Hamilton Marijuana Activist, Political Candidate Michael Baldasaro Dies in Hospice
Michael Baldasaro, a longtime marijuana activist and perennial candidate for office, has died in a Hamilton hospice after a short battle with cancer.
Browsing: Church of the Universe
Religious Cannabis User Awaits Judgment Day in Federal Court Case
CANNABIS CULTURE - A Federal courtroom played host to a philosophy debate over spirituality and religion in the case of religious cannabis user Chris Bennett.
Marijuana-Smoking Minister Jailed Three Months
Reverend Brother Shahrooz Kharaghani smiled, his rainbow-coloured religious beanie firmly fixed on his head, as court officers led him away to jail.
Throw Me in Jail, Marijuana Minister Tells Court
A man who promotes marijuana as a church sacrament asked to be sent to jail Monday rather than serve a community sentence.
Toronto Religious Group to Appeal Pot Decision
A religious group that uses marijuana as a sacrament is reigniting its bid to be exempt from Canada's pot laws.
No Religious Right to Smoke Marijuana, Judge Rules
Canada’s laws against smoking marijuana don’t violate the country’s constitutional guarantee of freedom of religion, a judge ruled Monday.
Church of the Universe Cannabis Court Ruling Fails
G13 Church of the Universe extensive efforts to legalize cannabis for religious use has been foiled.
Church Seeks Exemption to Pot Laws
Canadians are as good at religious tolerance as they are at hockey, a lawyer for members of a branch of The Church of the Universe argued Tuesday.
Church of the Universe: Marijuana as a Sacrament
A strong selling point of the Church of the Universe is the use of marijuana as a sacrament — so assuming someone is inclined to indulge, the church is a godsend.
Marijuana Church Lawyer Disputes Crown’s Definition of a Religion
Conclusions about the authenticity of the Church of the Universe reached by the Crown’s expert witness would have been laughed at by fellow academics and would never have been written by a respectable scholar, a lawyer for the church told the Ontario Superior Court on Tuesday.
