In any new and developing industry, there’s always a lot of confusion about what to call things. At the Cannabis Coaching Institute, we define a Cannabis Coach as:

A well-trained, experienced, and certified health coach who specializes in guiding clients around cannabis.

Cannabis coaches are advocates for the plant and the people it can help. They're also well informed and educated so they feel confident to answer the wide-range of questions that come your way as a cannabis professional. Additionally, cannabis coaches are coaches, who understand how to effectively support someone as they make changes in their lives.

Your training as a Certified Cannabis and Health Coach prepares you for lots of different career options in this growing industry. Not only are you given a world-class comprehensive education on cannabis and health, you also develop a coaching skill set that makes you a better leader, boss, employee or entrepreneur.

Former students have gone on to become authors, lead retreats, build workshop-based businesses, support clients 1:1 and in groups, launch complementary CBD businesses, create online programs, and more. If you’ve got a unique vision about how you’d like to use this work to make an impact, we’re here to support it.

Absolutely. Our mission with this program is to give you so much more than information. We’re here to get you in the business of helping people with cannabis. Our goal is that by the time you leave, you have the confidence and skills to be able to attract clients into your programs and guide them well when they’re with you. 

With our support, many students (like the ones below) start enrolling paying clients while they’re still in the program.

“My first paying client starts tomorrow!” - Gina

“Now I can celebrate my first paid client that isn't a friend or relative!” - Darlene

 “I had my first Discovery Call at 1 today and now have my first paying client!” - Amy 

“Woohoo, I just got another paying client!” - Stephanie

"I have completed all the training modules and homework actions. I am working with 4 clients (two starting next monday). I am going to celebrate like crazy today! This accomplishment is especially meaningful to me because of all the health issues and home issues that have popped up during the program. Thanks Corinne and Niki and all the Tribe for all your support throughout the program." - Kevin

Our program is an approved provider for Continuing Education credit by the National Board of Health and Wellness Coaching.

We chose the CE approval designation so we could offer a completely on-demand program to our students that was flexible and accessible.

Yes. If you feel called to be a pioneer in your state or nation, you’re welcome to join us. Some former students have started businesses coaching people in other states, even though they lived in prohibition states. Others have focused on working with the widely accessible cannabinoids like CBD and CBG. 

While it’s not illegal to give guidance or educate in legal states, it can put you into ethical and legal dilemmas if you aren’t cautious and intentional about what services you provide and how you provide them.

Not at all. We’ve designed our curriculum so that it’s possible to enter as a beginner, but still interesting if you’re an expert. If you have limited (or no) experience with cannabis, we’ll make sure you learn everything you need to know, and nothing you don’t. 

We won’t use any terminology without explaining it, and you’ll get hands on practice talking about cannabis until you’re so comfortable with it it’ll be like saying “pass the salt”. 

I came into this program not knowing anything. High school was maybe my last real experience. I knew there was a lot more to it and knew the industry was moving in an interesting direction. I didn’t know if I wanted to be a health coach, I just knew this was going to be the program that had the most information.I have so much more confidence with the information and sharing it with others. - Maggie

I am pretty much an open book, as I am very new to cannabis. I am a baby boomer who believed the Reefer Madness nonsense I was taught so this information is so freeing for me. I am not happy to have been lied to, but finally all this great and helpful information is being released and is helping so many people. -Terri

Our course was designed to be taken 100% online. Unlike many training programs that are scrambling to move their offerings to the web due to the coronavirus, our program was born on the internet and that’s what it was made for. 

We know the ins and outs of online learning and know exactly what an online program needs to be so that you can find success in it. We built in accountability, support, and community (that word again), so even though the program is entirely virtual, it doesn’t feel robotic.

We are on a mission to provide dedicated people with the education, tools, resources, and support that they need to become leaders in their communities. In that light, we are happy to provide the opportunity for need based scholarships to women, veterans, BIPOC, and people who have been directly impacted by the ongoing war on drugs and who can powerfully demonstrate their commitment and vision to this work.

If you believe you qualify for financial aid, please apply here.

In order to gain your certification within the 6 month time frame, expect to spend 4-6 hours a week on the program. You have 12 months to complete the program, so if you need more time, you’ve got it. 

If, on the other hand, you really want to get started, open your coaching practice and start taking paying clients ASAP, you may spend anywhere from 10-30 hours studying and building your business. 

Think you’re too busy? Think again. You’ll get guidance in the Success Primer Series that will allow you to do more with your time than you ever imagined possible. 

“I had no idea how I was going to fit all of this in with a full time job that took up 3/4 of my life. But I learned that you can do a lot in a small amount of time. With just a little bit of time each week, it’s amazing what you can do. And now I can share that with my clients when they’re feeling overwhelmed.” - Heather

In the end, only you know the answer to this question. We don’t want you to choose our program because it’s the best, but because it’s the best for you. CCI students chose us over other training programs because the training we provide and the life they want to create are in alignment. 

“2 years ago, I had this realization that I needed to change my life. I was crying in the bathroom at work and I realized I wanted to help people with cannabis, but I didn’t know what that was going to look like. So I started blogging and built some of that. I budtended for awhile but that didn’t fit the bill. But now through coaching, I feel like I’m stepping into that vision for my life that I really wanted when I was crying in the bathroom.” - Heather

“These past few years I’ve been looking to make a career transition. I’ve owned my business for years, but bwasn’t doing something I was passionate about. I knew I needed to be doing something that was using my gifts; something that would impact people and change the world. Cannabis had impacted my life in such a positive way, and I knew I wanted to enter the cannabis industry, in some way that would help people. When this came up - and there have been a lot of things I considered doing - but I was like ‘I know what path I’m taking’. I made the decision on the spot, and I’ve never done that. But it was just such a good fit for everything I’m passionate about.” - Linnea

If you have any other questions, we’re here to help you decide whether our program is a good fit. No pushiness or gimmicks. Just answers and support.