"High Times" Magazine has graciously named Oaksterdam, California as
one of its Top 10 Pot Spots in the world, along side sister-city
Amsterdam.Top 10 Pot Spots
By Dan Skye, High Times Magazine
June, 2007 #377
If you're looking to cash in those frequent-flyer miles and head off to a toker's paradise this year, HIGH TIMES has the Top 10 places to check out. Our best and most traveled smokers give you the high-down on everywhere ganja and green. So light a spliff and read on!
The name "Oaksterdam" was coined by combining "Oakland" with "Amsterdam" in tribute to that European bastion of cannabis tolerance. Located between Lake Merrit and downtown Oakland, Oaksterdam has been designated by lawmakers as the "medical-marijuana use" district for the city.
If there was a case where marijuana actually promoted urban renewal, Oaksterdam is it. Medical dispensaries and cannabis cafes have revitalized what was once a bleak area of urban decay. The Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Club is a great place to get acclimated: The OCBC has been at the forefront of the medical-pot movement in California and has been assisting patients in acquiring medical clearance for over a decade.
The neighborhood even has its own newspaper, which keeps Californians up to date on medical-marijuana developments. It's called The Oaksterdam News, and the publisher is none other than Richard Lee, who runs the Bulldog Cafe' and was named the 2006 Freedom Fighter of the Year.
In November 2004, Oakland voters used Measure Z to tell their municipal government in no uncertain terms that they wanted marijuana to be the city's lowest law-enforcement priority. Obviously, you cna enjoy the pleasures of Oaksterdam infinitely more if you're from California and carry the proper medical-marijuana ID, but there are still a number of spin-off businesses catering to the cannabis market, including grow stores and headshops. -DS
If there was a case where marijuana actually promoted urban renewal, Oaksterdam is it. Medical dispensaries and cannabis cafes have revitalized what was once a bleak area of urban decay. The Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Club is a great place to get acclimated: The OCBC has been at the forefront of the medical-pot movement in California and has been assisting patients in acquiring medical clearance for over a decade.
The neighborhood even has its own newspaper, which keeps Californians up to date on medical-marijuana developments. It's called The Oaksterdam News, and the publisher is none other than Richard Lee, who runs the Bulldog Cafe' and was named the 2006 Freedom Fighter of the Year.
In November 2004, Oakland voters used Measure Z to tell their municipal government in no uncertain terms that they wanted marijuana to be the city's lowest law-enforcement priority. Obviously, you cna enjoy the pleasures of Oaksterdam infinitely more if you're from California and carry the proper medical-marijuana ID, but there are still a number of spin-off businesses catering to the cannabis market, including grow stores and headshops. -DS