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Announcing CaNORML Dale Gieringer Scholarships
To mark the cannabis holiday 4/20, Oaksterdam University is partnering with California NORML to award four scholarships in honor of the organization's Director, Dale Gieringer. The scholarships will...
In the News: OU & CT Equity Program
In a recent article by Jordan Nathaniel Fenster in the CT Insider, Dale Sky Jones, the executive chancellor of Oaksterdam University, discussed the school's involvement in Connecticut's small...
How To Set Up a Home Cannabis Grow
If you’re a cannabis enthusiast, it’s only a matter of time before you start wondering if you can grow the plant yourself. Luckily, there are many different ways to grow cannabis yourself. Anyone...
Oaksterdam x Homegrown = Free Seeds for Students
Oaksterdam University (OU) is partnering with Homegrown Cannabis Co. to offer complimentary seeds with the enrollment of select Oaksterdam courses. Through this beneficial collaboration, when...
Oaksterdam Interview: Tamika McPhail Helps Build Connecticut Cannabis Equity with reSET
For over 20 years, Tamika McPhail has been a leader in advocacy and cannabis. As the Connecticut State Director for Minorities For Medical Marijuana and a graduate of the Black Cannabis Business...
The Evolution of Cannabis Consulting with Goose Duarte
Goose Duarte has worked at the forefront of the legal cannabis industry since its emergence in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 2000s. He has helped define the role of a budtender in the...
Alumni Spotlight: Perry Jones
As communities across the country build equity programs into cannabis law, Oaksterdam Alumni Perry Jones shines as a beacon of success. Perry has gone through San Francisco’s Cannabis Equity...
20 Best Conferences for New Cannabis Business Entrepreneurs
Cannabis conferences are one of the most helpful resources out there for new cannapreneurs and more seasoned cannabis professionals alike. There are conferences of all sizes geared toward every...
Puff, Puff, Pass: February Cannabis News
The cannabis industry is constantly evolving and growing, with new developments happening all the time. Here’s a look at recent industry items in the news: Twitter Blazes a Trail Twitter caused a...
A Look Back at Mary Jane “Brownie Mary” Rathbun
Claire Birch was a Berkeley, California-based documentarian who followed much of the early movement toward medical cannabis laws in the San Francisco Bay Area. This clip includes rare footage of...
Grow Mag Q&A With Mr. and Mrs. Jones
Dale Sky Jones and Jeff Jones have been referred to as the "First Couple of Cannabis." Dale is the Executive Chancellor of Oaksterdam University and Jeff is on OU's Horticulture Faculty. The...
“American Pot Story: Oaksterdam” Wins Audience Choice Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Jan. 30, 2023) — New Love Films and Oaksterdam University are proud to announce the feature documentary American Pot Story: Oaksterdam took home the...
Are All Weed Colleges and Cannabis Certifications the Same?
Adult-use cannabis is a massive market that will continue to grow over the next decade. The industry's growth means more job opportunities and career paths for individuals ready to fill those roles....
Hall of Fame: Dale Sky Jones
Oaksterdam University Chancellor Dale Sky Jones was named to Cannabis Now's 2023 Mount Rushmore of Cannabis Legends Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame appears in the magazine's print edition, and...
“American Pot Story: Oaksterdam” World Premiere at Slamdance 2023
You're invited to the world premiere of the documentary American Pot Story: Oaksterdam at the world-famous Slamdance Film Festival in Utah. Thank you to TRUCE Utah for hosting the events surrounding...
Jeff Jones and the Origins of “Budtending”
Jeff Jones prepares edibles for patients, circa 1995. The history of the modern dispensary and much of its associated terminology can be traced to the Bay Area, where a group of advocates began to...
OU Featured in Thrillist
With adult use cannabis now legal in 21 states plus Washington, D.C., it's high time to visit Oaksterdam University. So says an article that appeared in Thrillist on Jan. 6, 2023. The article shares...
Cannabis Myths: Sativa-Indica Fallacy
The narrative handed down for generations is that “sativa” varieties are associated with more awake, “caffeine-like” effects that make them ideal to consume during the day, whereas indica products...
2022 Hit List: OU’s Top 10 Rewind
This past year, Oaksterdam University marked a huge milestone: our 15th anniversary! We’re proud to be America’s first cannabis college, still going strong, and fresher than ever. As we wrap up...