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EPISODE · Dec 31, 2020 · 7 MIN

The cannabis industry is booming, and universities are training the workforce

from The Week in Philly from KYW Newsradio · host Audacy

Marijuana is legal in more places than ever, business is booming, and there's a huge market demand for bright young minds to advance the industry. We wanted to find out how colleges and trade schools are responding to that demand, so we reached out to a university right here in Philadelphia. Saint Joseph's University is rolling out four different certificate programs focusing on the cannabis industry -- in business, law and policy, healthcare, and agriculture and horticulture. Dr. Joshua Power, Executive Director of Graduate and Extended Studies at Saint Joseph's University joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about what's involved in getting each of these certificates, what they're hoping students will get out of the programs, and what he thinks the broader push to legalize cannabis in more states across the country could mean for education, business, and the economy. 

Marijuana is legal in more places than ever, business is booming, and there's a huge market demand for bright young minds to advance the industry. We wanted to find out how colleges and trade schools are responding to that demand, so we reached out to a university right here in Philadelphia. Saint Joseph's University is rolling out four different certificate programs focusing on the cannabis industry -- in business, law and policy, healthcare, and agriculture and horticulture. Dr. Joshua Power, Executive Director of Graduate and Extended Studies at Saint Joseph's University joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about what's involved in getting each of these certificates, what they're hoping students will get out of the programs, and what he thinks the broader push to legalize cannabis in more states across the country could mean for education, business, and the economy.

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