MCCCD Program Description

Supply Chain Management in the Cannabis Industry

Course: CAN125

First Term: 2022 Fall

Lecture 2.0 Credit(s) 2.0 Period(s) 2.0 Load
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: S- Standard

Description: Management of cannabis supply chain stages including: growing, extracting, laboratory testing, product development and manufacturing, shipping and distributing, and dispensary and retailing across all legislative environments (federal, medicinal-use, and adult-use in U.S. states and territories).

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Describe career and jobs within each supply chain stage. (I-VI) 2. Explain facilities and operations management within each supply chain stage. (I-VI) 3. Discuss compliance in the regulatory environment for federal, medicinal-use, and adult-use among supply chain stages. (I-VI) 4. Explain the relationships with vendors, resources and ancillary industries in each supply chain stage. (I-VI) 5. Compare and contrast best practices among the supply chain stages. (I-VI) 6. Describe trends and other supply chain implications. (I-VI)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Growing stage A. Careers and detailed job descriptions B. Facilities and operations management 1. Growing environment management 2. Strain selection and scheduling 3. Regulatory compliance C. Vendors, resources, and ancillary industries D. Business practices with other supply chain stages E. Trends and other implications for business II. Extracting stage A. Careers and detailed job descriptions B. Facilities and operations management 1. End-product methods overview 2. Extraction schedules and methods 3. Regulatory compliance C. Vendors, resources, and ancillary industries D. Business practices with other supply chain stages E. Trends and other implications for business III. Laboratory testing stage A. Careers and detailed job descriptions B. Facilities and operations management 1. Testing processes overview 2. Regulatory compliance C. Vendors, resources, and ancillary industries D. Business practices with other supply chain stages E. Trends and other implications for business IV. Product development and manufacturing stage A. Careers and detailed job descriptions B. Facilities and operations management 1. Product development/methods of ingestion overview 2. Production schedules management 3. Regulatory compliance C. Vendors, resources, and ancillary industries D. Business practices with other supply chain stages E. Trends and other implications for business V. Shipping and distribution stage A. Careers and detailed job descriptions B. Facilities and operations management 1. Local and interstate regulatory compliance 2. Inventory transfer protocols C. Vendors, resources, and ancillary industries D. Business practices with other supply chain stages E. Trends and other implications for business VI. Dispensary and retailing stage A. Careers and detailed job descriptions B. Facilities and operations management 1. Inventory control systems 2. Inventory planning 3. Regulatory compliance C. Vendors, resources, and ancillary industries D. Business practices with other supply chain stages E. Trends and other implications for business

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: March 22, 2022

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.