CHEM 1102 - Introduction to Cannabis Science

3 Credit(s)

Cannabis has been consumed for thousands of years, yet only in the last 60 years have scientists begun to fully understand its chemical nature, mode of action and therapeutic potential. We will use concepts from chemistry, biology, history, sociology, medicine and politics to unravel the complex story of the science of cannabis. This course is offered without prerequisites, but students who successfully complete this course will be gain sufficient chemical and biological knowledge to think critically about what is presented as fact or fiction in the broad context cannabis has in society today. Format: Lecture

General Education Natural Sciences General Education