Online Class and Curriculum: Hemp The New Green Revolution Hemp 101

Concepts: Overview of the History of Hemp uses, Industrial hemp, cannabis prohibition, the current status of cannabis legalization and cannabis use in the U.S. and across Indian country.

What we know as Hemp, (Cannabis Sativa, Indica) was first written about in Indochina almost five thousand years ago (2800 BCE) and plant material has been found that is believed to be almost 8000 years old. Proving useful as a medicine as well as giving strong long fibers from the stalks the plant was useful, cultivated, and seeds were shared and traveled and were exchanged. Knowledge and writing of hemp cultivation have all but disappeared due to criminalization. This is a brief history of the cold case of the hemp industry, and one entrepreneur’s experiences looking for clues to the hemp industry’s path to rebuild that industry now.
Course Format:

This course is offered fully online. Course materials, including assigned reading and videos, are offered on Google Classroom.

The class will start on February 15 and run until April 27. It will be on Tuesday afternoons from 4pm-6pm CST over Zoom.

Class periods consist of lectures, discussions, and videos. Work outside of class involves weekly reading, written assignments, and discussion posts.