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Join this 17 week interactive program featuring weekly sessions with industry-recognized experts. Participate in an intimate learning environment on Zoom, designed to provide you with valuable insights and personalized guidance from leading professionals in the field.

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Business Management, Workforce Development, Horticulture, Extraction & Manufacturing, Budtending, and More!

We have courses and certifications to meet all of your needs. 

 

Horticulture Live

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,The most comprehensive cannabis cultivation education available in the industry. Learn state-of-the-art sustainable techniques from start to harvest, how to ward off pests and pathogens and increase yields. Starts January 8, 2025!

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Business of Cannabis

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ingYou will complete this program with unparalleled grasp on the business behind the plant. Understand your risks and navigate new opportunities – perfect if you are looking to find a job, launch a business or investing.

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Extraction & Manufacturing

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This course offers a deep dive into the tools, techniques, and safety procedures needed to work in a lab or set up your own. We start with basics and get scientific and comprehensive to level up.

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Budtending

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This course offers the knowledge and skills needed to succeed as a confident, professional budtender in a dispensary retail setting. Help customers find cultivars, know how cannabis products are produced and their effects.

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A Highly-Trained Team

Build a better crew to go after bigger goals. Oaksterdam offers high-impact education tailored to businesses of any size. We’ll train your staff so you can focus on your bottom line.

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Cannabis is Complicated.
We Make it Easier.

Mitigate risk and meet the moment.
Oaksterdam gives government the knowledge and resources needed to control, tax, and regulate commercial cannabis for medical and adult use.

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Credits that Apply
to a Bachelor’s Degree

In a unique educational partnership with Golden Gate University, Oaksterdam certification courses apply toward a Bachelor’s Degree in Cannabis Business. Earn your degree online.

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Los Angeles, California Dispensary Worker Training Certification
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“What I learned at Oaksterdam was how to advocate and what to do to change policy. It is a true university of cannabis education.”

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“I had experience in business but not any formal knowledge in cannabis. I needed help so I came to the experts at Oaksterdam University.”

Cannabis Rescheduling: Navigating DEA's Shift and Industry Implications with Attorneys Lauren Vázquez, Omar Figueroa, and Luke Zimmerman, Moderated by Dale Sky Jones.

Thursday, May 9, 2024, 3PM PT / 6 PM EST