Educational Institutions
The district features at least two institutions of higher learning, Lincoln University at 15th and Franklin, a small business school catering mainly to international students, and Oaksterdam University on 19th Street, a business college which prepares students for medical cannabis work. Oaksterdam University was raided by the DEA on April 2, 2012 and they performed a smash and grab.
Richard Lee announced he was no longer going to be the leader of Oaksterdam University because of the harassment by the DEA.
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