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Explore the science and business of the cannabis industry

Professional Certificate in
Cannabis Science and Industries: Seeds to Needs
DoaneX

What you will learn

  • Cannabis plant and industry history
  • The difference between marijuana and hemp
  • Cannabis breeding, cultivation, and harvesting techniques
  • Post-harvest cannabis processing and extraction methods
  • U.S. regulations, testing, and compliance in farming, processing, and making consumer-facing products in the cannabis industry
  • Professions in the cannabis industry
Expert instruction
3 skill-building courses
Self-paced
Progress at your own speed
3 months
5 - 10 hours per week
Discounted price: $618.30
Pre-discounted price: $687USD
For the full program experience

Courses in this program

  1. DoaneX's Cannabis Science and Industries: Seeds to Needs Professional Certificate

Meet your instructors
from Doane University (DoaneX)

Andrea Holmes, PhD
Amanda McKinney, MD, FACLM
Jazmin Oliver
Christopher Parrington
Dan Ricker

Experts from DoaneX committed to teaching online learning

Program endorsements

AgriScience Labs is Colorado's leading cannabis testing facility to assure public health and protect consumers. AgriScience Labs fully supports the Cannabis Science and Industries certificate program at Doane University because of the increasing demand of a qualified workforce in the cannabis industry due to the recent legalization of hemp. The certificate program provides the necessary foundations and credentials to enter this vastly growing industry.

Frank Taylor , CEO, AgriScience Labs

Precision Plant Molecules, a hemp extraction and refinement company in Denver, Colorado, looks for talented professionals who are well versed in cannabis science, have an in depth understanding of hemp processing, and understand the economic and global impacts of the hemp industry as it relates to wellness and health. The Cannabis Science and Industries certificate program covers critical aspects of cultivation, breeding, genetics, processing, and provides the necessary competencies to enter the cannabis industry.

Dave Hanson , CEO and President, Precision Plant Molecules

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Discounted price: $618.30
Pre-discounted price: $687USD
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