It’s been a banner year for Oaksterdam University. With new courses, two books and numerous awards for our partnerships and documentary film, we have been busier than ever in our 16-year history as...
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Announcing: OU Budtender’s Guide
Just in time for the holidays, Oaksterdam University has released The Budtender’s Guide: A Reference Manual for Cannabis Consumers and Dispensary Professionals on Amazon.com. The e-book is designed...
Cannabis Salaries: Budtending, Retail & Sales
Now that cannabis is becoming legal across the country, a slew of new jobs are cropping up for people who are passionate about the plant. The cannabis industry is poised to top $35 billion in annual...
Start Low, Go Slow: Cannabis Dosing
As a budtender, your customers and patients are going to have a wide range of questions about different methods of ingesting cannabis and dosing guidelines. In many cases, they may turn to you for...
The Role of a Cannabis Budtender
Cannabis “budtenders” work in dispensaries or provisioning centers and are responsible for many of the same things anyone who works in retail is familiar with. Budtenders greet customers, assess...
6 Skills to Be a Great Budtender
Cannabis dispensaries are popping up everywhere, providing more and more front-line retail jobs in this exciting industry. Cannabis "budtenders" serve customers and patients, and must be well-versed...
OU Alum Tucky Blunt on Cannabis Radio
Oaksterdam University Alum Tucky Blunt, owner of the Oakland, Calif. dispensary Blunts + Moore, recently sat down for an interview on NCIA's Cannabis Industry Voice with Bethany Moore. On the...
OU Launches Budtending LIVE!
Oaksterdam University is proud to announce we will offer our Budtending Certification Program LIVE, online in real-time for the first time this spring. Registration is open now for the virtual...