Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug in many countries including the United States, where it is increasingly popular for recreational and medicinal use. Therefore, there is a growing need for cannabis education to equip students to appropriately respond to cannabis in personal and professional settings, such as careers in healthcare. Our meta-analysis of over 150 relevant articles revealed a particular need for research on cannabis education at the undergraduate level, which represented only 8.6% of publications, and for greater emphasis on medicinal cannabis and issues related to race, gender, and social justice which were not discussed in the majority of these publications. Here we describe a new undergraduate cannabis course developed to help address these needs. Participants will be invited to share constructive feedback about this course, then engaged in guided discussion of potential benefits, challenges, drawbacks, and strategies of incorporating cannabis education into their own curricula.
