The following is an excerpt of an Illinois Times story published on July 6, 2023.
"The University of Illinois Springfield is going to pot.
The capital city's state university has partnered with the online marijuana educator Green Flower to offer a certificate program for students interested in entering management within the cannabis industry.
The program, which began in 2020, is geared toward fostering economic development within central Illinois, said Robert Kerr, director of continuing and professional education at UIS."