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State approves medical marijuana school

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DENVER – Colorado is the first state in the country to give the green light to a school that teaches students how to grow, sell and distribute medical marijuana.

It is vacant now, but soon an office building near Interstate 25 and Alameda Avenue will be filled with adult students.

Math will not be a subject, but hash will.

“It’s an exciting time to be in this industry,” Gus Escamilla, CEO of Greenway University, said.

Greenway University is a medical marijuana vocational school located in three states, including Colorado, New Jersey and California.

“What we do is we teach people not only how to remain in compliance, but remain in compliance while using all the applications as it relates to a fundamental business,” Escamilla said.

The Colorado Department of Higher Education Division of Private Occupational Schools overseas the state’s 330 vocational and trade schools.

Full story: 9NEWS.com | Denver | Colorado’s Online News Leader | State approves medical marijuana school