Cannabis Embassy – Legatio Cannabis – 大麻大使馆 – سفارة القنب 

Interim Government (Decision 2024/GA1/4):
  • Myrtle Clarke (South Africa), 
  • Etienne Fontan (USA),
  • Hanka Gabrielová (Czechia),
  • Farid Ghehiouèche (France), 
  • Michael Krawitz (USA),
  • Jan Marin Padouk (Czechia),
  • Kenzi Riboulet-Zemouli (Spain).
Proclamation day (17 March 2024: Wohlmut, Vienna, Austria).
Standing: Etienne Fontan, Daphnée Elisma, ENCOD member, Enrico Fletzer, Donna Fontan, Nate Landau, Jan Martin Padouk, Paolo Thiessen, Jenna-Rose Astwood, Gaby Kozar.
Sitting: Myrtle Clarke, Michael Krawitz, Farid Ghehiouèche, Kenzi Riboulet-Zemouli

Interin Internal Structure

Pursuant to Decision 2024/GOV/11/5 (17 April 2024), the following Interim Internal Structure is approved. There are 3 levels in the structure: 1 Ministry, 2 Council [or Permanent Mission], 3 Commission. Names and titles are not final.

Ministry of Internal Affairs

  • Council on Embassy Finances & Administration.
  • Council on Economic Affairs.
    • Commission on Taxation.
  • Council on Communications.
  • Constitutional Council.
  • [Council on Justice & Human Rights] 
  • [Cannabis Embassy Archive]
  • [Others to be created…]

    Ministry of External Affairs

    • Permanent Mission to Vienna (also covering New York and Nairobi)
    • Permanent Mission to Geneva
    • Council on Ecology, Environment, & Climate
      • Commission on Biopiracy
    • [Council on Education]
    • [Council on Agriculture]
    • [Others to be created…]

      Cannabis Embassy Meetings

      The Interim Government of the Cannabis Embassy meets on the third Wednesday every week. Members of the Interim Senate may attend Government meetings and take part in deliberations.

      Click on each meeting’s title to access more content.

      Government & Parliament Meetings

      Government Meeting #11 - 17 April 2024 (online)

      In addition to a number of informal decisions and work items addressed, the following decision have been formally approved at the 11th Government meeting for communication on the website:

      Decision GOV/11/5:

      The following Interim Ministries/Departments Structure is approved:

      Ministry of Internal Affairs

      • Commission on Taxation.
      • Council on Embassy Finances & Administration.
      • Council on Economic Affairs.
      • Council on Communications.
      • Constitutional Council.
      • [Council on Justice & Human Rights] 
      • [Cannabis Embassy Archive]
      • […]

      Ministry of External Affairs

      • Permanent Mission to Vienna
      • Permanent Mission to Geneva
      • Council on Ecology, Environment, & Climate
        • Commission on Biopiracy
      • [Council on Education]
      • [Council on Agriculture]
      • […]

      There are 3 levels in the structure:

      • 1st level: Ministry.
      • 2nd level: Council [or Permanent Mission].
      • 3rd level: Commission [equivalent of working groups].

      The final titles of each Council and Commission will be defined by each body.

      We may later on expand on the number of Ministries if needed, and groups/sub-groups.

      Government Meeting #10 - 20 March 2024 (United Nations Office at Vienna, room C-0420)

      No public report provided for the moment.

      Parliament Session #1 + Proclamation - 17 March 2024 (Wohlmut Arts Centre, Vienna, Austria)

      To learn more about the first Parliament session and Proclamation of the Cannabis Embassy, visit this page.

      Bilateral meeting with the Czech government - 16 March 2024 (Brno, Czech republic)

      No public report provided for the moment.

      Government Meeting #9 - 21 February 2024 (online)

      No public report provided for the moment.

      Government Meeting #8 - 17 January 2024 (online)

      No public report provided for the moment.

      Government Meeting #7 - 20 Dec. 2023 (online) Solstice meeting

      No public report provided for the moment.

      Government Meeting #6 - 15 Nov. 2023 (online)

      No public report provided for the moment.

      Government Meeting #5 - 18 Oct. 2023 (online)

      No public report provided for the moment.

      Government Meeting #4 - 20 Sept. 2023 (online)

      No public report provided for the moment.

      Government Meeting #3 - 16 August 2023 (online)

      No public report provided for the moment.

      Government Meeting #2 - 19 July 2023 (online)

      No public report provided for the moment.

      Government Meeting #1 - 4 July 2023 (online)

      No public report provided for the moment.

      Government Meeting #0 - 18 March 2023 (Vienna, Austria)

      No public report provided for the moment.

      Meetings of Specialised Bodies

      Strategic Planning Committee #3 (5 May 2024)
      Permanent mission in Geneva & Commission on Biopiracy: Preparation of the GRATK Diplomatic Conference, WHA77, and the Nairobi UN Civil Society Conference (3 May 2024)
      Strategic Planning Committee #2 (1 May 2024)
      Permanent mission in Geneva & Commission on Biopiracy: Preparation of the GRATK Diplomatic Conference, WHA77, and the Nairobi UN Civil Society Conference (29 April 2024)
      Permanent mission in Geneva & Commission on Biopiracy: Preparation of the GRATK Diplomatic Conference, WHA77, and the Nairobi UN Civil Society Conference (24 April 2024)
      Permanent mission in Geneva & Commission on Biopiracy: Preparation of the GRATK Diplomatic Conference, WHA77, and the Nairobi UN Civil Society Conference (19 April 2024)
      Permanent mission in Geneva & Commission on Biopiracy: Preparation of the GRATK Diplomatic Conference, WHA77, and the Nairobi UN Civil Society Conference (12 April 2024)
      Council on Finances and Administration (2 April 2024)
      Permanent mission in Vienna: CND67 Debrief & Embassy’s way forward (2 April 2024)
      Permanent mission in Vienna: Preparation of the Cannabis Embassy Campus Vienna 2024 (18 February 2024)
      Permanent mission in Vienna: Preparation of Written Statements & Side-events for CND67 (18 February 2024)
      Permanent mission in Vienna & Permanent mission in Geneva: Working Group on the Joint submission to the UN CESCR (15 February 2024)
      Permanent mission in Vienna & Permanent mission in Geneva: Working Group on the Joint submission to the UN CESCR (14 February 2024)
      Permanent mission in Vienna: Preparation of CND67 (13 February 2024)
      Strategic Planning Committee #1 (7 February 2024)
      Permanent mission in Vienna: Meeting with SSDP in preparation of the Cannabis Embassy’s Campus Vienna 2024 (5 February 2024)
      Permanent mission in Vienna: Meeting in parallel of the CND67 Intersessional (2 February 2024)
      Permanent mission in Vienna: Preparation of the Joint contribution to the Global Coalition on Synthetic Drugs (1 February 2024)
      Permanent mission in Geneva & Commission on Biopiracy: Preparation of the GRATK Diplomatic Conference, WHA77, and the Nairobi UN Civil Society Conference (Several meetings in January 2024)
      Permanent mission in Vienna: Meetings in parallel of the VNGOC’s European Consultations for CND67 (9, 11, 16 January)
      Permanent mission in Vienna: Preparation of CND67 (9 January 2024)
      Permanent mission in Vienna: Preparation of CND67 (5 January 2024)
      Permanent mission in Geneva & Commission on Biopiracy: Preparation of CND67 Side-event on Biopiracy (21 Decembre 2023)
      Permanent mission in Vienna: Preparation of CND67 (12 Decembre 2023)
      Permanent mission in Vienna: Preparation of CND67 (11 Decembre 2023)
      Permanent mission in Vienna: Meetings in parallel of the Thematic Discussions of CND66 (23–25 October 2023)
      Permanent mission in Vienna & Permanent mission in Geneva: Meeting in parallel of the WHO ECDD’s open session (16 October 2023)

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