC President Joianne Smith. It is expected to open in January, along with a new credential program, a cannabis cultivation certificate.

“This 12-hour credit program will incorporate hands-on learning in the lab to help students understand the seed-to-harvest growth cycle of cannabis, preparing them for a broader range of opportunities in the cannabis industry, specifically in dispensaries, and cultivation and growth centers,” Smith said during a virtual press conference on Tuesday.

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