On Monday the Justice Department said that medical marijuana users would not be prosecuted in the 13 states where medical marijuana is legal.

“The Justice Department this week announced that it will no longer seek to prosecute people using, prescribing, or distributing pot for medical purposes, as long as they're in compliance with local law.” via CNN

We spoke to Salwa Ibrahim, executive assistant at Oaksterdam University—an institution that holds classes to train students to grow cannabis and run marijuana businesses.
 

Oakland has taken a big hit from the recent economic crisis. Now medical marijuana dispensaries want to help ease that burden with an offer to be more highly taxed.

Bad puns aside, the proposed Measure F in Oakland would raise the taxes on medical marijuana dispensaries in Oakland from $1.20 per $1000 of revenue to $18 per $1000. The measure will be voted on in Oakland on Tuesday and was actually proposed by the marijuana dispensaries themselves. So why would the medical marijuana community want to be taxed so much higher?

“We want to form a partnership with the city,” said Salwa Ibrahim, executive assistant for Oaksterdam University. The university itself is not a medical marijuana dispensary. Instead, the institution holds classes training students to grow and even bake marijuana. Classes are open to students 18 and older and cost about $500 a semester.

How do you feel about more and more people celebrating 4/20? April 20th is a very historic day for Cannabis users, I got the chance to speak with Matt Hummell, Chancellor of Oaksterdam University in Oakland, California about 4/20 as well as other marijuana related issues.