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.
Tracy Fulce
Chair, Cannabis Transportation, Logistics and Supply Chain Management
847.376.7803
tfulce@oakton.edu
For more information, contact cannabisprograms@oakton.edu.