Police Raid Rasta Dope Plantings, One Dead
Police have arrested nine people and confiscated truckloads of dagga plants in a raid on a Rastafarian settlement on the Cape Flats, Cape Town metro police said on Friday.
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Marijuana Church An ‘Inside Joke,’ Crown Says
The tenets of a Toronto organization seeking a religious exemption to marijuana prohibitions were described by a federal government prosecutor yesterday as a "fictitious artifice" and a ruse by cannabis enthusiasts.
Church in Court Battle for Cannabis Sacrament
CANNABIS CULTURE - Members of the Church of the Universe 's G13 Mission have asked the Canadian Superior Court for an exemption to use marijuana as a religious sacrament in a case currently unfolding in Toronto.
Cannabis and Religion: Hempology 101 Lecture at VIU
I gave a lecture at Vancouver Island University last weekend that was hosted by Victoria's Hempology 101 Socety, a group that has been educating people about cannabis since the mid-90s and was founded by the pioneering cannabis activist Ted Smith.
Cannabis Holy War
CANNABIS CULTURE - Chris Bennett is preparing for battle in his quest to become the first Canadian legally permitted to use marijuana for religious purposes.
Religious Views Growing Around Marijuana
Faithful smokers say cannabis has been used in religions since before written history.
My Religious Freedoms Charter Challenge Interview on The Standard
Here is an interview I did on the Joy TV show The Standard last fall about my current case regarding religious freedoms and the sacramental use of cannabis.
The Churning of the Ocean of Milk
CANNABIS CULTURE - Did you know that the largest continual human gathering in the world, Kumbha Mela, is based around the myth of the making of the Cosmic bhang?
Pastor Prosecuted for Preaching Gospel of Pot
Pastor Craig X Rubin was arrested in October after re-opening his Temple 420 marijuana ministry in Los Angeles and now faces years in prison if convicted.
So I’ve been talking to the BBC…
I recently recieved an email from the BBC, who are planning a three part series about the history of cannabis, and contacted me in regards to ancient and religious use.
