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2025-2026 Edition

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Department Chair: Stephen Fix, 847.635.1926 , sfix@oakton.edu

The three certificates under the Cannabis Studies program prepare students for employment in the cannabis industry. Students will acquire knowledge and skills in key areas identified by industry partners as important for successful employment in the field.

Completers of these programs will be more competitive when seeking employment within Illinois and in states that have legalized medical and/or adult-use cannabis. Positions include but are not limited to patient care specialists, dispensary agents, cultivation agents, growers, trimmers, transportation agents, processing technicians, packagers, production technicians, and warehouse associates.

  • Cannabis Cultivation Certificate
  • Cannabis Dispensary and Patient Care Specialist Certificate
  • Cannabis Transportation, Logistics and Supply Chain Management Certificate
CNB 1011 credit hours (lecture: 1 | lab: 0)
Introduction to Cannabis  

Course will discuss the basic life cycle of the plant/plant properties, and the natural origins and evolution of cannabis. Course will also include topics related to how cannabis influenced commercial, medical, ritual and religious practices in culture.

Instruction Type: In-Person | Online
Term Typically Offered: Fall | Spring | Summer  
CNB 1021 credit hours (lecture: 1 | lab: 0)
Cannabis and the Law  

The course will discuss current policy parameters, legal responsibilities and ethical issues of the medical cannabis industry.

Instruction Type: In-Person | Online
Term Typically Offered: Fall | Spring | Summer  
CNB 1032 credit hours (lecture: 2 | lab: 0)
Pharmacology and Medical Cannabis Use  

Course provides a foundation of pharmacology topics related to medical cannabis. Content includes product knowledge, basic physiology, drug interactions and methods of administration.

Prerequisite: CNB 101 with a minimum grade of C or concurrent enrollment in CNB 101.  
Instruction Type: In-Person | Online
Term Typically Offered: Fall | Spring | Summer  
CNB 1042 credit hours (lecture: 2 | lab: 0)
The Experience of Illness  

Course explores illness as a social scientific construct, including exploring the intersection of chronic illness and personal identity. The course provides students a practical look at how Cannabis Patient Care Specialists communicate with (and educate) patients.

Prerequisite: CNB 101 with a minimum grade of C or concurrent enrollment in CNB 101.  
Instruction Type: In-Person | Online
Term Typically Offered: Fall | Spring | Summer  
CNB 1051 credit hours (lecture: 1 | lab: 0)
Dispensary Operations  

Course covers logistic concepts including transportation, inventory, packaging, warehousing, materials handling, order processing, safety protocol and facility location.

Prerequisite: CNB 101 with a minimum grade of C or concurrent enrollment in CNB 101.  
Instruction Type: In-Person | Online
Term Typically Offered: Fall | Spring | Summer  
CNB 1062 credit hours (lecture: 2 | lab: 0)
Cannabis Cultivation Operations  

Course covers content related to cannabis cultivation center operations including cannabis cultivation, processing, transportation, and disposal, facility requirements related to cannabis cultivation, cannabis plant monitoring systems for tracking seed to sale, state regulations and inspections, and biosecurity measures.

Prerequisite: CNB 101 with a minimum grade of C or concurrent enrollment in CNB 101.  
Instruction Type: In-Person | Online
Term Typically Offered: Fall | Spring | Summer  
CNB 1075 credit hours (lecture: 3 | lab: 6)
Botany and Cultivation of Cannabis  

Laboratory course focuses on the anatomical and biological aspects of the cannabis plant. Students will work with the cannabis plant or a substitute plant. Content includes seed to harvest cannabis growth cycle, plant health, agricultural cultivation techniques, state regulations of industry standards, and structural and physiological aspects of cannabis including terpenes, cannabinoids, and the pharmacokinetics of cannabis.

Prerequisite: CNB 101 and CNB 106 with a minimum grade of C.  
Instruction Type: In-Person | Online | Hybrid

Fee: $50

Term Typically Offered: Fall | Spring  
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