Cannabis Healthcare and Medicine

Overview

As medical research and medicine continue to evolve, cannabis use is becoming more frequent in both human and animal care. To stay current with this emerging application, both healthcare professionals of all types and those working directly with clients and customers in the cannabis industry need the right education. Cannabis Healthcare and Medicine is offered at University of California, Riverside.

What You'll Learn

• Cannabis history, uses, culture, and industry
• Medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp, indoor and outdoor grow, biochemistry, botany, and phylogenetics
• Operations and challenges in the various sectors of the industry, such as cannabis enterprise and cannabis law and policy
• The medical properties of cannabis, human physiology, and metabolism
• Best practices for patient care, including standard of care, drug interaction, psychoactivity, and tolerance