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Cannabis College
Leading the way for students, professionals, employers, and regulators since 2007
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Featured Courses
Get Certified in America’s Fastest-Growing Industry
BUDTENDING
Get in on the ground floor at a dispensary and share your passion for the plant with a focus on wellness, and customer service.
BUSINESS
Launch a start-up, climb the ladder, build a career, or better serve clients with a deep dive into everything you need to know.
Horticulture
Learn to grow and increase your yields as experts in the field share their time-tested secrets and answer all the questions you have.
Extraction
Set up and run a safe and compliant lab to extract precious cannabinoids across a wide variety of consumer focused products.
EMPLOYERS
Be Future Ready With
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.
CAREER PATH
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Find out more about our programs and how they can help you reach your goals. Learn about our payment plans, equity grants, and discounts for Veterans that make cannabis education accessible for everyone.
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Not sure where your career path is headed? Let us help you find the track that’s right for you!
TESTIMONIALS
Our Students Love Us
Jeanette Wright
SF SUCCESS CENTERS
“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
KIVA CONFECTIONS
“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
COO, 40 TONS
“I had experience in business but not any formal knowledge in cannabis. I needed help so I came to the experts at Oaksterdam University.”
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Oaksterdam News
Announcing: OU Budtender’s Guide
Just in time for holiday shopping, Oaksterdam University has released The Budtender’s Guide: A Reference Manual for Cannabis Consumers and Dispensary Professionals for pre-sale on Amazon.com.
The book is designed to give both budtenders and consumers the knowledge they need to understand the landscape of cannabis products available in licit markets across the country, along with the history, laws and policies, science, and cultural nuances of the plant.
The book is available for pre-sale as a Kindle digital download on the Amazon store, priced at $9.99. It will be released on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2022.
AG Rob Bonta: Oakland Would Not Be Oakland Without Oaksterdam
California Attorney General Rob Bonta received Oaksterdam’s Skill in Combat Award in honor of the work he’s done to legalize cannabis, make it safe, and expunge records for people convicted of non-violent cannabis crimes.
Oaksterdam Executive Chancellor Dale Sky Jones announced the award at OU’s 15th-Anniversary Event of the Decade celebration on Sept. 24, 2022 at the Fox Theater in Oakland, Calif.
“Dale, thank you for your pioneering spirit and leadership over so many years. Oakland would not be Oakland without Oaksterdam. It’s just a fact,” he said.
Governor Newsom Honors Oaksterdam
California Governor Gavin Newsom honors Oaksterdam University during our 15th Anniversary Event of the Decade at the Fox Theater in Oakland, Calif. Gov. Newsom’s congratulatory video was played on the big screen before “American Pot Story: Oaksterdam” closed the 20th Oakland International Film Festival.
Join OU’s Alumni Network
Join our new Oaksterdam Alumni Network to mix, mingle, mentor and share resources! Open to OU Alumni, faculty, staff, supporters — everyone in the OU family!
OU Hort Labs Are Open
Oaksterdam Horticulture Labs are now open to all OU alumni and students. Bring your plant babies, questions, and coffee for a morning chat about all things cultivation, 10 a.m. PT Fridays.
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