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Melissa Hutsell is an award-winning freelance journalist with a deep rooted passion for both community and international journalism. She was born and raised in Northern California, and has lived, studied, worked, and traveled in more 20 different countries. Melissa holds a Master's degree in Global Journalism from City University London, as well as degrees in Journalism and Globalization from Humboldt State University. Though she covers various topics as both a writer and editor, she specializes in business and cannabis journalism.
The Southern Hemisphere's First Cannabis Museum
In 2013, Uruguay became the first country to fully legalise cannabis. As leaders of international, progressive drug reform, Uruguayans welcomed the museum, which opened in the country’s capital city of Montevideo in December of 2016.
The museum is intended to be a “cultural club” for the plant’s “biological and cultural diversity”. Exhibits take visitors through the process of legalisation and the country’s approach to drug consumption as a public health concern. Also included are gardens that showcase various strains of cannabis, relics, a café and music.
