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A ‘Budding’ New Degree: Inside Cal Poly Humboldt’s New Cannabis Studies Program

PETROLIA, CALIFORNIA - August 3, 2022: The morning fog leaves a layer of dew on cannabis farmer Drew Barbers cannabis rows in Petrolia, California August 3, 2022. Barber practices regenerative farming and is sun and earth certified. He has 10,000 square foot full-season outdoor varieties of cannabis in Humboldt, County. Humboldt is a part of the Emerald Triangle, a region made up of Humboldt, Mendocino, and Trinity counties. The Emerald Triangle is one the historically largest cannabis-producing regions in the United States. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Cal Poly Humboldt’s marijuana major launches this fall. Here’s how the program will prepare students for careers created by the $30 billion cannabis industry.