Cannabis Embassy

Government of the Cannabis Embassy

Interim Internal Structure Meetings of the Government & Specialised bodies

Administrative Regions Institutional Agenda

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 (17 March 2024)

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}

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Interim Internal Structure

The Interim Internal Structure was first approved at the first Parliament meeting, and then amended with Decisions 2024/GOV/11/5, 2024/GOV/12/04 and 2024/GOV/12/05.

There are 3 levels in the structure:

Ministry,
Council [or Permanent Mission],
Commission.

Names and titles are not final.

Internal Affairs

The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MINTA) is in charge of everything internal to the Cannabis Embassy. The MINTA is part of the Government of the Cannabis Embassy. The MINTA is composed by the following subsidiary bodies:

CENGGA (Cannabis Embassy’s Non-profit Groups and Grassroots Associations)¹
CEPSAC (Cannabis Embassy’s Private Sector Advisory Council)¹
Council on Embassy Finances & Administration
- Strategic Planning Commission²
Council on Communications
Constitutional Council
Council on Justice & Human Rights¹
Library & Archive (Bibliothecas Archivumque ex Legationis Cannabis)

¹not yet formally constituted. ²activities suspended.

MINTA Homepage

External Affairs

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEXTA) is in charge of everything external to the Cannabis Embassy. The MEXTA is part of the Government of the Cannabis Embassy. The MEXTA is composed by the following subsidiary bodies:

Permanent Mission to Vienna (also covering New York and Nairobi)
Permanent Mission to Geneva
Council on Ecology, Environment, & Climate¹
- Commission on Biopiracy
- Commission on Agriculture¹
Council on Science & Education¹
Council on Economic Affairs
- Commission on Taxation¹

¹not yet formally constituted.

MEXTA Homepage

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 #13 - 4 Sept. 2024 (online)

Several decisions were taken and work items addressed at this meeting. The most relevant decisions of public interest are:

✅Decision. 2024/GOV/13/01.	The Administrative Regions are approved: Region Ganja, Region Sedenegi, Region Bangue, Region Mariguana, Region Weed.

✅Decision. 2024/GOV/13/02.	The Cannabis Embassy will organise a second edition of the “Cannabis Embassy Campus Vienna” in March 2025, and seek coordination with other stakeholders to scale up the event.

Government Meeting #12 (reconvened) - 8 August 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. 2024/GOV/12/01.	The Cannabis Embassy will send a delegation at the Summit of the Future, UN, New-York (20-23 September)
✅Decision. 2024/GOV/12/02.	The Cannabis Embassy will coordinate observers at the USDA Hemp Germplasm Laboratory Stakeholder meeting, 11 Septembre 2024
✅Decision. 2024/GOV/12/03.	The thematic months/weeks and basic calendar of events for the “2025 Global Cannabis History Year – Centenary of Prohibition” are approved and will be published online.
✅Decision. 2024/GOV/12/04.	The “Council on Economic Affairs” and the “Commission on Taxation” are moved under the Ministry of External Affairs.
✅Decision. 2024/GOV/12/05.	The “Council on Education” is renamed “Council on Science & Education.”
✅Decision. 2024/GOV/12/06.	The Council on Communications will carry the mandate for the Cannabis Embassy delegations’ protocols and detail.
✅Decision. 2024/GOV/12/07.	A Constitutional Council meeting will be convened to consider the four proposals submitted for the draft Constitution.
✅Decision. 2024/GOV/12/08.	The “2024 Strategic Plan” is approved. The draft “2025-2030 Global Cannabis Strategy” is pre-approved for consultations, for final adoption in 2025.
✅Decision. 2024/GOV/12/09.	An interim registry for non-profit entities is established. The contribution to the budget of the Cannabis Embassy for entities registered is set at 50 CHF (or equivalent in other currencies).
✅Decision. 2024/GOV/12/10.	An interim registry for businesses is established. The contribution to the budget of the Cannabis Embassy is set at 250 CHF for businesses under 50.000 CHF budget; 1000 CHF for businesses under 500.000 CHF budget; and 1500 CHF for businesses over 100.000.000 CHF budget (or equivalent in other currencies).

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.