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In 2017 UConn horticulture professor Gerald Berkowitz and a group of 40 students toured the facilities of Curaleaf, one of Connecticut’s four medical marijuana producers, and picked up an interesting tidbit. “The CEO of the company was saying that he could never find any [job applicants] that had any knowledge of cannabis horticulture,” Berkowitz said. “In fact, there were no programs or anything in the country to address that.” About two years later, Berkowitz established UConn’s f...

Green Valley Glass seeks to educate the masses on CBD, medical marijuana COLCHESTER – For Kyle Provencher, his mom was the inspiration behind opening an upscale, cannabidiol wellness products and accessories store nearly two years ago in Putnam. “My mother became very sick and was given a Medical Marijuana Rx to help with her conditions,” said Provencher, the majority owner of Green Valley Glass LLC. “I remember she always felt uncomfortable walking into traditional locations, so we s...