Amie Pottmeyer, Program Manager of the Laboratory Sciences - Major in Cannabis Laboratory at Hocking College, has completed cannabis research for a company that sells cannabidiol (CBD) products. In 2020, CBD Health Collection wanted a comparison study on two different CBD-infused coffees to make sure their customers were getting what they paid for.
Hocking College prides itself on offering programs that are in demand and growing. The legal cannabis industry is one such industry anticipated to grow to 38.2 billion by 2028 in the US, according to businesswire.com. And according to mjbizdaily.com, Ohio's Medical Cannabis industry is projected to reach over $500 million in sales this year. Those numbers create an opportunity for Hocking students to have career options in Ohio.
Hocking College’s new state-of-the-art medical cannabis testing lab has officially reached the flowering stage.
This spring, Hocking College’s Agroecology and Laboratory Sciences: Medical Cannabis programs will join forces to conduct a hemp-growing experiment.
This spring Hocking College's Agroecology and Laboratory Sciences: Medical Cannabis programs will join forces to conduct a hemp growing experiment.
In her search for the ideal career, Bailey Coutts found herself exploring two very different career paths — neither of which turned out to be the right fit for her.
According to a recent article on healthcaredegree.com, there’s a severe shortage of the medical laboratory personnel needed to help combat the current COVID-19 pandemic.
On Friday, Sept. 21 Hocking College received accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) to move forward with their new Cannabis Lab Technician program. This decision gives Hocking College the distinction of being the first institution of higher learning in the U.S. to offer an associate degree program of this nature.
Even though more than half of the U.S. states and the District of Columbia have legalized cannabis in some form, the word cannabis still has a bad rap for some. However, there are several benefits to the cannabis plant, especially for those with physical and mental conditions.
