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Timeka Drew
Timeka Drew is an operating social equity license holder and seasoned cannabis industry executive. She is the founder and CEO of Biko, a California-born cannabis brand focused on producing luxurious, effective products. She has held executive positions for many...
Angela Bacca
Angela Bacca began covering the cannabis industry as a student journalist in San Francisco in 2006. Since then, she has authored hundreds of articles and edited, managed, and/or co-authored over a dozen books, mostly on cannabis horticulture and medicine, in addition...
David Paleschuck
With over twenty years of product development, brand-building and consumer marketing experience serving American Express, MasterCard, PepsiCo and Microsoft–and over ten years in the legal cannabis space at Dope Magazine and as a consultant to the industry’s top...
Oaksterdam Launches Mississippi Medical Cannabis Dispensary Worker Training
As medical cannabis dispensaries open for the first time across the state of Mississippi, Oaksterdam University (OU) is excited to offer Mississippi Medical Cannabis Dispensary Worker Training. The self-paced online training is approved by the Mississippi State Department of Revenue and meets all requirements to certify medical cannabis dispensary workers.
The course provides the most comprehensive education for pursuing a medical cannabis dispensary worker career in the $27 billion global cannabis industry. Individuals who finish the course may download a verifiable certificate of completion that qualifies them to work in a state-licensed dispensary.
OU x Plant EDG: A Focus on Cannabis Education
Oaksterdam University prides itself on providing the highest quality training in the cannabis industry. Our newest educational partnership has OU “training the trainers” with Plant EDG.
Based in Los Angeles, Plant EDG teams up with brands to provide cannabis education to consumers at dispensaries and cannabis-related events.
Loely Burgos, the founder of Plant EDG, says she is eager to join forces with Oaksterdam to help spread the word about OU’s programs, co-host educational events, and hire OU alumni.
Learn How To Fix Cannabis Nutrient Deficiencies
Even though cannabis is known as “weed” and has a reputation for growing quickly and easily, cultivating high-quality cannabis plants can be quite challenging. One of the most common challenges is maintaining the correct balance of nutrients throughout the growth cycle.
Nutrient deficiencies can be disastrous for a cannabis crop, but growers with the proper training can usually reverse the effects. Oaksterdam University offers courses to help you troubleshoot your cannabis crop and ensure a high-quality yield every time.
Oaksterdam’s Easy Guide to Extracts
Cannabis extractions result in various end products with different colors, textures, consistencies, flavors, and phytochemical profiles. Some extractions are niche and connoisseur products, and some are the base for finished products made with lower-quality flowers that produce higher profit margins.
To help consumers navigate extract types, prices, processes, characteristics, and the extraction method used to produce them, Oaksterdam University has created this downloadable infographic.
West Coast Premiere of Oaksterdam Documentary
American Pot Story: Oaksterdam celebrates its West Coast premiere at the prestigious DANCES WITH FILMS Festival on June 29 at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre in the heart of Hollywood, Calif.
The film revolves around Oaksterdam University (OU), the world’s first cannabis college, and tells the unknown origin story of the people who took monumental risks to make cannabis legalization possible. It celebrates the courageous heritage of the legacy industry and the movement that started at OU and would go on to impact the world.
Cannabis Unite Brings Industry Together
The Los Angeles Department of Cannabis Regulation is gearing up to host the biggest business and professional development event of the season.
LA Cannabis Unite Summer Edition will take place 3-9 p.m. Saturday, June 17 at the historic Mayfair Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
Everyone is invited to network, learn about cannabis careers and discover business opportunities.
The event is free, and complimentary valet parking is available.
Dale Talks Dallas on High at 9 News
Oaksterdam Executive Chancellor Dale Sky Jones appeared on High at 9 News on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 to discuss one of the day’s top new stories.
She brought up a headline out of the Dallas Morning News. Check it out here …