New York Gives $5 Million to Community Colleges for Cannabis Industry Job Training

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Community colleges in New York are set to receive millions in funding “to support the creation or enhancement of short-term credential programs or course offerings that provide pathways to employment in the cannabis industry,” the state announced on Monday. New York’s first recreational cannabis crop is nearing harvest, with the state’s established hemp farmers receiving the first slate of cultivation licenses. Andrew Cuomo, the state’s cannabis market has steadily taken shape. As in other states that have ended pot prohibition, New York has made a concerted effort to provide a redress to those who have been harmed by the War on Drugs. Under Hochul, who took office last August following the resignation of Gov.

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Community colleges in New York are set to receive millions in funding “to support the creation or enhancement of short-term credential programs or course offerings that provide pathways to employment in the cannabis industry,” the state announced on Monday.

Four schools that are a part of the State University of New York (SUNY) and City University of New York (CUNY) systems will receive a total of $5 million that the state said will support “programs that will create or enhance non-degree and degree-eligible courses...

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