Oaksterdam
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Oaksterdam is a neighborhood in downtown Oakland, California where medicinal marijuana is readily, and legally, available for purchase in a variety of different cafes or clubs. According to Proposition 215, a state law passed by the voters of California, marijuana used for medical purposes is legal to buy. Cafes and other places of purchase usually require a doctor's note in order to obtain the otherwise illegal drug.
The name Oaksterdam is a combination of Oakland and Amsterdam, the Dutch city that is famously tolerant towards drug use. The term was coined by Jim McClelland, an AIDS patient who was a founding member of the Oakland Cannabis Buyers Club and the Berkeley Patients Group. He died in 2001.
