Florida Gulf Coast University offered its first class on medical cannabis, called ‘Weed: The impact of marijuana on American life’ back in the fall of 2018. Since then, it has scaled up, now offering 9 classes and a cannabis focus under the Integrated Studies major. And, starting this Saturday, February 29th it will offering a 5-day Cannabis Professional Certificate Program that focuses on things like cannabis history, laws and policies relating to the plant, and cannabis as a business.
But, while medical marijuana is becoming big business in Florida, the legalization of industrial hemp could very well translate to even bigger business here in the Sunshine State. On today’s show we’re going to learn about that from two of the people who will be presenting during the 5-day workshop at FGCU. We're joined by Holly Bell, Florida’s first-ever Director of Cannabis; Cole Peacock, co-chair of the Florida Hemp Advisory Committee; and Dr. Martha Rosenthal, professor of neuroscience and physiology at FGCU who will be leading the upcoming workshop.
