Getting a degree for marijuana growing?

[Don Geno]

Hello all,
I have a question for anyone who has a response feel free to reply. My question is since marijuana will be legal in Oregon and a lot of demand for supply will go in effect I was wondering if there is some value into going to school for an associates of environmental science for this field will it be worth it or a waste of time? A ton of people will grow but anybody can grow but growing well is another story and a degree behind that may help stand out a little more any feedback to being a legit grower?

 

[Goldy]

I imagine doing something like a BSc in plant biology or botany would make you look more attractive out of a large number of applicants. However, at the end of the day I'd want to hire someone with experience with Canna as opposed to just a degree. It'd be a truly amazing job to be in charge of a large grow. But from the little research I've done, most people go with people they already know well and when they don't the money is surprisingly low ...there's a lot of people keen to do the job. I'd advise you to start a portfolio of sorts, showing some photos perhaps of what you've done/been involved in. Be interested to see others answers.

 

[Don Geno]

I imagine doing something like a BSc in plant biology or botany would make you look more attractive out of a large number of applicants. However, at the end of the day I'd want to hire someone with experience with Canna as opposed to just a degree. It'd be a truly amazing job to be in charge of a large grow. But from the little research I've done, most people go with people they already know well and when they don't the money is surprisingly low ...there's a lot of people keen to do the job. I'd advise you to start a portfolio of sorts, showing some photos perhaps of what you've done/been involved in. Be interested to see others answers.

Thanks for reply and will do your info. is valuable and will take it into account :

 

[Oregon Gardener]

Hello all,
I have a question for anyone who has a response feel free to reply. My question is since marijuana will be legal in Oregon and a lot of demand for supply will go in effect I was wondering if there is some value into going to school for an associates of environmental science for this field will it be worth it or a waste of time? A ton of people will grow but anybody can grow but growing well is another story and a degree behind that may help stand out a little more any feedback to being a legit grower?

Hey Don, I see that it has been a year since your post. The other poster pretty much nailed it. That was most likely a well educated prediction because with just a few exceptions, that is pretty much how it is for many of the jobs in Colorado and Oregon. I'm ignorant to the ins and outs of MMJ in other states. I live in the Southern Oregon region and I have seen some of the strangest businesses come and go.Two of the businesses that I have seen pop up and thrive is the dirt business and greenhouse construction .However,the rules and regulations have changed so quickly that a lot of folks got hurt real bad. this year there was an influx of trimmers into the region. I had to bring experienced trimmers from California. I'm going to the temporary/permanent rules and permit forum for rec on Dec. 4th. This should be interesting. This is my prediction. A lot of Mj businesses are going to suffer the Penguin Effect, that is, usually the first penguin in the water gets eaten. Free trade with other states will bring a huge boom to the Oregon economy, but that is several years from now. Personally I would not waste my money on a degree for the Mj industry for anything that did not teach you how to run a mass spectroscopy machine. I have been waiting for over 30 days for my test results. anyway if you have other questions feel free to ask. It's hard to keep up with this ever changing industry, but I try.

'Highest Regards"

 

[WestDenverPioneer]

There are things you can/will learn from "experience" that cannot be taught in schools.
There are things you can/will learn from a formal education that cannot be learned in the field.
Ultimately, both are needed.

 

[WestDenverPioneer]

Free trade with other states will bring a huge boom to the Oregon economy

Trade with other countries, not just states. Colorado's bubble will pop.

 

[Oregon Gardener]

I'll be headed up your way on New Years. My daughter is at Boulder getting her master's degree in material science. Looking forward to checking out some local dispensaries and smoke some Colorado pot.

 

[rekoj0916]

My opinion, a degree in horticulture combined with management & growing experience.
Even if you can grow well, it's unrealistic to expect yourself to manage a LARGE commercial garden on your own. The best way would be by delegating others for mundane tasks like watering, transplant, etc. Ultimately making it the head growers responsibility but allowing them to worry with the most specialized parts of their job. Therefore, your head grower needs to know how to lead a team of workers in the facility and manage them. This business model can already be seen in large colorado grow spaces.

 

[fandango]

Prehaps an invention would lead you to wealth and fame here?

Please discover a method to blow up spidermite eggs...

 

[WestDenverPioneer]

Prehaps an invention would lead you to wealth and fame here?

Please discover a method to blow up spidermite eggs...

Invention? Or Policy?
You aren't going to just walk into my garden. That's my policy. I don't know where you've been or what you've been around. I don't need to reinvent the wheel. Stick to the policy. That's my answer.

 

[qwizoking]

i used to shower and change everytime i entered my gardens lol

 

[fandango]

Invention? Or Policy?
You aren't going to just walk into my garden. That's my policy. I don't know where you've been or what you've been around. I don't need to reinvent the wheel. Stick to the policy. That's my answer.

Silly...it's not me in your garden you need to worry about?
Nature is full of mites...as if you did not know this fact professor

 

[Bublonichronic]

I'll be headed up your way on New Years. My daughter is at Boulder getting her master's degree in material science. Looking forward to checking out some local dispensaries and smoke some Colorado pot.

Funny thing about Denver is all the homeless people, and all the help wanted or now hiring signs all over the place, feels like the twilight zone

 

[Oregon Gardener]

i used to shower and change everytime i entered my gardens lol

Standard operating procedure.

 

[WestDenverPioneer]

Silly...it's not me in your garden you need to worry about?
Nature is full of mites...as if you did not know this fact professor

I gave an example of how a 'policy' can negate the 'need for an invention'.
Spider Mites are an easy pest to deal with. Nature already has several remedies.
Good luck with your invention. I will welcome it when you have it completed. In the mean time I will carry on with my garden policies.

An ounce of prevention will yield about a pound.

 

[fandango]

no i never want to invent something...i was thinking you were into a degree in weed,oh well miss interpret an idea...good luck fella