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University, która uczy korzyść Pot

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A university of a different kind and quite unique. Dedicated to the study of medical use of marijuana, this private university in Oakland, California, is giving a whole new meaning to higher education. Started in 2007, Oaksterdam University teaches students how to grow, harvest and cook marijuana, as well as dispense it to others. The purpose is simple – to spread awareness on the benefits of this mind-altering plant and encourage students to start their own marijuana dispensaries in California, although possession is prohibited. What is the curriculum like at Oaksterdam? Topics such as the political and legal history of marijuana, to horticulture and bud tending. Its a weekend-long course, which cost US $75, following which students take tests and if they clear, they are given certificates used to get a job at a marijuana dispensary.So far 200 students have graduated and over 500 people have enrolled at the private university. California has around 150 medical marijuana dispensaries employing hundreds of people. According to the staff at the university, marijuana helps alleviate pain in people suffering debilitating illnesses including cancer, multiple sclerosis and HIV/AIDS. They also say legalizing the drug will just boost tax revenue for the state. Use of medical marijuana was legalized in California in 1996, but dispensaries have been raided by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), who considers that marijuana university promotes criminal activity, not surprising. Currently, 12 states have laws allowing use of medical marijuana, and with students passing out from Oaksterdam increasing, they would definitely lobby against government to end the ban on marijuana.

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