Want to be a cannabis connoisseur? Miami Dade College has a class for that.
Miami Herald
Samantha J. Gross
August 7, 2019
In the crowded lobby of Miami Dade College’s North Campus in late July, groups of people waited in line to register for classes, secure their financial aid and ask their lingering logistical questions as they prepared for the fall term, which starts Aug. 23.
Jonathan Miller, general counsel for the U.S. Hemp Roundtable and former Kentucky state legislator, said community colleges in his state already offer training and job opportunities in the hemp industry through various partnerships, a program which he says has been successful. “People get really practical, meaningful skills at community college,” Miller said. “Hemp fits so perfectly into that paradigm.” Miller, who has been working with Florida on drafting its cannabis legislation and rule making said Florida is “vaulting to the head of the pack” when it comes to cannabis, and that the industry fits in well with a community college system.