Notice to Our Students and Future Enrollees
At the Cannabis College of America, our mission is to provide students with the highest quality education in cannabis — combining science, research, and real-world, hands-on experience.
We are currently in the process of obtaining official state accreditation and licensing to ensure our programs meet the highest educational standards. During this time, new student enrollment will be temporarily paused.
We’re committed to transparency and excellence, and we’ll reopen enrollment as soon as our state approval is finalized. We appreciate your patience and continued support as we take this important step toward shaping the future of cannabis education.
We are NOT accepting students, NOT offering classes, and NOT conducting any instruction at this time. This website is for informational purposes only.
Larry does offer FREE seminars on growing this plant!
Stay tuned for updates — and get ready to grow with us.
Empower Your Future in Cannabis
Welcome to The Cannabis College of America
Join us in shaping the future of the cannabis industry with cutting-edge education and hands-on training.
Located at 2013 General Potter Highway Centre Hall, PA 16828
About The Cannabis College of America
Our Mission is to establish a genuine educational institute dedicated to producing the finest product possible, my student. With the curriculum that I’ve developed for our Cannabis cultivation school, you’ll be able to grow a superior and healthier product than you can buy at any dispensary in the country, Right at your own home!
This program is so comprehensive that anyone, regardless of your age or background, can become a Master Cannabis Cultivator! Your classes will begin with the bottom line basics, like seed selection, good genetics are one of the most valuable assets you can possess. Next we move to equipment selection. i.e.: what’s the best lighting that fits your needs and budget? What Rootzone will best fit your particular growing situation and end goal, everything from soil to hydroponics, even systems that combine both have their Pros and Cons.
Are you going to grow Organic or are you integrating chemical fertilizers and pest control into your program? Are you using a Designated Room with complete seal and light deprivation possible or are you planning on using Canvas Grow Tents to accomplish the perfect sustainable environment for your plants. Then last but not least you must determine a budget within your means for your initial set-up along with monthly maintenance cost of operating your grow…This is all before you crack your first seed.
All this subject matter will all be covered in the first week’s classes. This complete and comprehensive approach to teaching this art and skill-set will be repeated weekly including class syllabus for every subject being discussed.
Educational Programs & Services
Cannabis Cultivation Techniques
Cannabis Business Management
Cannabis Law and Policy
Cannabis Marketing and Branding
Cannabis Science and Research
Cannabis Compliance and Safety
Cannabis Industry Internship
Cannabis Sustainability Practices
Cannabis Retail Operations
Cannabis Extraction Methods
Cannabis Product Development
Medical Cannabis Applications
Upcoming Events and Workshops
Seminar: Learning and Exploring with Cannabis
Every Saturday from 2pm – 5pm
FREE – We supply you with actual cannabis plants to work on, as well as plugs, trays, humidly domes, scalpels, trimming scissors. Along with a written curriculum along with complete syllabus for the 3 hour seminar. Don’t miss out on this opportunity!
Larry or one of our Admissions Officers will contact you regarding payments after you register.
Core Curriculum
Week 1
Lecture starts with Seed Selection, Not only what seed varietal and type best fits your desired needs and end goals? What’s the best sources for your genetics? Because of existing laws and policies, legal sources sometimes may be still limited. Next, we move on to which Rootzone best fits your particular growing environment. Hydroponics or Soil? Pots or Grow Bags? Top water or Bottom flood? Totally Organic or a combination with conventional methods? Which Integrated Pest and Pathogen Management Programs will work best for you? This is where I’ll share my Real Life Experience on practical, no nonsense solutions that have the best outcomes at the lowest price/plant…Corporate marketing will prove your worst enemy!
Week 2
Lighting Selection – For our purposes at this level of instruction, we are going to look at 4 different types of artificial lighting. Metal Halide – All 4 colors of natural light, but higher in blues then reds. High Pressure Sodium – Same 4 colors but more intense reds then blues. Ceramic Discharge – barely any yellows and greens but very high levels of blue then red. Last but not least, LED – which can be dialed in or Color adjusted and tuned for the particular time of year you’re trying to recreate, along with combinations of 2 or more for Optimum results, etc…
Week 3
Proper methodology on how to germinate your seeds and care for your infant seedling so you accomplish lowest mortality! Most inexperienced growers Kill their Young with Kindness…Depending on your Seed Selection, F1 thru F5, or simplifying initial efforts with S1 Feminized Seed, there may be a need to identify and Cull All Male Plants, different methods will be discussed to accomplish this task. Once we have confirmed plant sex, we move on to basic Cloning Techniques, along with proper up-potting techniques for minimal stress and shock! From that point on you’ll start learning correct procedures for Structuring and Training your Mother plants while propagating dozens upon dozens of genetically identical siblings (clones). This can be very rewarding depending on the skill-set you achieve.
Week 4
VEGETATIVE PHASE – PH & Nutrient requirements. Supporting your increased plant structure with different methods: i.e.- Netting, trellising, etc….Methods of Old School MonsterCropping and SuperCropping that allow you to take advantage of the additional support, greatly increasing your overall yield per plant while best utilizing space. Adjusting length of Vegetative cycle to best suit your desired result and budget, etc…You can double or even triple a plants productivity during growth phase by length of over 12 hour light cycle and cropping methods used….
Week 5
FLOWERING PHASE – Changing Lighting! Changes and adjustments to be made in Nutrients and feeding schedules. More intense policing of plants to make absolutely POSITIVE there is NO MALES MAKING POLLEN. This is due to either mis-identification during culling males or hermaphrodites caused by stresses from environments. Nothing ruins your fun faster, than all your grow of Beautiful Femmes going to seed! How to record by calendar and diagnose by observation of when the flowers are ripening. You’ll need time prior to Harvest, approximately 3 weeks, to thoroughly Flush the growing medium of all nutrients and chemicals. Proper Standard operational practices enforced to assure end product is pathogen and pest free
Week 6
FLOWERING PHASE – Changing Lighting! Changes and adjustments to be made in Nutrients and feeding schedules. More intense policing of plants to make absolutely POSITIVE there is NO MALES MAKING POLLEN. This is due to either mis-identification during culling males or hermaphrodites caused by stresses from environments. Nothing ruins your fun faster, than all your grow of Beautiful Femmes going to seed! How to record by calendar and diagnose by observation of when the flowers are ripening. You’ll need time prior to Harvest, approximately 3 weeks, to thoroughly Flush the growing medium of all nutrients and chemicals. Proper Standard operational practices enforced to assure end product is pathogen and pest free
ADVANCED PROGRAMS
Master Medical Methodology & Practical Application.
This course is structured around advanced education for Management and Cultivators seeking employment or advancement in the already thriving Industry of Medical Marijuana. Successful Competency Testing is required for a Certificate of Completion/Excellence!
Industrial Hemp - The Future of American Farming!
This is a 2 Part Course that covers an extremely broad subject matter, Ranging from Sustainable Biofuel to Non Flammable Superior Building Materials. Part 1 of this class consists of intensive Lectures and Demonstrations. The Second Part of this Course is a Research and Development Lab in which we will actually develop products ranging from Bio-fuels to Hempcrete and do comprehensive testing on them!
Genetics and Strain Development
The Most Comprehensive Cannabis Plant Breeding Program taught anywhere! From What Genotypes to Isolating Phenotypes, both male and female to breed from. Line breeding, back crossing, feminization, etc.. Chemical manipulation of both sexes to accomplish required end results. Basic A to Z of breeding the hemp plant. Covers Cannabinoid through Industrial Strains.
Artificial Intelligence Interfaced Robotics for Management of large scale commercial Greenhouses and Farming!
This course will require all other programs to be completed w/ successful competency testing or a Bachelor’s degree in Plant Biology as a prerequisite!
One look at our curriculum makes it clear — our program stands
head and shoulders above the rest in the nation!
Hemp Quotes
Our Instructors
Founder and Educational Director
Larry Nagle – AKA The Bushdoctor, AKA Dr. Dank
Larry Nagle has dedicated his life to the advocacy and activism of cannabis, becoming a significant figure in the industry through his extensive research and cultivation efforts. With a passion that spans decades, Larry has consistently been at the forefront of cannabis innovation and education. His expertise is widely recognized, having been published in prestigious platforms such as MMJDaily, out of Amsterdam and HealthEuropa, out of Spain where he shares his deep knowledge and insights on cannabis-related topics.
Larry’s journey began with a profound belief in the potential benefits of cannabis, both medicinal and recreational. Over the years, he has tirelessly worked to dispel myths and promote understanding about this versatile plant. His hands-on experience in growing cannabis has provided him with unparalleled knowledge, making him a sought-after consultant and speaker in the industry.
He is an adrenaline junkie, motorcycle racer, and powerlifter who suffers from severe nerve pain caused by spinal stenosis. He used medical marijuana to overcome a 20-plus-year-long opioid addiction to prescribed pharmaceuticals.
As an author, Larry’s contributions have enlightened countless readers, offering them valuable information on the latest developments in cannabis research, cultivation techniques, and industry trends. His work has not only educated but also inspired many to explore the possibilities within the cannabis sector.
Larry Nagle’s commitment to cannabis advocacy is unwavering. Through his tireless efforts, he continues to share his wealth of knowledge, fostering a community of like-minded individuals who are passionate about cannabis. His expertise was also highlighted in a guest appearance on the Lancaster Farming Industrial Hemp Podcast, where he discussed various aspects of cannabis cultivation and industry advancements. Whether you’re a seasoned expert or a curious newcomer, Larry’s insights are an invaluable resource in navigating the ever-evolving world of cannabis.
Unmatched Experience
Throughout their lifetime, Larry and Scott have been responsible for hundreds of thousands of pounds of the finest cannabis flower ever grown.
Scott Burgett – Lead Instructor
Co-founder of Green Earth Cannaceuticals (GEC)
Scott Burgett is a U.S. Army disabled veteran and co-founder of Green Earth Cannaceuticals (GEC). With a professional background spanning healthcare and horticulture, Scott brings a unique blend of scientific insight and agricultural expertise to the cannabis industry.
Scott began his career in medicine, earning his credentials as a Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist after studying at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy and Central Florida Institute. He worked in the medical field for several years before transitioning into cannabis cultivation, where he found the perfect synergy between his passion for health and plants.
He was hired as the Director of Cultivation by The Green Solution (TGS) Florida, one of the first Florida MMJ license holders. Within nine months he built it into the largest Cannabis grower in Florida with over 15,000 plants in perpetual harvest. While with TGS he became certified in CO2 extraction and helped design and build their extraction/processing lab. Due to differing views on the MMJ industry, Scott left TGS.
He then started to work in the hemp industry consulting in cultivation and extraction/processing. Scott has consulted for companies in Florida, Montana, California, Colorado, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Alabama.
In 2018, he co-founded GEC and partnered with Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) through the Florida Industrial Hemp Pilot Program, overseeing a network of over 20 farms focused on genetics trials and large-scale hemp cultivation.
Today, Scott continues to lead GEC’s innovation in cannabis science, with active university collaborations and a mission to help shape the future of hemp and medical marijuana in the United States!
Compare Our Curriculum to the Competition. No one offers a more Complete & Comprehensive program in All Aspects of Cannabis than we do.
Photo and Video Gallery
Everything from hydroponic cloning on a small scale to starting clones in plugs on a large scale—we wrote the book on it!
The 4-shelf rack (second pic from the left) houses 1,152 guaranteed female plants from four different mother strains. The third pic from the left shows a huge nursery maintaining thousands of rooted clones in various stages of growth!
If you click on the last pic of the series and look closely, you’ll see that these are cuttings/clones taken from the lower portion of plants already in late-season full bloom. I can even teach you how to force these cuttings back into vegetative growth with minimal stress, creating thriving young genetically identical offspring to their mothers!
Most growers will tell you that’s not even possible!
I don’t believe any other Grower has done the Experimentation and Research on cultivating this plant that I have in the last 50 plus years.
First pic above far left is a research study we did proving we could maintain Positive Growth with daytime temps barely over 40 degrees Fahrenheit.. and night time temps falling to mid 20’s when covered with insulation fabric.
The final determination is that the Cannabis plant will maintain positive growth until actual soil temps fall below 32 degrees. At that point, it appears they go into a state of dormancy.
The first 3 pics in this series are just collecting data on different growing scenarios. The last pic on the right, if you expand it and look closely, you will see the glistening, silver roots in this DEEP WATER HYDROPONIC CULTURE.
Picture far left is a mature female in full seed producing thousands of seeds per plant. I have worked extensively with development of everything from Regular and Feminized seed to Genetically Modified Triploid Seed.
Countless hours of Pheno Hunting and Back breeding numerous generations to establish and stabilize specific traits and character. of various strains.
From really high THC to better understanding and developing Minor Cannabinoid Strains with special attention to terpenes and flavonoids values and their interaction with our Endocannabinoid System!
The Sex of the Cannabis plant and the interaction between the sexes remains a crucial part of the True Secrets of Breeding this Plant.
Through Chemical and physical stresses this plant will freely hermaphrodite. Males can be given female expression and make Buds. Females can be given male expression and make pollen. In either instance they have the ability to pollinate themselves.
I.E – A Female that has one branch forced into male sexual expression can pollinate itself. The seed that developed from that pollination will be S1 or self pollinated. In theory all the seed from that union would be feminized and only yield female plants!
The pic on the far right is a true male just waiting to ripen and release his pollen openly. One male Cannabis plant can pollinate 1000’s of females on 1 windy day outdoors easily for 2 to 3 miles away…..
Back years ago I did extensive research on growing Automatics (Ruderalis Genetics).
As a whole I found them non productive for the effort you put forth and that they produced an inferior product. Didn’t matter what trick you pulled out of your sleeve.
At this point I find them as a contaminant to perfected and clean regular genetics. This plant was clearly designed to be absolutely Photo Sensitive. Not meant to flower on it’s own.
Knowing the proper way to structure your plants is absolutely essential to producing enough Rock, Hard Delicious Flower to meet all your needs year round.
Without proper understanding of establishing and increasing lateral growth of the plant, all you’re going to end up with is some little Christmas tree shaped, single cola plants that barely produce ounces little alone pounds!
That and Super Cropping and Monster Cropping is fundamental in cultivating huge yields of exceptional flower!
Countless years of breeding and growing experience from in closets, to spare bedrooms, basements to Isolation tents.
Every aspect of cultivating this Plant has been proven, tried and true!
Why learn from the Rest, when you can learn from the Best!
All the outstanding flower below was grown with only 32 square feet of Rootzone for every 6 plants. At harvest, I’ve seen 6-7 pounds plus dry weight.
This is consistent from hydroponic through growing in soils. The highest yield of the finest flower I’ve ever grown was a Terra-Ponic System that grows in grommeted bags of soil, with water and nutrients upwelling on a 2-hour interval!
Using Dr. Dank’s Superior Soils and Boulder Lighting’s 315-watt Agri-Elite lamps, augmented with Red LED, we accomplished 2 grams of Grade AA Cannabis Buds per 1 watt of energy consumed at 230 volts!!!
Grow Your Own Garden of Eden, Full of God’s Natural Medicines by becoming a Graduate of the Cannabis College of America!
What Our Students Say
Incredible! I can’t believe what I’ve learned in just a few short weeks…I’ve been growing for over 20+ years and I’ve already decreased my lighting cost by more than half and increased my Quality and Production. Amazing…..
I’ve been gorilla growing in Ohio since 2018. Been wanting to move indoors but didn’t want to complicate my life. I’ve seen a lot of people waste considerable money changing over. Larry not only helped me design and engineer my indoor grow but helped me source only the essential equipment and supplies I needed, keeping the cost of my transition to a minimum! From methodology to practicality, this is the best Cannabis Program I’ve found!!!
I completed the Core Program back in March when Larry was still proto-typing his curriculum teaching only a couple students at a time. I’m 42 and have been smoking and using weed since my teens. I started small grows numerous times but never real had much success. Usually spending way too much growing way too little shitty weed. I’m way past satisfied with everything about the CCA! Larry’s attention to detail shows his passion and respect for this plant. My current grow is well into veg and I’ll be triggering to bloom soon. Really looking forward to the Breeding Program starting I believe in July…
I’ve been shopping for Cannabis cultivation schools for the last 3 -4 years. I’ve already been growing indoors and outdoors for a long time now. God knows between Community Colleges and Private schools they are popping up everywhere. All of them claiming to be #1 and the Best in the country. What I found when I applied the experience and expertise I already have, was very disappointing! A world of wannabees and pretenders, teaching what they really don’t know. At CCA I finally found the real deal. A complete and comprehensive curriculum that covers everything from the basics to the tricks of the trade. Just completed the Core Program and can’t wait to move into breeding. The Team of Burgett and Nagle is Par Excellence….Anything that one doesn’t know the other one does. I finally feel I’m on the right path to being a True Master Grower. It was worth the wait!!!
Advance Your Career in Cannabis
Join the forefront of the cannabis industry with our comprehensive courses. Whether you’re looking to enhance your skills or start a new career, The Cannabis College of America offers the education you need to succeed. Explore our programs today and take the first step towards a rewarding future.