Business of Cannabis

Place Yourself at the Forefront of an Emerging Industry

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As legalization accelerates, cannabis industry jobs are among the fastest-growing in the U.S.

Sales of legal cannabis in the U.S. are expected to grow to $41 billion by 2025.

No matter where you are in your career, if you're ready to be part of this skyrocketing industry, LIM College has a program to help you get in on it.

Join us April 27 for a virtual masterclass: Creating a Meaningful Cannabis Brand.

Bachelor's Degree

Are you starting college or transferring from another institution?

Do you want to be a trailblazer?

Earn a focused four-year degree that includes foundational business knowledge and specialized cannabis courses.

Master's Degree

Looking to take your career to the next level or in a new direction?

Our one-year MPS in The Business of Cannabis will prepare you for leadership and management roles.

Offered in a fully online format, coursework can be completed whenever and wherever you are.

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Planting the Seeds for Change: LIM College and the Business of Cannabis
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Hear Professor Hu discuss the significance of social and economic equity in the cannabis industry.

Cannabis Business Careers

The cannabis industry encompasses a variety of markets, including beauty/wellness, industrial use (hemp), adult use, and medicinal/pharmaceutical use.

In 2021, the cannabis industry created an average of 280 new jobs per day. (source: 2022 Leafly Jobs Report)

Explore a Career in Cannabis

Cannabis FAQ

Eager to educate yourself about the fastest growing industry of our time? Here are answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about cannabis and its connected fields and terms.

Learn More Here

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Fashion Jobs = Cannabis Jobs?

With the increasing number of U.S. states legalizing the use of cannabis both medically and recreationally, the cannabis industry has grown rapidly over the last 5 years, and so have the career opportunities within it.

  • August 30, 2021
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Business of Cannabis Masterclass

  • 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Business of Cannabis Faculty

Dasheeda Dawson

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  • Business
  • Adjunct Faculty / Cannabis Program Manager, City of Portland

Jesce Horton

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  • Business
  • Adjunct Faculty / Founder & CEO, LOWD

David Paleschuck

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  • Business
  • Adjunct Faculty / Founder, Branding Bud Consulting Group

Kristin Jordan, Esq.

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  • Business
  • Adjunct Faculty / Chief Executive Officer, Park Jordan

Penelope Nam-Stephen

Penelope Nam-Stephen
  • Business
  • Adjunct Faculty / Chief Commercial Officer, Community Growth Partners

Melanie Nash

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  • Business
  • Adjunct Faculty / Chief Operating Officer, Purple City Genetics

David Abecassis

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  • Business
  • Adjunct Faculty / Senior Partner & Technical Director, Green Growers Alliance

Beryl Solomon

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  • Business
  • Adjunct Faculty / Founder & CEO, Poplar

Marianne Cursetjee

Marianne Cursetjee
  • Adjunct Faculty/ CEO and Co-Founder, Alibi Cannabis

Wei Hu

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  • Adjunct Faculty/ Founding Partner, MRTA Law, PC

Michael Zaytsev

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  • Academic Director, Business of Cannabis / Adjunct Faculty

Ulysses Youngblood

  • Course Developer / Co-Founder & President, Major Bloom

Michael P. Londrigan

Michael Londrigan
  • Business
  • mlondrigan@limcollege.edu
  • Chair / Associate Professor
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