At a northern Israel college, students will soon be able to major in cannabis. Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, located near the town of Nazareth, announced its new program Monday. it will launch a new medical cannabis major in the upcoming school year, under the department of behavioral sciences.

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The medical cannabis program will focus on three main disciplines: the growing and production of medical cannabis, medicine and pharmacology, and the economics and legal issues surrounding medical cannabis. During the third and final year of studies in the program, students will take part in a practicum program, working in a cannabis growing farm, a processing facility, and conducting a research seminar in collaboration with local pharma companies in the field of medical cannabis, the college said.