The cannabis industry has opened up nearly 8,000 new jobs statewide since November, when Missourians voted to legalize recreational marijuana.
Karina Hernandez’s ideal work environment is surrounded by plants, with her hands in the dirt.
Although she already has a biology degree, she recently decided to go back to school to take classes in horticulture at St. Louis Community College at Meramec, the state’s largest horticulture program.
And she was surprised to see courses on hemp and cannabis cultivation on the list.
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