Oaksterdam

Oaksterdam is a cultural district on the north end of downtown Oakland, California, where medical cannabis in a variety of competitively priced smokeable and edible preparations is available for purchase in multiple cafes, clubs, and patient dispensaries. Oaksterdam is located on the north end of downtown Oakland, between downtown proper, the Lakeside, and the financial district. It is roughly bordered by 14th Street on the southwest, Harrison Street on the southeast, 19th Street on the northeast, and Telegraph Avenue on the northwest. The name is a portmanteau of "Oakland" and "Amsterdam," the capital of the Netherlands, where marijuana is semi-legal. Founded in 2007, and located in the heart of Oakland, Oaksterdam University is the nation's first cannabis college. The school's mission is to provide quality training for the cannabis industry. Those interested in learning more about this emerging industry should learn to do so safely and responsibly in accordance with the law. At Oaksterdam University, state vs. federal law is the first class you are taught, in an effort to help you understand the law before you are taught anything else. The faculty at Oaksterdam University encompasses some of the most prominent names in the industry. Many of the faculty members not only helped write state law but also took medical marijuana cases to the Supreme Court. Oaksterdam University continues to educate, retaining its support from the city of Oakland.

Since 2005, cannabis has been available to patients with patient identification and physician recommendation at a busy dispensary in the neighborhood, one of Oakland's four officially licensed dispensaries under the current municipal ordinance. According to Proposition 215, a statewide voter initiative which amended the California Health and Safety Code, marijuana used for medical purposes is legal to possess, cultivate and donate for. Dispensaries require a doctor's note in order to obtain medical cannabis, which is legal under California Law but illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act.

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