With the recession destroying so many jobs and forcing difficult career transitions, a recent story in Crain's Detroit Business caught my eye.
The story was about a new trade school for adults interested in becoming caregivers under Michigan's medical marijuana law.
The school is the brainchild of Nick Tennant, who ran an auto detailing shop before he recently launched Med Gro Cannabis College.
The article also mentions Oaksterdam University in Oakland, which describes itself as America's first medical marijuana college when it opened in 2007.
Retraining for a career in medical marijuana may be a stretch, given the legal risks. But there appears to be no shortage of potential trainees.
Crain's says Med Gro has been profitable since it opened. Oaksterdam's Web site says "thousands of students have taken classes with the hope of entering the budding cannabis job field."
News Hawk- Weedpipe 420 MAGAZINE ® - Medical Marijuana Publication & Social Networking
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Author:Tom Abate
Contact: San Francisco Bay Area — News, Sports, Business, Entertainment, Classifieds: SFGate
Copyright:2009 Hearst Communications Inc.
Website:Get To Work : A 'growth' industry: training in the medical marijuana field?
The story was about a new trade school for adults interested in becoming caregivers under Michigan's medical marijuana law.
The school is the brainchild of Nick Tennant, who ran an auto detailing shop before he recently launched Med Gro Cannabis College.
The article also mentions Oaksterdam University in Oakland, which describes itself as America's first medical marijuana college when it opened in 2007.
Retraining for a career in medical marijuana may be a stretch, given the legal risks. But there appears to be no shortage of potential trainees.
Crain's says Med Gro has been profitable since it opened. Oaksterdam's Web site says "thousands of students have taken classes with the hope of entering the budding cannabis job field."
News Hawk- Weedpipe 420 MAGAZINE ® - Medical Marijuana Publication & Social Networking
Source: sfgate
Author:Tom Abate
Contact: San Francisco Bay Area — News, Sports, Business, Entertainment, Classifieds: SFGate
Copyright:2009 Hearst Communications Inc.
Website:Get To Work : A 'growth' industry: training in the medical marijuana field?
