Universities must prepare for legalization of pot
Marijuana will become legal in Canada on Oct. 17. Some students can hardly wait but are their universities ready?
In curricular terms, the institutional response has been impressive.
Many Canadian universities have already begun new courses to prepare their students to thrive in the cannabis industry, which is expected to grow like a weed post-legalization. For instance, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, in British Columbia, has linked up with the federal government’s National Institute for Cannabis Health and Education to offer an online course on the production and marketing of marijuana.
So far, about 1,200 students have completed the eight-week diploma. No doubt outreach programs will soon be springing up in shopping malls across the province.