In case working at Goldman Sachs or McKinsey doesn’t work out, MBAs are welcome to take their management and business skills and head west, to the burgeoning market of… marijuana dispensaries.
Now that Colorado and California have legalized medical marijuana, for-profit institutions are setting up shop to educate would-be entrepreneurs in management and enforcement. Westword.com, a news and lifestyle blog in Denver, Colo., listed the course offerings of five high-minded schools in the state and their accredited collegiate equivalent.
Cannabis University is the Harvard of the bunch, the blog says, because it was the first school to be established. It offers classes on state and federal law, basic agriculture (how to grow pot), preparation and cooking. The all-day Saturday class runs 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. You and a friend can attend for $250. If that’s too much for a budding entrepreneur, the “Colorado caregivers business start-up kit” is $125.
Read the full article: Medical Marijuana: Starting a Pot Business