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Armentano, Paul
Bagdasarian, Deidra
Clark, James
Conrad, Chris
Ereneta, Joey
Gilmore, Chad
Grech, Kali
Jones, Dale
Jones, Jeff
Kushman, Kyle
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Lee, Richard
Morgan, Don
Moriarty, Sandy
Raich, Robert
Rosenthal, Ed
Silva, James
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Richard Lee
President & Founder
Oaksterdam University Oakland Campus
Instructor: Advocacy, Cannabusiness, Horticulture, Politics & History
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Richard Lee has been working to end cannabis prohibition for 18 years. In 1992 he co-founded Legal
Marijuana - The Hemp Store in Houston, Texas, one of the first hemp products retail outlets in the
United States. Lee moved to Oakland in 1997 and co-founded the Hemp Research Company, supplying
cannabis to the Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Club and researching efficient and environmentally friendly
cannabis horticulture. In 1999, he opened the Bulldog Coffeeshop, the second cannabis outlet in
"Oaksterdam". In 2003 Lee founded the Oakland Civil Liberties Alliance, the PAC that passed Oakland's
Measure Z making private sales, cultivation, and possession of cannabis the lowest law enforcement
priority and mandating that Oakland tax and regulate cannabis as soon as possible under state law.
From 2005 to 2007, Lee published the Oaksterdam News quarterly newspaper with a circulation of over
100,000. In 2007, he founded the first cannabis college in the United States, Oaksterdam University,
which now has over 6,000 alumni. In 2008 he funded the startup of the monthly magazine West Coast
Cannabis, current circulation 30,000. Since 2005, Lee has been serving on the City of Oakland Cannabis
Regulation and Revenue Ordinance Commission, which was created after Measure Z passed with 65% of
the vote 2004. He manages several other Oaksterdam companies, including the Oaksterdam Gift Shop
and Nursery. His dedication to ending cannabis prohibition continues to play a crucial role in the
revitalization and economic growth of Oakland.
In 2009, Richard Lee kicked off a signature gathering effort that culminated in a ballot initiative to
control, tax and regulate cannabis, known as Proposition 19. In a very tough election year, this
campaign became the "debate heard round the world" and won more votes than any republican
candidate on the ballot. Rev Hemp continues to persevere, and encourages California to "keep the
faith" for 2012
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Dale Jones
Executive Chancellor
Oaksterdam University Oakland Campus
Instructor: Science, Economics, Civics 101 & 102, Politics & History
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Dale is based in Oakland.
Since OULA began in early 2008, she has launched full Semester Courses in Southern California, and has
been facilitating and developing courses for Oaksterdam University throughout the country. She is an
instructor for all locations for the Science, Economics, Civics 101, and Civics 102: Know Your Rights
Workshop. Dale's travel has now brought her in contact with more students than any other instructor.
Dale is focused on advancing the current curriculum, developing Oaksterdam expansion projects, and
implementing systems that support the long-term sustainability and rapid growth caused by the intense
interest in quality training for the cannabis industry.
Dale is also working to raise awareness on a 2012 ballot initiative to Control, Tax & Regulate Cannabis,
and was Spokeswoman for the Prop 19 Campaign; learn how to get involved at www.Yeson19.com.
Dale has interviewed with countless news and journalism sources, such as BBC, CBS Evening News, CNN,
Discovery Channel, FOX News, FOX Business News, History Channel, MSNBC, NPR, The Doctors, Geraldo
at Large, Stuart Varney & Co, AOL, Associated Press, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly,
Sacramento Bee, Wall Street Journal and featured in many other publications and documentaries both
foreign and domestic.
Within the mission for safety through self-regulation, she helped establish the Medical Cannabis Safety
Council (MCSC) in early 2008 with cannabis industry stakeholders. Dale is Chairperson of the Education
& Research Committee, developing programs through which patients, doctors, providers, and regulating
authorities can be more confident in the medical cannabis continuum, from the plant to the patient.
MCSC is improving patient safety by forming guidelines for the cultivation, production, handling,
dispensing, and utilization of cannabis medicine.
Dale is on the board as Director of Public Relations and Patient Advocacy with the Medical Cannabis
Association (MCA), the trade association promoting and uniting the many facets of the medical cannabis industry. Individual Participants have a voice in setting industry priorities for safe access to patient
services and jobs. Professional and Support Community help identify industry expectations and
implement quality assurance standards and skill share. www.MedicalCannabisAssociation.org. She is
currently working towards a national organization with industry leaders to keep their individual identity
and philosophy while forming regulations favorable to business.
Dale has developed a diverse list of industry leaders whom she calls upon for support and consulting for
Oaksterdam University. Her remaining time is spent on various national, international and local
television and news programs, attending various research and policy conferences, local government
meetings and debates, and trying to keep up with news and e-mail with a baby due in December 2010.
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Jeff Jones
Oaksterdam University Oakland Campus
Professor: Horticulture, Methods of Ingestion: Extracts
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Jeff Jones has provided expertise in the medical cannabis field to Californians for over fourteen years. He
co-founded the Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative in 1995; and was named defendant in the OCBC
Federal Civil case, one of the longest-running medical cannabis cases in history. Jeff also serves on the
Board of the Medical Cannabis Association (MCA) and the Green Aid Medical Cannabis Defense Fund.
His active involvement with the Patient ID Center (formerly OCBC) has brought him into contact with
thousands of medical cannabis patients, professionals and experts.Jeff and his team opened a second ID Center in Los Angeles, which currently hosts OULA, and re-named
the OCBC the Patient ID Center to better reflect both locations. Their mission carries on the tradition of
issuing private ID cards and offering patient services such as education and referrals to compassionate
provider groups, caregivers and lawyers in California. Jeff also helped establish Alameda County Patient
Services, which provides patients and caregivers official State of California Medical Marijuana ID cards in
Alameda County, California. With Jeff's assistance, the City of Oakland became the first the U.S. City to
contract with medical cannabis providers in 1998, and implemented a program to issue compassionate
provider permits in June of 2004.
The Patient ID Center hosts both the weekend and semester courses for Oaksterdam University in Los
Angeles. PIDC also issues OU Student I.D. Cards at both Oakland and LA branches during normal
business hours, and goes on the road for OU Field Trips to Michigan and North Bay as well!
Jeff Jones was co-proponent of the Prop 19 Tax and Regulate Cannabis Act of 2010 based on helping
medical patients. Passing this initiative would actually help to protect medical cannabis patients by
making them less of a target for law enforcement. With community feedback collected, several
individuals came together to pen amendments that specifically ensure the rights of qualified patients;
any activities allowed by SB 420 and Prop 215 are protected. Jeff is part of the new coalition to offer a
ballot proposal in 2012 to regulate cannabis.
www.PatientIDCenter.org
www.iMedicalCannabis.org
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Paul Armentano
Oaksterdam University Oakland Campus
Professor: Science
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Paul Armentano is the Deputy of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). His writing and research regarding marijuana and marijuana policy have appeared in approximately 1,000 publications, including CNN.com, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Christian Science Monitor, as well as in some two dozen textbooks and anthologies. Mr. Armentano is a 2008 recipient of the "Project Censored Real News Award for Outstanding Investigative Journalism". He is the author of the book Emerging Clinical Applications for Cannabis (NORML Foundation, 2007, updated 2011) and the co-author of Marijuana is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink? (2009, Chelsea Green), which has been licensed and translated internationally.
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Deidra Bagdasarian
"Miss Bliss"
Oaksterdam University Oakland Campus
Professor: Methods of Ingestion: Cooking
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Deidra Bagdasarian started her advocacy and involvement in the marijuana legalization movement with
Phoenix NORML. Inspired by the medicinal and therapeutic effects of cannabis, and paired with her
background as a baker and caterer, she was naturally drawn to edibles. She set out to demystify the art
of cannabis extraction and create something beyond edible, something that could be called bliss. Her
highly successful results prompted her and her husband to move to San Francisco to become part of the
medicinal marijuana movement. In 2009, Deidra became co-founder and chief baker of Bliss Edibles, a
non-profit medicinal marijuana edibles collective. She and her partner/husband have made Bliss Edibles
available to patients in over 30 dispensaries throughout California, including Oaksterdam's own
Coffeeshop Blue Sky. Bliss Edibles classic bakery style confections have made them a leader in the
industry after winning 2nd Place in the Edibles Category of the 2010 High Times Medical Cannabis Cup
and being named one of SF Weekly's Top 5 Edibles. Deidra's creative and scientific approach to cannabis
extraction, along with her extensive baking knowledge, allowed her to create truly unique, simple,
infusion methods which she enthusiastically shares with her students at Oaksterdam.
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James Clark, Esq.
Oaksterdam University Oakland Campus
Professor: Legal 101, Civics 102
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For more than a decade, James Clark has been dedicated to fighting on behalf of the victims of America's
"war on drugs." As an attorney, he has devoted his practice for six years on litigating constitutional, civil,
and human rights issues in state and federal courts. His focus is on defending people accused of
cannabis related crimes, with the vast majority of his cases involving medical cannabis issues and
defenses.
He has worked with the San Francisco City Counsel and Police Department to develop ordinances
relating to cannabis law enforcement in general as well as medical cannabis dispensaries, and he has
lobbied other cities and counties to adopt sensible and legal ordinances. Recently, Mr. Clark has coauthored two state ballot initiatives that seek to overhaul California's criminal codes relating to
cannabis. Finally, James regularly speaks at continuing professional education seminars for doctors and
attorneys. He also lectures on exercising constitutional rights during protests or other police
encounters, as well as the laws that impact medical cannabis at Oaksterdam University.A National Merit scholarship recipient at the University of Houston, James Clark graduated with
Bachelor's of Science degrees in Political Science and Anthropology, he subsequently received his Juris
Doctorate from the University of Colorado.
Mr. Clark has worked extensively with NORML, Americans for Safe Access, Cannabis Action Network,
Students for Sensible Drug Policy, AIM Legal, Sonoma Alliance for Medical Marijuana, the National
Lawyers Guild, and numerous other local and regional drug law reform groups and medical cannabis
patients groups. Mr. Clark has received awards from Bay Area patients' groups, and regularly provides
commentary for international, national, and local media on cannabis law and drug law reform issues.
James J. Clark Law Offices P.C.
7770 Healdsburg Avenue, Suite A
Sebastopol, CA 95472
Sonoma: (707) 823-4209
Oakland: (510) 420-8484
Facsimile: (707) 861-9187
e-mail: james.clark@colorado.edu
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Chris Conrad
Oaksterdam University Oakland Campus
Instructor: Politics & History
Author, Cannabis Yields and Dosage
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Chris Conrad is a court-qualified expert witness on cannabis (marijuana) who has testified more than
175 times in state, military and federal courts. He is also expert on industrial hemp, religious and
medical cannabis use. A curator of the Hash-Marijuana-Hemp Museum in Amsterdam, he grew and
processed cannabis legally in Europe and worked at the famous Cannabis Castle.
He is author of Hemp: Lifeline to the Future, Shattered Lives: Portraits From America's Drug War, and
other books. His groundbreaking book on medical marijuana, Hemp for Health, has been translated into
six languages and published in Argentina under the title Cannabis para la Salud. His latest booklet,
Cannabis Yields and Dosage, explains basic principles of cultivation and consumption of medical
marijuana as well as the legal issues. He presented this research at the Fifth International Clinical
Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics in 2008.He and his wife Mikki Norris were volunteer coordinators for California's Proposition 215 that legalized
medical marijuana in 1996, and cofounders of Human Rights and the Drug War. He has worked with
legal medical marijuana patients, caregivers and support groups; consults regularly with doctors,
attorneys and legislators; and directs Safe Access Now www.safeaccessnow.net. Conrad was cofounder
and first president of the Hemp Industries Association, editor of Oaksterdam News from 2005 to 2007.
Conrad is currently publisher of the West Coast Leaf newspaper, political science instructor at
Oaksterdam University, and a legal consultant. You can contact him via www.ChrisConrad.com and get
links to his books and other sites from there.
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Joey Ereneta
Oaksterdam University Oakland Campus
Instructor: Horticulture 101 & Horticulture Lab
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Joey began his work with medical cannabis in 1994 while attending U.C. Berkeley. A budding cultivator
and harm reduction activist, he collaborated with the folks at Cannabis Action Network, who were
providing underground care to local medical patients. Throughout the years of local and statewide
political involvement, Joey worked as a health and wellness educator with the Gay Men's Health
Collective of the Berkeley Free Clinic; UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies; LYRiC, an LGBT youth
center in San Francisco; and at the Harm Reduction Coalition in Oakland. During this time he worked
under the tutelage of many talented Bay Area cannabis cultivators and caregivers. In recent years, he
has been a consultant for individuals and small patient cooperatives in California. Joey feels blessed to
be part of the Oaksterdam family, and is thrilled to be passing on much of what he has learned along the
way.
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Chad Gilmore
Oaksterdam University Oakland Campus
Instructor: Methods of Ingestion: Extracts
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Chad got involved in 2002 when he came to work at the Oakland Cannabis Buyers Cooperative (OCBC).
Chad is on the Board of Directors for the OCBC, now known as The Patient ID Center. Chad manages the
hemp store, containing healthy assimilation devices, growing tools, as well as accessory items, all to be
made of hemp or produced for cannabis and hemp technologies. He has focused his efforts on
advocating information and education to patients.
Chad works with the Medical Cannabis Association, a trade organization to help network organizations
and groups all focused on providing safe and healthy cannabis to patients. Chad graduated with a
business accounting background but has always been into the science of chemistry and physics.
In his spare time, he enjoys playing competitive tennis and teaching tennis lessons. When he has a little
extra time to play, Chad finds turning to surfing, skydiving, scuba diving, and rock climbing always gets
the heart pumping.
chadg@patientidcenter.org
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Kali Grech, Esq
Oaksterdam University Oakland Campus
Professor: Legal 101, Civics 102
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Kali Grech graduated Summa Cum Laude from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in
2001 and earned her JD from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 2005. She began her
career as a criminal defense attorney at the Contra Costa County Public Defender's Office in Richmond,
working on serious felony cases. Subsequently, she worked for three years at Bay Area Criminal Lawyers,
P.C., where she represented a vast array of clients in a wide range of criminal cases.
Kali joined the amazing group of attorneys at Pier 5 Law Offices in late 2008, and began her own practice
there in January 2009. Kali specializes in medical marijuana defense, representing medical patients all
over Northern California. The law in this area is constantly changing and there are many gray areas to be
argued, one reason why she enjoys her job so much. Kali has published several chapters in the CEB
Manual for attorneys on defending drug cases.
Kali is grateful the opportunity to be a voice for justice, and welcomes the challenge of fighting for what
is right. Rather than practicing criminal defense, she is happy for the opportunity to teach you Prevense. It is imperative that you know your rights and that you enforce them - that is what Kali is here to
teach you....
Pier 5 Law Offices (415) 986-5591
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Kyle Kushman
Oaksterdam University Oakland Campus
Instructor: Horticulture 101 & 102, Electives Guest Speaker
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Kyle Kushman is a former cultivation editor for High Times Magazine and is still a contributor after 8
years. Kyle is experienced with almost every popular indoor cultivation method, and he is well known
for his organic farming techniques such as super cropping, pruning, drying and curing, as well as
processing flowers into extracts.
A cannabis cultivation expert with nearly 20 years of experience teaching organic growing techniques,
Kyle is famous for his 15+ year association with High Times Magazine, where he distinguished himself by
writing dozens of stories covering all methods of cannabis cultivation and enjoyment. "Nowadays
everything's about pure, clean and residue free. We call it medicine, so make sure what you're
consuming is actually good for you."
For more information on Cannaculture™ and Veganics®, visit: www.kushmanveganics.com.
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Don Morgan
Oaksterdam University Oakland Campus
Instructor: Economics, Advocacy
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Don recently served as the Associate Director for the national patient's advocacy organization,
Americans for Safe Access (ASA), and the Americans for Safe Access Foundation. He also led ASA's
support of the Medical Cannabis Safety Council (MCSC) to set industry wide medical cannabis standards.
Don has a broad background in non-profit management, consulting, ministry, coaching, and community
organizing. He has led two large nonprofit organizations as an Executive Director serving seniors, youth,
families, and persons with disabilities. Recently he tripled the size of an in-home respite organization in
five years employing over 400 persons and serving thousands of families in six San Francisco Bay Area
counties. He has led a successful statewide political campaign as President of the California Respite
Association. Don is an experienced fundraising professional and has assisted many organizations with
strategic planning and organizational development. He is a professional speaker, educator, and
facilitator; having given over 200 public speaking presentations, 50 workshops, 18 retreats, and 35
classes. Don has also been a Parks and Recreation Commission chairperson in the town of Fairfax, CA,
where he lives with his 15 year old son.
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Sandy Moriarty
Oaksterdam University Oakland Campus
Instructor: Methods of Ingestion: Cooking
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Everyone knows about pot brownies, but not many know how to make them... and brownies are so
old-school. Aunt Sandy has perfected more than 30 cannabis-infused recipes using her family's favorite
appetizers, entrees, and desserts. The secret to success is a process that changes the grass taste to a
delicious nutty-flavored butter that Aunt Sandy calls 10X Cannabutter. It can be used to make recipes as
diverse as lemon bars and roast turkey. Aunt Sandy shows readers how to customize the strength of the
recipes to adjust the potency to their own needs. This is the first cannabis cookbook to consider health
and special dietary needs for patients with diabetes and low carb requirements, as well as vegans.
Quick American Publishing recently released Aunt Sandy's Medical Marijuana Cookbook, a
recommended read and official course book for Oaksterdam University, available at
www.quicktrading.com
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Robert Raich, Esq
Oaksterdam University Oakland Campus
Instructor: Cannabusiness 102
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Robert A. Raich practices law in Oakland, California, where he specializes in medical cannabis law,
business law, political law, and lobbying. A graduate of Harvard University and the University of Texas
School of Law, he previously practiced law with Eber, Nakagawa & Kitajo in San Francisco and with the
Federal Election Commission in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Raich has spoken across the United States and internationally on the regulation of medical cannabis.
He was the attorney in both of the U.S. Supreme Court cases ever to consider medical cannabis issues,
United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative, 532 U.S. 483 (2001), and Gonzales v. Raich, 545
U.S. 1 (2005). Mr. Raich was a member of the California Attorney General's Medical Marijuana Task
Force (Chairman, Caregiver Issues Subcommittee), and he has taught classes on medical cannabis to
cadets at the Oakland Police Department's Police Academy. He has appeared before dozens of tribunals
throughout the country, lobbying with respect to medical cannabis legislation and litigating medical
cannabis cases.
Before practicing law, Mr. Raich served as a staff member in the United States Senate and the Texas
House of Representatives, served in various positions in presidential and senatorial election campaigns,
was a public opinion survey analyst, and worked as a television sound and camera technician and as a
radio reporter. He was the publisher of an art journal, and served on a U.S. Department of
Transportation Advisory Committee.
Law Offices of Robert Raich (510) 338-070
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Ed Rosenthal
Oaksterdam University Oakland Campus
Instructor: Horticulture 102, Guest Speaker
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"Mr. Rosenthal is the pothead's answer to Ann Landers, Judge Judy, Martha Stewart and the Burpee
Garden Wizard all in one." --NY Times January 2003.
Ed Rosenthal is recognized worldwide as an authority on marijuana. He has studied and written about
the plant for more than 35 years. His books cover gardening, law and social policy, and have
cumulatively sold over two million copies. Rosenthal is a member of the International Cannabinoid
Research Society and the Garden Writers Association of America, and has served as an expert witness on
marijuana cultivation in federal and state trials. Rosenthal has also been active in promoting and
developing policies of civil regulation for medical marijuana. With the passage of California's pioneering
Prop 215 in 1996, which authorizes medicinal use of marijuana, he was deputized by the city of Oakland,
CA to provide pharmaceutical grade cannabis to patients. His best-selling titles include; Medical
Marijuana Handbook, Marijuana Garden Saver, Best of Ask Ed, and Marijuana Grower's Handbook,
among others.
www.EdRosenthal.blogspot.com
www.Facebook.com/EdRosenthal
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James Silva
Oaksterdam University Oakland Campus
Instructor: Legal 101, Civics 102
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James Silva is a cancer survivor and a defense attorney with an office in Oakland, California. Mr. Silva's
practice is dedicated to the defense of people who use cannabis for medicinal purposes, consultations
with qualified patients and primary caregivers who intend to associate to collectively or cooperatively
under the protections of California's emerging and evolving medical cannabis laws, and issues regarding
the reform of local, state and federal laws related to cannabis use.
Mr. Silva is an experienced trial attorney who has litigated in the state courts in Southern and Northern
California, as well as the outlying desert counties, and is admitted to practice in the Federal District
Courts for the Central and Northern Districts of California. Most notably, Mr. Silva was on the defense team that defended several medical cannabis dispensaries against a federal civil injunction brought by
the United States government in a 1998 case that went to the United States Supreme Court known as,
United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative, 532 U.S. 483, 121 S.Ct. 1711, 149 L.Ed.2d 722
(U.S. 05/14/2001).
The Law Office of James M. Silva
370 Grand Avenue, Suite 3, Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 350-7724; Fax: (510) 350-0418
e-mail: JMSILVAESQ@gmail.com
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Not picutred, but much appreciated:
Kasim Macauley - Facilitator, Patient Relations, Civics Instructor
Chris McCatheran - Horticulture 101 and Hort Lab Instructor
Dave McCullick - Dispensary Operations Instructor
Big Mike Parker - Lead Horticulture Lab Technician
Judy Quea - Facilitator
Yvonne Westbrook-White - Patient Extraordinaire and Guest Speaker
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