Learn How To Run A NJ Marijuana Business At Rutgers Law School

NEWARK, NJ — Aspiring cannabis entrepreneurs will soon be able to learn the nuts and bolts of running a marijuana business at one of the most well-respected law schools in New Jersey.

Last week, Rutgers Law School announced that it will be launching a six-month Certificate in Cannabis Law and Business in January 2023. Participants can’t get college credit – but they can get access to a wealth of knowledge from industry experts, guest speakers and Rutgers University faculty members.

Here’s what to expect from its new course, Rutgers Law School said:

“It will provide business owners with a thorough grounding in the rules and regulations of New Jersey’s cannabis industry as they pertain to every aspect of running a business, ensuring that people entering the market have the information they need to run legally compliant businesses … The curriculum has been developed specifically for New Jersey’s legal cannabis industry, making it highly specific to the needs of the local community.”

According to Rutgers:

“The full six-month certificate costs $2,695. Individual modules can also be purchased for between $600 and $850. A limited number of scholarships will be available for people who have received, or who will be applying for, Social Equity business licenses through New Jersey’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission. Applications for these scholarships will open in October. Additional partnerships with community organizations will also be announced.”

More information about the program is available online here.

“This new certificate is exactly the kind of work that we want to be doing as New Jersey's state law school,” co-deans Kimberly Mutcherson and Rose Cuison-Villazor said in a joint statement.

“Now that the state legislature has legalized the cannabis industry here, we want to ensure that we can provide crucial information to the citizens of New Jersey who want to enter this business, especially those from communities that traditionally bore the brunt of punitive outcomes before legalization,” Mutcherson and Cuison-Villazor added.

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