Because of the overwhelming demand for seats, OU has been adding night classes to support the weekend seminars. Recent additions include advanced grow consultations with Ed Rosenthal and Legal 102, a  role-playing workshop that simulates police encounters.

While it is overall an extremely historic and cutting-edge program, perhaps the most impressive part of the school is its faculty. OU is proud to have recognized experts with many years of experience in the cannabis industry teaching classes. Politics 101 is often taught by Chris Conrad, author and court-qualified cannabis expert, and walks students through the history of cannabis prohibition and government studies as well as the current state of local and federal laws. Legal Issues 101 instructors are Lawrence Lichter, Omar Figueroa, or another lawyer from Pier 5 Law Offices in San Francisco.

Dennis Peron, a living legend, established the first dispensary in California in the early 90s in San Francisco. He is especially well-known in the Bay Area's large LGBT community, and relates his inspiring story to young, eager students. One of the cooking class's instructors demonstrates how his family has been making ganja butter the same way for generations. Chad Gilmore of the Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative leads the Concentrates class with a mock hash-making demonstration.

Many Oaksterdam University students hope to be employed at a dispensary upon graduation, so Budtending class is important to them. Packaging and Management classes were also developed with dispensary employment in mind.

All classes are accompanied by a syllabus, class handouts, Powerpoint slides, and required textbooks. In order to receive a graduation certificate (and therefore an OU reference and other support during a job search), students must pass a final test.

Source:  Danielle Schumacher, Instructor

Check out www.oaksterdamuniversity.com for course descriptions and dates,  instructor bios and links, job listings, and a downloadable enrollment form.

From the website:  Oaksterdam University, this groundbreaking trade school offers quality training for the cannabis industry. Our instructors have over 50 years of combined experience and are excited at the opportunity of spreading that knowledge onto you. Enrollment space is very limited and is based on a first-come-first-served basis. Classes typically fill a month in advance, so don't delay!

Oaksterdam.com, 4:15 video clip:  http://oaksterdam.com/

Cannabis College, Jan 15, 2008, 2:18 video clip:  http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/ver/251.6/popup/index.php?cl=5959137

Oaksterdam University:  http://www.oaksterdamuniversity.com/