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4/20 Party in Oaksterdam at the Bulldog Coffeeshop

Oh you know the date is coming, April 20th!!! Look out. Now I know you still haven't decided what to do. So, let me help you. Go to the Bulldog Coffeeshop, 1739 Broadway Ave., Oakland, CA. They are throwing a 420 party all day! Prizes, music, food, and good times all day long.

A cannabis-themed reality television show will be looking for Oaksterdam University students to cast in their pilot episode. Make sure and drop by if you think you have what it takes for the small screen! AND click here...Reality TV Show.pdf

Check out the schedule of events:

11am - BBQ, Lunch is being served
12-3pm - Bulldog Band performance
12pm - Event #1 - Water Balloon Toss
1pm - Event #2 - Putting Challenge
2pm - Event #3 - Karaoke Contest
5pm - Event #4 - FREE SHOWING of "Super High Me"; Movie @ Parkway Speakeasy Theater 1834 Park Blvd, Oakland. This movie has just been released nationally, come see it for FREE!

Posted by Ilia on March 26, 2008 12:17 AM | Permalink

Measure Z Meeting Thursday 4/17/08, 6pm in OAKSTERDAM

CLICK HERE --> Measure Z Agenda Packet - 3-20-08.pdf (last week's agenda)<-- CLICK HERE
(this week's agenda, coming soon)

Come show support for MEASURE Z!

This meeting is every 3rd Thursday of the month. The committee continues to move forward. Come watch, listen, comment, and help the process of implementing the law.

4/17/08 6:00pm (sharp!)
#1 Frank Ogawa Plaza
Oakland City Hall
City Council Chambers
Oakland, CA

Afterwards, join us at the Bulldog Coffeeshop (1739 Broadway, Oakland)

for further discussions and refreshments.

Continue reading Measure Z Meeting Thursday 4/17/08, 6pm in OAKSTERDAM.

Posted by Ilia on March 18, 2008 11:11 PM | Permalink

Bulldog Coffeeshop in Oaksterdam, NEW SUMMER HOURS!

The Bulldog Coffeeshop in Oaksterdam is starting it's summer hours this week.

The coffeeshop will now be open until 8pm!

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Posted by Ilia on March 17, 2008 11:25 PM | Permalink

NCPC Meeting Every 2nd Wednesday in Oaksterdam, Oakland City Hall, 6-8pm

The Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council for the Oaksterdam area is meeting tonight from 6pm-8pm. This meeting is a monthly meeting with local police to solve public safety problems. Join us and support our area! Oaksterdam / Gold Coast / Uptown / Beat 4x

Oakland City Hall, Hearing Room 3, 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza (Broadway & 14th St.), Oakland, CA

Continue reading NCPC Meeting Every 2nd Wednesday in Oaksterdam, Oakland City Hall, 6-8pm.

Posted by Ilia on March 12, 2008 11:55 PM | Permalink

Oaksterdam on NPR's All Things Considered

Now here is a great story. NPR as usual has done a wonderful job covering Oaksterdam University. The text of the article is listed under the continue reading "Oaksterdam on NPR's All Things Considered." However, the audio contains some parts that are not included in the text.

Please click on this link for the full audio: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88012599

School Offers Classes on Cooking with Pot

by Richard Gonzales

Richard Lee, president of Oaksterdam University, in Oakland, Calif.

Richard Lee, president of Oaksterdam University, sits in front of the school's gift shop across the street from the university in Oakland, Calif., last month. Lee founded the school to prepare people for jobs in California's medical marijuana industry.

All Things Considered, March 8, 2008 · More than a decade ago, California voters were the first in the nation to approve so-called "medical marijuana." Since then, hundreds of prescription pot storefronts have sprung up across the state. And that's now given rise to a new, one-of-a kind school in Oakland: Oaksterdam University trains students how to work in the medical marijuana industry.

Oaksterdam is the brainchild of Richard Lee. He's a medical marijuana activist and pot dispensary owner.

Continue reading Oaksterdam on NPR's All Things Considered.

Posted by Ilia on March 11, 2008 2:00 AM | Permalink

MTV Article on Oaksterdam

Well, they didn't quite get all of our quotes correct, but then again it's MTV. They do music, not articles. We certainly appreciate the press. If you didn't find the article yet, click on the continue reading "MTV Article on Oaksterdam" for the full story.

Mar 6 2008 7:48 AM EST

High School: New University Offers Classes In 'Cannabusiness'

Students can take classes in growing, selling, baking with marijuana; DEA questions school's message.

By Ashley Mastronardi

In 2001's notorious weed anthem "Because I Got High," Afroman recalled, "I was gonna go to class, before I got high/ I coulda cheated and I coulda passed, but I got high/ I'm taking it next semester and I know why (Why man?)/ 'Cause I got high, because I got high, because I got high."

If this becomes a problem for students at a new trade school in California, however, chances are their professors will cut them some slack. Class is now in session at Oaksterdam University, a downtown Oakland institute that offers a full cannabis curriculum.

For about $75 a pop, Oaksterdam (a play on weed-friendly city Amsterdam) hosts two to three-hour courses in cooking and baking with cannabis, the political and legal history of the drug, "cannabusiness" and a hands-on course in pot cultivation, among others.

Continue reading MTV Article on Oaksterdam.

Posted by Ilia on March 11, 2008 1:49 AM | Permalink

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4/20 Party in Oaksterdam at the Bulldog Coffeeshop

Measure Z Meeting Thursday 4/17/08, 6pm in OAKSTERDAM

Bulldog Coffeeshop in Oaksterdam, NEW SUMMER HOURS!

NCPC Meeting Every 2nd Wednesday in Oaksterdam, Oakland City Hall, 6-8pm

Oaksterdam on NPR's All Things Considered

School Offers Classes on Cooking with Pot

MTV Article on Oaksterdam

High School: New University Offers Classes In 'Cannabusiness'

Students can take classes in growing, selling, baking with marijuana; DEA questions school's message.