{"id":35410,"date":"2019-05-19T05:00:57","date_gmt":"2019-05-19T13:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2019\/05\/19\/coral-reefers-guide-to-cannabis-down-under\/"},"modified":"2019-05-20T12:43:16","modified_gmt":"2019-05-20T20:43:16","slug":"coral-reefers-guide-to-cannabis-down-under","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2019\/05\/19\/coral-reefers-guide-to-cannabis-down-under\/","title":{"rendered":"Coral Reefer\u2019s Guide to Cannabis Down Under"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Snorkel the Great Barrier Reef, attend massive festivals, partake in local sativas and watch out for koalas, which are more rare than you would think, says cannabis vlogger Coral Reefer. Coral \u2014 who\u2019s racked up millions of views online with her personality-driven \u201cStoney Sunday\u201d and \u201cNewsNug\u201d segments \u2014 shares some travel tips after her third annual adventure to Australia. We had her send us some beloved Reefer Mail featuring tips for visiting Down Under.<\/em><\/p>\n

Top Destinations: Nimbin, Adelaide, Cairns <\/h4>\n

Year-round, Nimbin has a reputation for being a cannabis-positive place, but also a small town. Nimbin is overflowing with people for MardiGrass <\/a>weekend, which takes place during the first weekend of May.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s a really unique celebration of cannabis \u2014 people have all green on, people have painted pot leaves on their faces and weed necklaces. There\u2019s an ebb and flow of open consumption depending on the police presence<\/a>. I love the Australian people\u2019s passion for cannabis. They drive in from four to 18 hours away, because they feel there\u2019s not one person in their hometown they can be happy about cannabis with.<\/p>\n

Adelaide is huge for cannabis even if the South Australian state hasn\u2019t legalized \u2014 it was my first time over there, and the public smoke-out had 70 people show up to share joints and bong hits in view of all.<\/p>\n

From Cairns, I went snorkeling on the Great
\nBarrier Reef. It was incredible, a dream come true for this true-born Coral,
\nbut it was also nerve-wracking! I was crying, screaming and giggling
\nunderwater, I was so excited. We saw tons of fish and reef, and the water felt
\nso much warmer than back home.<\/p>\n

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Timing and Packing<\/h4>\n

May is a good time of year, but if you can time it better than me, go to the 420 celebration<\/a> in Melbourne, also. I haven\u2019t yet been, but each May I hear epic tales of public smoking on 420 using the nicest glass folks have ever used. It sounds incredible. It\u2019s a beautiful season, our spring is Australia\u2019s fall or autumn. The Australians seem to think it\u2019s pretty chilly, but it was 70 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit in most the places I visited.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I brought pants and sweatshirts and ended up sending a box home. You need shorts. Bring your sunscreen, sunglasses and floppy hat, it\u2019s a tropical vacation between rainstorms.<\/p>\n

Getting There\u2026 In Style! <\/h4>\n

You can fly non-stop to Brisbane from the West Coast. I try to always time my flight to leave around 10 p.m. and land at 10 a.m. It\u2019s a 14-hour journey, and sleep is my goal so every time I go through 1,000 milligrams or more of Chocowaska and the Bud Barber<\/a>, and enjoy the ride.<\/p>\n

I find when leaving California, I\u2019m able to bring
\nmy small amounts of medicine and it\u2019s generally not a problem. Definitely no
\nflowers because of the smell. Edibles, vape pens and preloaded cartridges are
\nreally, really helpful. For me, I went with indicas. Australia already has the
\nsativas.<\/p>\n

Laws of Oz<\/h4>\n

Cannabis law is hard to explain for the whole country. Australia is made up of six states and 10 territories \u2014 each one is going to regulate it different. The Queensland government is a little more conservative with cannabis. New South Wales is the most cannabis friendly of the Australian states.<\/p>\n

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We hotboxed one of the landmarks in Brisbane \u2014
\ntheir big ferris wheel-type ride overlooking the whole city in your own pod. It
\nfelt like a good opportunity to bust out the pens because I don\u2019t think
\nAustralia is up to date with the vape pens for tobacco versus cannabis.<\/p>\n

Local Customs <\/h4>\n

Australian cannabis is potent just looking at it.
\nThe genetics seem good, but it\u2019s really humid in a good part of the country and
\nlot of people struggle to dry their cannabis properly.<\/p>\n

For Australian cannabis, the story attached to
\nthe genetics was really strong. We ran into quite a few people that had seeds
\ntheir family gave them. One guy\u2019s seeds were from his father that had passed
\naway.<\/p>\n

For finding cannabis people, the internet is amazing \u2014 a lot of the cities we visited have local hash tags or Facebook groups to organize meet ups. The #australiancannabiscommunity<\/a> hashtag is a popular one for the country as a whole and can be a good place to start.<\/p>\n

TELL US<\/strong>, have you ever enjoyed the cannabis scene in another country?<\/p>\n

Originally published in Issue 22 of Cannabis Now. LEARN MORE<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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