A new trade school in Oakland, CA is preparing its students for a highly competitive career in a burgeoning field: medical marijuana. For $200, Oaksterdam University (clever, huh?) teaches students how to cultivate and cook with pot, and equips them to navigate the legal restrictions on the use of medical marijuana.

"My basic idea is to try to professionalize the industry and have it taken seriously as a real industry, just like beer and distilling hard alcohol," said Richard Lee, the activist and medical marijuana distributor who founded the school.

While Lee’s students seem excited about learning to “grow pot at home for fun, health, public service — or profit,” not everyone is thrilled. Though Lee’s school is totally legal, Michael Chapman, an assistant agent in charge with the Drug Enforcement Agency's San Francisco office, thinks it’s more of a detriment than a public service. "I think they are sending the wrong message out to the community and it's something that could only facilitate criminal behavior," he said.

Fun fact: According to Lee, entry-level workers at medical marijuana dispensaries earn over $50,000 a year on average, and managers and owners often make over $100,000.