Oaksterdam

[banjo]

Does any one have any thoughts or opininions on oaksterdam. Past experiences, what to expect, good stuff?, bad?? Any chatter would be appreciated.

[Buck Naykid]

Michigan Oaksterdam info

 

Oaksterdam University Michigan (OUMI) Oaksterdam University is the first trade school in the world offering quality training for the cannabis industry. If you are interested in working for or opening your own cannabis-related business, want to become a cannabis advocate, or are interested in learning to grow your own medicine safely and responsibly under Michigan Law, Oaksterdam University is for you!

 

Michigan voters passed Proposal 1, making Michigan the 13th state to legalize medical cannabis. Thousands of jobs have been created and millions of tax dollars have been generated through California's Proposition 215. Find out how YOU can help make the same thing happen in Michigan now that the Act has passed.

 

Oaksterdam University is pleased to announce its first campus outside of California, located in Flint, Michigan. Oaksterdam University Michigan (OUMI) is now enrolling students for weekend seminars, and is working to bring semester classes soon! OUMI features a 50-person classroom, horticulture lab and a wonderful staff ready to assist students, many of whom were part of our original historic courses in 2009, just after the Act was passed. OUMI is now hosted by the Genesee County Compassion Club, and is very excited to be an integral part of Michigan's future in the cannabis industry. This campus is operated, and student services are rendered by Michiganders, under the spirit and letter of Michigan Law.

 

 

Upcoming Seminars

Register now for the next Oaksterdam University Basic 101 Seminar being held at the Genesee County Compassion Club, June 19-20th. Call 510-251-1544 or visit OaksterdamUniversity.com to register today!

 

 

Topics covered in the Basic Seminar

The Basic Seminar is suited best for students who are traveling from out of town, or who cannot meet regularly during the week. The Basic Seminar takes place over a Saturday and Sunday, totaling roughly 12 hours of instruction. Students who choose to attend the Semester Course can potentially achieve:

 

 

 

Basic 101 Weekend Classic Course

Attend all classes and pass the final exam.

 

Certificate of Achievement

Attend all classes, and attain Class Valedictorian by turning in your test within two weeks and achieve the highest score on the final exam among your class peers.

 

Legal 5501 Federal Vs State Law

An important introduction to the legal issues surrounding medical cannabis and the cannabis industry. Learn about the laws that govern cannabis distribution, cultivation, possession, and consumption for adults and medical patients. Have your questions answered by prominent cannabis lawyers. What's the difference between state & federal law and what does that mean for you? Learn how to behave safely and responsibly under California Law.

 

 

 

 

Politics & History 5101

All students will get a detailed overview of the politics and history surrounding cannabis, historically referred to as hemp or marihuana. This course covers the political history of cannabis, as well as important legal decisions that affect the industry today. Did you know that the U.S. Federal Government created a program in the early '80s to distribute cannabis for medicinal use? Learn more about this and other historical events while getting the latest information on current court cases and legislative decisions that can affect you.

 

Civics 5301 Legal Rights

What is a qualified patient and how do you become one? What are your rights under the law? How do you exercise your rights to navigate police encounters successfully? Learn your civic rights and responsibilities to positively contribute to our community and the cannabis industry.

 

Horticulture 4101

Learn how to grow cannabis from start through harvest. This course covers everything needed to get going and produce a harvest. Instructors will detail the basics of watering, lighting, ventilation, cycles, and equipment options. Indoor and outdoor information is included, as well as hydroponic and organic options. Even experienced folks can learn from this presentation about cuttings, pest control, smell abatement, security, pH balance, and drying/curing.

 

 

 

 

Methods of Ingestion: Extracts 8101

Learn the benefits and history of extracted medicine, the chemistry behind it, and the different extraction methods and equipment used. For those who require a little extra concentration...

 

 

 

Methods of Ingestion: Cooking 8501

Who knew there were so many forms of cannabis?! Hundreds of alternatives to smoking cannabis are now available, including: confections, cheesecakes, salad dressings, beverages, and more. Become versed in the basics of cooking with cannabis in a classroom setting. Learn how to cook with whole plant medicine and extracts, regulate and titrate dosages, proper packaging, food safety, and how to make cannabutter step-by-step. Learn from long-time cannabis cooks and professional chefs.

 

Patient Relations 7101

(Formerly Budtending 101)

Learn the ins and outs of safety, security, and great patient-customer service and set yourself apart from other applicants for employment at dispensaries. Train how to effectively and responsibly dispense cannabis to patients. Learn about the different strains and their differing effects, along with which strains are best for various medical conditions allowing you to provide helpful, knowledgeable service to patients in need.

 

Science 6101 The Science of Cannabis

(Formerly Medical Cannabis 101)

How does cannabis affect your body? Unlock your understanding of the human receptor system through our body's interaction with the cannabis plant. Discover new therapeutic uses and explore the clinical benefits, research summaries, and therapeutic applications of cannabis. Be trained to debunk commonly cited studies against cannabis, and review past studies that impact the social environment surrounding cannabis today. Learn emerging science and the pharmacology of cannabinoids to enable you to educate everyone from your grandma to your local politician!

 

 

Topics Covered in the Advanced Seminar

 

Advanced 102 Weekend Classic Course Upon completion of the Classic Basic Seminar, students are welcome to return to Oaksterdam University for the advanced level classes. Attendance of the Basic Seminar or Prerequisite Course is required; however you are not required to pass the Basic 101 exam. Please be aware that Horticulture 4102 may be too advanced for those beginners who only completed the Core Curriculum.

 

 

 

Horticulture 4102: Advanced Grow

Instructors continue the subjects begun in the first horticulture class for more comprehension. This course is for the experienced grower or any student who has completed Horticulture 101. New topics include seed germination, clone/cutting production, and examples of automatic systems. This class takes your grow to a larger scale, or commercial cultivation, and offers tips and tricks to maximize your productivity.

 

 

 

Dispensary Operations 7302

(Formerly Dispensary Management 102)

Starting a dispensary (or any other cannabusiness), this class is for you! Learn about Job #1: Security! Learn from long time dispensary operators how to: manage personnel, from hiring to firing; build strong community relations including ways to reinvest in your community; have excellent customer service and maintain patient privacy.

 

Procurement & Allocation 7303

(Formerly Distribution 102) So how do you get product from providers to patients? What do you look for and how do you get the best value for your collective or cooperative? This class is particularly important for inventory managers and includes such topics as: grading, weighing, storage, and safe transportation.

 

Cannabusiness 7401 Legal Business Structures

For learning about many opportunities in the cannabis industry; whether it's a commercial grow, dispensary, cannabis edibles company, clone provider, delivery service, Measure Z club, or any of the numerous cannabusinesses still to develop in this industry. The process to obtain city, county, state permits and licenses are covered in detail. Legal business structures and standard business issues such as: payroll, sales tax, workman's compensation, health insurance, and other requirements for operating a business are further covered. The instructors share firsthand experience and knowledge. Current political issues and local politics are explained, including a review of the Attorney General Guidelines.

 

Civics 5302 Know Your Rights Workshop

Unlock justice and secure your freedom during police encounters! This class includes skits that simulate encounters with law enforcement. Students will see the knowledge learned in Legal 5501 & Civics 5301 applied in action. Experienced instructors teach examples of common encounters and specific wording to use. Most people give up their constitutional rights during encounters with law enforcement. These mistakes are avoidable and costly! For everyone in the cannabis industry, this class is essential to know your legal rights and explore the "gray areas" in order to do risk analysis and make informed decisions.

 

 

 

 

 

Directions To The Genesee County Compassion Club

3094 North Center Road, Flint MI 48506

 

Click on the map for directions from Google Maps.

 

From the North

Take I-75 South to I-69 East. Take I-69 East to the Center Rd. exit. Take Center Rd. north 2.5 miles. The Genesee County Compassion Club is located on the East side of Center Rd, across from Kroger's and in the same parking lot as Jester's Lounge, just before Richfield Rd.

 

From the South

Take I-75 North to 475 North. Take 475N to I-69 East (Port Huron). From there take I-69E to Center Rd. exit. Take Center Rd. north 2 miles. The Genesee County Compassion Club is located on the East side of Center Rd, across from Krogers and in the same parking lot as Jester's Lounge, just before Richfield Rd.

 

From the East or West

Take I-69 to the Center Rd. Exit. Take Center Rd. north 2.5 miles. The Genesee County Compassion Club is located on the East side of Center Rd, across from Krogers and in the same parking lot as Jester's Lounge, just before Richfield Rd.

 

Parking:

Free parking is available behind the building.

 

Accommodations:

We are located within minutes of many various Hotels. Here are a few we recommend:

 

Holiday Inn Express Flint-Campus Area - 2.97 miles away 1150 Robert T. Longway Blvd, Flint, MI 48503 Phone: (877) 410-6681 (810) 232-5300

 

Marriot Courtyard Flint- 5205 Gateway Center Flint, Michigan 48507 Phone: (810) 232-3500 Fax: (810) 232-7373

 

Holiday Inn Flint -5353 Gateway Center Flint, Michigan 48507 Phone: (810-232-5300

 

Comfort Inn Airport -2361 Austin Parkway, Flint, MI, 48507 Phone: (810) 232-4222 Fax: (810) 232-9625

 

Restaurants:

We are next door to Jester's Lounge, which has a full menu and bar. We are also located 2 miles north of Courtland Center Mall which features many various dining options in and throughout the area.

 

Good Neighbors

We determine the relationships we have with our neighbors based on our behavior. If we show consideration for those who do not appreciate cannabis consumption near their homes and children, our neighbors are more likely to show us understanding or tolerance in return. Please remember we reflect not just OUMI, but cannabis consumers and advocates in general. Please do not hang out medicating in public or near homes, before or after class, as you may deeply concern the neighbors, other guests, or draw the unwanted attention of Law Enforcement. Thank you in advance for your consideration!

 

 

 

 

Genesee County Compassion Club

3094 North Center Road

Flint, MI 48506

888-240-4206

Info@Genesee3c.com

Hours: Tuesday 1pm-9pm, Thursday 10am-6pm, Saturday 10am-6pm

[Buck Naykid]

havent taken the class yet but I have heard alot of good things about it thru people at the G3C

 

would like to take it if and when my money problems get better

[banjo]

havent taken the class yet but I have heard alot of good things about it thru people at the G3C

 

would like to take it if and when my money problems get better

I just recieved my acceptance for the weekend seminar @the end of the month. I'll give an update after.

[Buck Naykid]

I just recieved my acceptance for the weekend seminar @the end of the month. I'll give an update after.

Are you attending the michigan classes? Or are you flying out to cali?

[banjo]

Are you attending the michigan classes? Or are you flying out to cali?

Michigan class

[bobandtorey]

The California State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, led by President Alice Huffman, recently announced its "unconditional endorsement" for Proposition 19, a legislative initiative on the November ballot that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana in California.

 

Huffman said African-Americans are disproportionately affected by the criminalization of marijuana which makes passing the law a civil rights issue.

 

"We have empirical proof that the application of the marijuana laws has been unfairly applied to our young people of color," Huffman said in an official statement.

 

"Justice is the quality of being just and fair and these laws have been neither just nor fair."

 

Police departments in California have made more than 60,000 marijuana possession arrests in 2008, three times more than in 1990, according to a recent study released by the Drug Policy Alliancean organization that says it promotes policies to end the war on drugs. Although blacks and Latinos make up less than 44 percent of the state's population, together both ethnic groups constitute up to 56 percent of arrests that are made for marijuana possession in California, according to the study. Furthermore, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has found that African-Americans use marijuana at lower rates than white Americans across the country.

 

The study said arrests in California are "racially-biased" and have led to a "system-wide phenomenon, occurring in every county and nearly every police department in California, and elsewhere."

 

Hilary O. Shelton, vice president of advocacy for the NAACP, said these numbers make it a civil rights issue.

 

"We are usually conservative in terms of the issues that we support, but disproportionate prosecution of [African-Americans for] drug-related offenses for marijuana has called us to fight for decriminalization in our community."

 

"If the law on drug possession was being enforced correctly, then the number of arrests and prosecutions and prison sentences would be proportionate to our society across the board," Shelton said.

 

"Sadly, that's not the picture."

 

But some African-Americans don't think the solution to the problem is to legalize marijuana.

 

Bishop Ron Allen, an outspoken leader of the International Faith-Based Coalition and member of the NAACP, is outraged by the endorsement.

 

He, along with 24 other faith- and activist-based organizations held a press conference in California Wednesday, calling for the resignation of Alice Huffman, claiming the California NAACP's endorsement of marijuana legislation is selling out the African-American community.

 

"If you think you are a civil rights leader, you should know better than anyone not to open the door to laws that will poison our community," Allen said.

 

But Huffman's endorsement has been backed by other organizations that support civil rights, including LEAP, the Law Enforcement Against Prohibition.

 

However, Allen believes that by supporting this initiative, Huffman is giving the NAACP "a black eye."

 

"We agree that the disproportionate arrests should change, but legalizing marijuana is not the way," Allen said.

 

"What it will create is for more incarceration, more drug babies, and more crime on the street. This is not a civil rights issue."

 

Allen, a former drug addict, said marijuana is a gateway drug that causes violence in poor communities and impedes the education of African-American youth.

 

The California NAACP "does not speak for the majority of the African-American community in this country," Allen said.

 

"What we need to do is support initiatives that help the black male progress in education and job placement."

 

"How do you educate a mind that is intoxicated?"

 

In addition, Allen said, revenue raised from legalizing and taxing marijuana sales would not end up serving is community.

 

"To raise the $100 billion that would be needed to fund education in this state, the use of marijuana would have to increase by 20 to 40 percent," he said. "This is a smokescreen and it's blood money."

 

But Shelton said Huffman's stand against criminalization supports NAACP founding principles.

 

"What the California state conference is trying to do is simply what is rooted in our mission: to eliminate racial prejudice wherever it may be," Shelton said.

 

"If members of our own community are able to see this as not just a drug issue, but a civil rights issue, I think individuals across the nation will reconsider their views on the marijuana legislation."

 

The decision on Proposition 19 will be made in California in November.