Oaksterdam University is an unaccredited trade school located in Oakland, California. It was founded in 2007 by marijuana rights activist Richard Lee. The school offers asynchronous, online, and in-person courses covering cannabis horticulture, the...
Oaksterdam is a cultural district on the north end of Downtown Oakland, California, where medical cannabis is available for purchase in cafés, clubs, and patient dispensaries. Oaksterdam is located between downtown proper, the Lakeside, and the...
Richard Seib Lee (October 7, 1962 – July 27, 2025) was an American marijuana rights activist who ran various medical marijuana programs throughout downtown Oakland, California. Lee was regarded as a central figure in Northern California's medical...
Chris Conrad (born March 10, 1953) is an American author, activist, curator, publisher and court-recognized expert in cannabis cultivation and use. He has played a key role in the shaping of the modern industrial and medical cannabis reform...
Étienne Fontan (born 28 August 1969) is a U.S. cannabis activist, entrepreneur, and military veteran based in Berkeley, California, active in cannabis advocacy since the early 1990s with NGOs like Cannabis Action Network and with the retail...
Kyle Kushman is the pen name of Adam Orenstein, an American writer. He is known for his affiliation with High Times magazine. He is a former cultivation reporter for High Times Magazine, has been a contributing writer for over 20 years, and has...
Perry Anzilotti (born December 11, 1959) is an American television and film actor. He is best known for playing the advertising character "The Cookie Man" in television commercials for Nabisco's SnackWell's campaign with 23 commercial episodes.
Paul Armentano is an American cannabis activist. He is the deputy director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). He is also a faculty member at Oaksterdam University in Oakland, where he serves as chair of science.
Robert Raich is an American attorney. He served as legal counsel in the only two medical cannabis cases heard by the United States Supreme Court: United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative in 2001 and Gonzales v.
This list includes people born in Oakland, California, or who lived in Oakland for a significant time.