May 16, 2022
Daily Hampshire Gazette
Marijuana laws have put millions of people in prison. Now that it's legal in Massachusetts, some are working to ensure that cannabis-related jobs and financial opportunities go to people who have been affected by the war on drugs.
May 24, 2022
HealthCare News
The HCC Cannabis Education Center is partnering on the fair with Mass CultivatED for those interested in entering the cannabis industry .
May 24, 2022
BusinessWest
Holyoke Community College will host a cannabis career fair on June 1, with local and statewide cannabis retailers looking to hire workers in an industry that has eclipsed $3 billion in sales since 2018.
Sept. 24, 2020
BusinessWest
Holyoke Community College (HCC) and its new community partner, Elevate Northeast, are launching a revitalized cannabis careers training program in October for those who want to work in the industry.
Sept. 23, 2020
MassLive
Holyoke Community College and its new community partner, Elevate Northeast, are launching a revitalized cannabis careers training program in October.
Feb. 4, 2020
BusinessWest
The Cannabis Education Center, a collaboration between Holyoke Community College (HCC) and the Cannabis Community Care & Research Network (C3RN), has announced the awarding of scholarships to six students enrolled in its entry-level cannabis culinary assistant training program, which began Jan. 25.
Jan. 28, 2020
Masslive
“The Buzz About Cannabis: Marijuana in the Marketplace and the Workplace” was the first of what’s expected to be a series of marijuana-specific seminars sponsored by the Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Jan. 9, 2020
American Association of Community Colleges
More community colleges are developing courses to prepare students for the booming cannabis industry.
Dec. 13, 2019
BusinessWest
The Cannabis Education Center has scheduled three standalone courses for people working in the cannabis industry or those who want to get started.
Dec. 13, 2019
Holyoke Sun
The newly established Cannabis Education Center will hold the first cannabis industry roundtable and networking event,
Oct. 29, 2019
NBC Boston
At least five schools in Massachusetts offer or are rolling out classes or certificate programs for students who want to work in the state’s burgeoning cannabis industry.
Oct. 29, 2019
Boston Business Journal
The Cannabis Education Center will be managed out of the Kittredge Center for Business & Workforce Development at Holyoke Community College.
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