Enrollment explodes in Northern New Mexico College’s cannabis program

In the past week, the number of registrants for the summer program exploded, from 70 on April 19 to 130 as of Saturday.

The initial course has a broad focus: biology, history, the state’s medical cannabis program, addiction issues, industry ethics.

But the first step in developing a program is to provide interested applicants with the knowledge and understanding of regulations and laws before moving to the next phase.

We might double our student body within the next year or two here around this one class, let alone the horticulture or even a manufacturing .

Bailey said the school already is in discussions about expanding into other certificate and degree programs, which could include courses in business, horticulture and holistic medicine.

Frazier, who said he is a licensed hemp farmer, indicated course expansion could happen for the 2021-22 school year, but expects it more likely will be summer or fall 2022.

There’s some really cool stuff happening in Israel and Canada and around the United States, but that is a whole other level that we aspire to way down the road.

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