Des Plaines, Ill. (Oct. 3, 2022) Illinois cannabis license applicants and prospective applicants are invited to attend free workshops offered by Oakton College — to help them navigate the state’s licensing process and move closer to beginning careers in the emerging cannabis industry. Prospective applicants can start planning now in preparation for the future release of cannabis business applications.
Most sessions will be held through the Zoom app this fall in an open-forum format, small group settings, and one-to-one consultations. Overview sessions are open to all, while the small group and consultation sessions are for those who qualify as social equity applicants.
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Workshops are supported by a grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
Upcoming workshops include:
Registration for sessions taking place in November and December will be added to Oakton’s Cannabis Programs Eventbrite page.
Oakton offers three cannabis career certificates in its Cannabis Studies Program. Oakton was the first community college in the nation to offer a cannabis-centered, college-credit career certificate, the Cannabis Dispensary and Patient Care Specialist certificate program.
Oakton then launched a new Cannabis Transportation, Logistics and Supply Chain Management certificate program to meet the growing needs of the cannabis industry. Oakton’s 14-credit hour certificate program prepares transporters to apply state laws and regulations to transport and track cannabis securely.
Most recently, the College launched a 12-credit hour Cannabis Cultivation Certificate, which includes hands-on training in the cannabis cultivation lab on the Des Plaines campus. The lab is made possible by a generous donation from PharmaCann Inc., a leading national cannabis company.
For more information, email cannabisprograms@oakton.edu.