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The Re-birth of Oaksterdam

Oaksterdam has been re-introduced to the nation!  Our small section of Oakland's uptown district, nick named Oaksterdam, was in newspapers from Oakland, CA to New York, NY, and even places like Missoula, MT.  The story was about Oaksterdam University, and it's class offerings to students.

For the last four months, Oaksterdam University has been offering education to students looking to get a job, patients wanting to grow their own, and entrepreneurs seeking knowledge of the Oaksterdam business model.  The real news is how one story from the AP, about events that excite the whole nation, can bring Oaksterdam right to your living room.

Pic-OU-Tribune Article(comp).jpgJust in case you slept in all day yesterday, here's a listing of the news groups and websites (that I have been able to find so far) which ran a story on Oaksterdam University:


  • Oakland Tribune -

            Higher education: Rx pot growing course Oaksterdam U students...

OAKLAND -- You know you're in a different kind of college when a teaching assistant... Welcome to Oaksterdam University, a new trade school where higher... www.insidebayarea.com/ci_8366293?source=most_emailed

 

  • Wall Street Journal -

Oaksterdam U. Gives New Meaning to Higher Education - Feb 25, 2008

So far, 60 students have completed two-day weekend sessions at a trade school medicinal herb at Oaksterdam University in Oakland, Calif., the Associated...

 

  • NBC -

            Oakland School Teaches How To Grow Pot - KNTV-TV- msnbc.com

Welcome to Oaksterdam University, a new trade school where "higher ... "At Oaksterdam University, we strive to provide the highest quality training in all... www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23339062

 

  • Time -

            Oakland School Turns Out Pot Club Pros

TIME - Feb 26, 2008
(OAKLAND, Calif.) -- You know you're in a different kind of college when a teaching assistant sets five marijuana plants down in the middle of a lab and no...

 

  • ABC -

Dozens graduate from Oakland pot school

            abc7news.com, CA - Feb 26, 2008

Dozens of students have graduated from a school in downtown Oakland that prepares people to work in the medical marijuana industry...

 

  • CNN - on tv broadcast

 

  • Almost every state had a newspaper or tv broadcast in regards to Oaksterdam, 198 total different articles

 

  • Other countries too, like CANADA

How To Grow Pot: New Course At US University

CityNews, Canada - 5 hours ago
Oaksterdam University in Oakland, California, is teaching how to grow pot, and cook with it, too. The $200, two-day course prepares students for jobs in...

 

  • Even SOUTH AFRICA covered Oaksterdam

            Higher education indeed...

Independent Online, South Africa - Feb 25, 2008
By Lisa Leff Oakland, California - You know you are in a different kind of college when a teaching assistant sets five marijuana plants down in the middle...
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Now that's pretty exciting for our little uptown district of Oakland.  Oaksterdam is here!