The new CTU · Fall 2026

What's new at CTU

An all-new student experience: every course now ends with its own certificate and a verifiable digital badge you can add to LinkedIn in one click. Course material is updated for 2026.

Choose your course

Cannabis 101
Budtender
Growing
Medical
Cooking
Extraction
Business & Dispensary
Master of Cannabis

10 things that are new

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All-new student portalMy Courses, Certificates and Help in one place, with a distraction-free lesson view.
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A certificate for every course7 courses, 8 certificates. Each one has your name, the course hours and a verification code.
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Verifiable digital badgesOne badge per course, plus a gold badge for the Master of Cannabis.
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One-click LinkedInAdd your certificate to Licenses & certifications with the details filled in.
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Public credential pagesA page for each credential that anyone can check. You decide if it is public.
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Courses sold individuallyTake the one course you need, or all 7 in the Master of Cannabis.
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Payment planThe Master of Cannabis is also available in 3 payments.
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Team seatsBuy seats for your staff at checkout and follow their progress.
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Updated for 2026Law lessons updated with 2026 federal changes.
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New Medical course lessonsNew lessons in the Medical Cannabis Education course.

Just added: the Autoflower Grower Certificate, 2 hours, $99. Free for Growing and Master of Cannabis students.

Certificates never expire. Course access lasts 1 year from purchase.

What we added, by month

October 2026

Added October 21–23, 2026

In the courses

Learn extraction from a PhD chemist, not a textbook
Dr. Jon, extraction chemist (PhD) · 0:54 · Captions on (CC) · Filmed by CTU
Cannabis Extraction: 25 interview clips with Dr. Jon (68 min)An analytical chemist (PhD) on biomass to isolate, solventless, ethanol and CO2 trade-offs, residual solvents, QC and QA, licenses, facilities and hiring, placed in 13 lesson pages. Captions on. The course is now about 12 hours.
Read more: CBD extraction methods: ethanol vs. CO2 vs. solventless · Hemp biomass price: how hemp biomass is priced
See the Cannabis Extraction course →
Want to open your own CBD or hemp store? Learn first hand from someone who grew one shop into a chain.
Darek Wajda, founder of The Green Room · 0:56 · Captions on (CC) · Filmed by CTU
Business & Dispensary Management: 13 interview clips with the founder of The Green Room (15.5 min)Darek Wajda, founder of The Green Room, a hemp-CBD chain he grew from one Hoboken shop to 10 stores in New Jersey and New York by 2022, on funding, leasing, zoning, store layout, sourcing, hiring and banking, in 6 lesson pages. A hemp-CBD store is not a licensed dispensary; the course covers both. The course is now about 15 hours.
Read more: How much does it cost to open a CBD store? · Do you need a license to sell CBD?
See the Business & Dispensary Management course →
Hemp rules are changing. From December 11, 2026, the federal definition of hemp counts total THC, including THCA. Darek's interviews were filmed in 2021, so check your state's current rules before you plan a store. What changes on December 11 →
Master of Cannabis: both interview series includedThe Master program shares these lessons and now totals 55.5 hours. Finish all 7 courses, then pass the Master Capstone Exam.
Filmed by CTU in ColoradoNew course footage on the Growing, Extraction and Master pages.

Free on the site

Federal hemp definition change: December 11, 2026What changes, and what each state's own rules say today, with sources.
State cannabis law pages14 state pages rebuilt with an official source for each section, numbered sources and a "Cite this page" box, plus the cannabis law dataset (CSV, CC BY 4.0).
Strain databaseStrain pages with THC and CBD ranges across sources, the Strain Data Report 2026 and how we collect the data.

Your student portal

Log in and everything is in one place: your courses, where you left off, your certificates and help. Lessons open in a clean, distraction-free view that works on any phone, and your progress saves automatically.

CTU student portal, My Courses page — My Courses: start or pick up where you left off.

CTU lesson in the distraction-free lesson view with the course outline — Lessons: the course outline on the left, one clear Next button.

Real screenshots of the CTU student portal, taken with a test student account.

7 courses, 8 certificates

Pass a course's final exam and you get that course's certificate right away, with your name, the course hours and a verification code. In the Master of Cannabis, you earn all 7 course certificates. Finish all 7 courses, then pass the Master Capstone Exam to earn the Master of Cannabis certificate.

Your certificate never expires. It shows the date it was issued, and anyone can check it on our certificate verification page. Download it as a PDF any time from the Certificates tab.

Certificates tab in the CTU student portal with a badge, download and share buttons — The Certificates tab (test account): download, verify and share.

A badge for every course

Every certificate comes with a digital badge. Each badge links to a public credential page that shows who earned it, the course, the hours, the skills it covers and a live "Verified" check. Badges follow the Open Badges standard, so the details travel with the badge.

Cannabis 101
Budtender
Growing
Medical
Cooking
Extraction
Business & Dispensary
Master of Cannabis

Share it in a click. Anyone can check it.

Add it to LinkedIn in one click. The button fills in Licenses & certifications for you: the certificate name, Cannabis Training University, the issue date, your credential ID and the link.
Post it. Share your badge as a LinkedIn post, or on Facebook or X, from the Certificates tab or your pass screen.
Anyone can verify it. Your public credential page shows the badge, the course, the hours and a live "Verified" check. You choose whether it is public.

Choose your path

Pick your course

Every course is self-paced, works on any phone, and ends with its own certificate and digital badge.

Flowering cannabis plant on an outdoor farm, from CTU course footage

Start here NEWAutoflower Grower CertificateChoose seeds, set up your space, and take fast-flowering plants from seed to a dried, cured harvest.2 hours$99

Work in a dispensaryCannabis Budtender CertificateProducts, labels, customer service and the rules of the sales floor.10.5 hours$149

Indoor and Outdoor Cannabis Growing course

Grow cannabisIndoor & Outdoor Cannabis Growing CertificateFrom seed or clone to a cured harvest, indoors or out, at home or commercial scale.19 hours$199

Understand medical cannabisMedical Cannabis Education CertificateHow state programs work, the endocannabinoid system, and what research has and hasn't shown. Education only.6.5 hours$149

Make ediblesCannabis Cooking CertificateDecarb, infuse and portion oils and butters, then cook from the course recipes.11 hours$149

Work in an extraction labCannabis Extraction CertificateSolventless and solvent-based methods, and the safety rules licensed labs follow.12 hours$199

Cannabis Business and Dispensary Management course

Open or manage a businessCannabis Business & Dispensary Management CertificateLicensing, business plans, 280E taxes, banking and running a dispensary.15 hours$199

Start with the basicsCannabis 101 CertificateThe plant, cannabinoids and terpenes, products and labels, and the law.12.5 hours$149

Master of Cannabis gold digital badge from Cannabis Training University

Get the complete credential · Best valueMaster of CannabisAll 7 courses with a certificate for each. Finish all 7 courses, then pass the Master Capstone Exam for the Master of Cannabis certificate. Includes the Ed Rosenthal Library: 8 of Ed Rosenthal's cannabis books, read online.+ Bonus: Autoflower Grower Certificate included free ($99 value).55.5 hours · all 7 courses$199 or 3 payments of $67All 7 courses separately: $1,193. Master of Cannabis: $199, save $994.See the Master of Cannabis

Training a team?

Buy one seat per person right at checkout: choose Me and others / my team under the Enroll button. Each person gets their own login, certificate and badge, and you get a team dashboard to add staff, follow progress and download certificates.

Team seats are available now on: Growing, Budtender, Cannabis 101, Extraction, Cooking, Medical.

Need another course or 100 or more seats? Request a quote.