BPA 195 - Entrepreneurial and Career Opportunities in the Cannabis Industry

3 credit hours - Three hours weekly; one term.
Formerly BPA 227–Entrepreneurial Opportunity in Expanding Markets: Cannabis Legalization

Examine the entrepreneurial and career opportunities that are created as markets change and expand; specifically, the issues involving cannabis, currently legal for medical and/or adult use in a number of states and the District of Columbia. Explore business through the lens of the emerging cannabis industry as well as the businesses that arise as a result of it. Examine the racially biased history, economic and tax impact, the legal and regulatory environment and financing challenges for medical and adult use-based businesses using the newly emerging market as a starting point for inquiry.

Note: Typically offered OL; fall and spring terms.

Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Appraise the history of cannabis in America.

2. Examine the economic impact of the legalization of cannabis

3. Interpret the Maryland regulations regarding medical cannabis

4. Identify direct, indirect and tertiary businesses that are created in the cannabis supply chain.

5. Examine strategies to address the racial ineqity and social injustice in the cannabis industry.