The Cannabis Transportation, Logistics and Supply Chain Management certificate is designed to prepare students for employment in the cannabis industry. In this program, you will receive a solid foundation in the basics of working with cannabis. You will explore cannabis law, cannabis dispensary operations and cannabis cultivation, as well as supply chain management, security guard training and logistics.
The program will prepare transporters to apply state laws and regulations to securely transport and track cannabis.
Students will also be eligible to apply for their security guard permanent employee registration card (PERC). To be employed as a cannabis transporter, employees must be 21 years of age, meet the requirements to obtain a Department of Agriculture identification card, and pass a federal fingerprint test.
You will take a variety of courses designed to prepare you to enter the rapidly changing field of cannabis. You will learn about the cannabis plant; current policy and ethical issues; dispensary operations; and an introduction to cultivation operations.
In addition, you will take management courses in supply chains, transportation, warehousing and logistics.
Pamela Althoff
Executive Director
Medical Cannabis Alliance of Illinois
Andrew Bell
Oakton Community College Student
Paul Chialdikas
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Bedford Grow
Steve Fix
Patient Care Specialist
GreenGate Chicago
Lou Lang
Former Illinois State Representative
Advantage Government Strategies
Rosie Naumovski
Owner
Thrive Dispensaries
Claire O’Hearn
Natures Grace and Wellness
Tim O’Hearn
Natures Grace and Wellness
Mike Richards
Sales Channel Manager
Pharmacannis
Chris Torres
Patient Care Specialist
GreenGate Chicago
Don Williams
Regional Director of Government Affairs
MedMen
May Alimboyoguen
Assistant Dean, Health Careers
Oakton Community College
Marc Battista
Associate Vice President of Workforce Education/ Dean of Business & Career Technologies
Oakton Community College
Jennifer Crowley
Health Career Advisor
Oakton Community College
Tracy Fulce
Chair, Professor Management & Marketing
Oakton Community College
Ileo Lott
Vice President of Academic Affairs
Oakton Community College
Melissa Mendoza
Professor, PTA
Oakton Community College
Luanne Olson
Chair, Distinguished Professor, Physical Therapist Assistant
Oakton Community College
Bob Sompolski
Dean of STEM and Health Careers
Oakton Community College
Cheryl Thayer
Lecturer, Adjunct Faculty President
Oakton Community College
Ruth Williams
Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs Dean of Curriculum and Instruction
Oakton Community College
Tracy Fulce
Chair, Cannabis Transportation, Logistics and Supply Chain Management
847.376.7803
tfulce@oakton.edu
For more information, contact cannabisprograms@oakton.edu.