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Written by Chris Conrad
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Some 220 years after the founding of the American Republic, California voters had qualified the first statewide medical marijuana initiative for the ballot and the San Francisco Cannabis Buyers Club was in its heyday.
 Across the Bay, on July 4, 1996, Jeff Jones opened the Oakland
Cannabis Buyers Coop on the fifth floor of 1755 Broadway. When the OCBC
was prevented from distributing cannabis by the federal government in
1998, other clubs opened, starting with The Zoo at 1736 Telegraph Ave.
Thus began the uptown district of Oaksterdam.
The OCBC
stayed open issuing medical cannabis ID cards and operating a hemp
store, moving to 1733 Broadway in 1999, next door to the Four Seasons
hydroponics store that had just opened.
The Bulldog
Coffeeshop opened in December 1999, followed by Compassionate
Caregivers the next year at their original location, 1740 Telegraph. By
2004, eight cannabis dispensaries gave visitors a wide selection of
products and created hundreds of jobs in Oakland.
Oakland
can be proud to have helped thousands that came from all over the state
before cannabis dispensaries opened where they lived.
Visitor's guide map
OaksterdamOakland, California USA
The Oaksterdam Map Key
A Bulldog Coffeeshop, 1739 Broadway
Four Seaesons Hydro, 1735 Broadway
The Co-op Stop, 1733 Broadway
B SR-71, 377 - 17th St.
C Oaksterdam News, 376 15th St.
D Oaksterdam Gift Shop, 405 15th St.
E Post office, 1446 Franklin St.
F Frank Ogawa Plaza
G Medicann, 1814 Franklin # 901
H Fox Theater, 1850 Telegraph
I CARE, 701 Broadway
J Paramount Theater
K Kaiser rooftop garden
L Lake Merritt Park boat rentals
M Norcal MMJ, 1504 Franklin St.
N Van Kleef Cafe, 1621 Telegraph Ave.
O Americans for Safe Access (ASA), 1322 Webster #208
P Paid parking
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O'dam Map 
