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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!
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Business of Cannabis
Whether you are looking to find a job, grow a career, launch a business or invest in one, you will leave this course with a solid grasp on the overall business behind the plant.
Extraction & Manufacturing
This course offers a deep dive into the tools, techniques, and safety procedures needed to work in a lab or set up your own.
Budtending
This course offers the knowledge and skills needed to succeed as a budtender in a dispensary setting.
EMPLOYERS
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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.
REGULATORS
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.
ACADEMIA
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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Jeanette Wright
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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.”
Erika Osueke
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“I started doing classes at Oaksterdam and used them as stepping stones to show companies I am really serious about entering the industry.”
Anthony Alegrete
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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.”