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Sativa University

Cannabis education, from the ground up

Free, expert-led courses on cannabis biology, consumption, and responsible use — written for newcomers and careful consumers alike. Earn a certificate when you complete the final exam.

For people working in cannabis — entrepreneurs, budtenders, growers, and extraction artists.

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The Budtender’s Product Encyclopedia

Every product category on the shelf — what it is, how to describe it, and how to recommend it well.

5 lessons Final exam ~40 min
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Free

Reading COAs at the Counter

How to use a Certificate of Analysis as a customer-service tool — explaining lab data in plain English.

4 lessons Final exam ~32 min
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Compliance for Budtenders

What you can and can't say, who you can and can't sell to, and how to stay on the right side of state regulations.

4 lessons Final exam ~32 min
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Home Cannabis Cultivation Basics

Everything you need to grow your first plant successfully — indoors, outdoors, or in between.

5 lessons Final exam ~40 min
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Indoor Grow Setup & Environmental Controls

Light, air, climate, and equipment — building an indoor grow environment that actually works.

5 lessons Final exam ~40 min
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Pests, Mold & Mildew Prevention

The universal grower headache — how to identify, prevent, and (sometimes) treat the things that ruin a crop.

4 lessons Final exam ~32 min
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Opening a Cannabis Business: The 30,000-Foot View

A survey of the major decisions and challenges in starting a cannabis or hemp business. Educational only — consult licensed attorneys and accountants for your situation.

5 lessons Final exam ~40 min
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Cannabis Taxation & 280E in Plain English

IRC 280E is the single biggest financial gotcha in cannabis. Here's what it actually says and how operators work within it.

4 lessons Final exam ~32 min
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Hemp Business Operations

How federally-legal hemp businesses actually operate — supply chain, compliance, marketing constraints, and the common failure modes.

5 lessons Final exam ~40 min
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Concentrates 101: How They’re Made

Survey of how cannabis concentrates are produced — solvent and solventless methods, from a process-understanding perspective.

5 lessons Final exam ~40 min
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Solventless Extraction

The hands-on craft of solventless concentrates — ice water hash, dry sift, rosin pressing, and post-press techniques.

5 lessons Final exam ~40 min
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