2024-2025 Catalog

SUST 121 Cultivation and Compliance

Cultivation and Compliance will introduce key concepts and protocol associated with medicinal plant growth and distribution in Illinois. Students will learn the fundamentals of biosecurity, RFID and digital inventory tracking & management, plant breeding and propagation, flower production and processing. Students will study not only the biological aspects of cultivation but also the associated legal including Biotrack and IDOA compliance. Cultivation and Compliance will investigate topics on ethics and social dimensions of production and regulation. Cultivation and compliance will use proxy species to illustrate teaching components to avoid legal issues and maintain campus integrity.

Credits

4