How Colleges and Cannabis Companies Are Working Together to Create Pot Training Programs

The cannabis industry is in desperate need of trained workers as legalization looms. British Columbia’s Okanagan College has a mandate to serve the interests of businesses in its community. So when licensed cannabis producer Sunniva started building a greenhouse and manufacturing facility in the region, the company reached out to the school in the hopes of forming a partnership. Sunniva knew it would need to hire 200-plus employees for their launch in 2019 and they…