3 - Professional Cannabis & Formal Degree Programs
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In today's episode we have a special guest, Peter Silvestri from Whispering Green Exotics. WGE is a local Michigan commercial grow facility that supplies high-end craft cannabis flower to retail dispensaries. We will discuss:-How Whispering Green Exotics got started-How their genetics played a major role in their companies success-How Pete's background and formal education in plant science helped shape his career and success in the cannabis space-How certain degree programs mesh with cannabis careers-How new professionals coming into the industry are shaping the change we see in a more established industry-What others can do and where to look for formal cannabis education-What happens to medical cannabis as states shift to a recreational focus-and much moreShow LinksWebsite: https://plantedprovisioning.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/plantedprovisioningMerch Insta: https://www.instagram.com/wear.planted/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/planted-provisioning/
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