MCCCD Program Description

Major: 5929N Catalog Year: 2025-2026 Effective Term: 2022 Fall Last Admit Term: 9999 Award: CCL Total Credits: 9 CIP Code: 52.0201	Primary College: Scottsdale Community College Initiating College: Scottsdale Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific Program Availability: SC Field of Interest: Business, Entrepreneurialism and Management Instructional Council: Business/Management (03) GPA: 2.0
SOC Code: Upon completion of this certificate, students may pursue a career as: 11-1021.00 General and Operations Managers 41-1011.00 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-2031.00 Retail Salespersons Upon completion of additional education, students may pursue a career as: 11-2021.00 Marketing Managers 11-2022.00 Sales Managers 11-3071.04 Supply Chain Managers

Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Cannabis Business Fundamentals will cover topics including industry history and trends, social equity, product descriptions, career opportunities, economics, marketing, supply chain management, dispensary business planning, funding resources, regulatory environments, growing, extracting, and retailing. Upon completion of this certificate, prospective students may pursue a variety of cannabis business careers.

Required Courses

CAN101 Introduction to the Cannabis Industry 3
CAN110 Social Equity and Current Issues in the Cannabis Industry 1
+ CAN120 Legal and Regulatory Environment in the Cannabis Industry 3
+ CAN125 Supply Chain Management in the Cannabis Industry 2

Credits: 9

Restricted Electives
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General Electives
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Learning Outcomes
1. Describe federal cannabis laws, policies, rules, and regulations. (CAN101, CAN120) 2. Describe state cannabis laws, and policies, rules, and regulations. (CAN101, CAN120) 3. Discuss the culture and social equity impact of the cannabis business. (CAN101, CAN110, CAN120) 4. Discuss cannabis business planning. (CAN101, CAN110, CAN120) 5. Describe cannabis industry careers. (CAN101) 6. Explain hiring and managing practices for a cannabis business. (CAN101) 7. Describe consumer behavior and demands specific to the cannabis industry. (CAN101) 8. Explain sales practices within the industry. (CAN101) 9. Describe the cannabis business supply chain stages. (CAN101, CAN120, CAN125) 10. Discuss marketing planning for a cannabis business. (CAN101) 11. Examine accounting, finance and funding planning in the cannabis industry. (CAN101)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. 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.