February 21, 2010
Majoring in Marijuana, for Medicinal Purposes
Alison Yin for The Chronicle
Mike Parker, a technician in the horticulture lab, tends to Oaksterdam's subject matter, which he calls his "babies."
Oakland, Calif.
The campus tour began promptly at 3 p.m. and was attended by a fairly typical cast of characters. There was an affable, out-of-work engineer looking to study for a new profession; a long-haired youngster all but quivering with the certainty that he had found his collegiate "perfect fit"; and, with him, a well-barbered elderly man who hovered nearby looking taciturn but not unsupportive.
"I'm the grandfather, along for the ride," the man explained once the group was inside the main
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