Western Illinois University

Courses Offered

Cannabis & Culture

Course Type: Undergradute Degree

"Cannabis helps produce the serenity and insight, sensitivity and fellowship so desperately needed in this increasingly mad and dangerous world." ~ Carl Sagan, Ph.D., American astronomer and astrophysicist The interdisciplinary minor in Cannabis & Culture offers students a foundation for understanding the socio-cultural, historical, and politics of cannabis use in the United States and around the globe. As a result of the swift growth in medical and recreational cannabis in Illinois, Western Illinois University students may find the cannabis industry an attractive one to enter after graduation. The minor will expose students to some of the types of employment they might pursue. The minor in Cannabis & Culture, as an interdisciplinary minor, will provide WIU students with the recognition of complex historical, cultural, and social/political/economic contexts. This minor will offer all students an inclusive experience, drawing on a variety of backgrounds and modes of understanding, in addition to emphasizing how societal structures have affected drug legislation, business ownerships, and the current and future challenges anyone entering this industry is likely to face.

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