noun; geographical location; Area between lake merrit and downtown oakland; medical use marijuana sales district from 1996-2004; adult use cannabis sales zone after passage of Oakland Cannabis Regulation and Revenue Ordinance nov. 2004
by rev hemp February 11, 2005
The portion of downtown Oakland near where Telegraph hits Broadway. In that area, there is a proliferation of medical marijuana clubs where people (usually with prescriptions) can buy marijuana and marijuana products without the fear of legal ramification.
I got the sack at a club in Oaksterdam.
by CK. April 1, 2005
The city of Oakland. This word is a combination of Oakland and Amsterdam. Like Amsterdam, the city of Oakland has many store "clinics" to purchase marijuana. California laws allow citizens to purchase, smoke, and sell marijuana because of the plants proven healing properties.
by chilidulce November 13, 2006
Media nickname for Oakland, California when talking about the medical marijuana industry in that city. See: Amsterdam
by East Bay September 8, 2004
A satellite of the Amsterdam motive in Oakland, California. More than just a nickname for over a decade, also a new home for clinics, dispensaries, collectives, and subscribed club's & cafe's. For what was initially a cultural district, it founded it's own Medical Cannabis University in 2007.
by BatBoy November 25, 2013