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Oaksterdam University is part of a trend of cannabis universities that have opened their doors as fast as the industry has expanded. Administrators said pot programs are necessary to legitimize the legal weed market as marijuana legalization increasingly becomes the law of the land. But the training programs vary in credibility, prompting some marijuana advocates to question whether the intention is solely to cash in on the emerging cannabis market by duping vulnerable job seekers.
"There are more and more schools popping up and opportunity breeds opportunists," said Aseem Sappal, a dean at Oaksterdam.
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