Marijuana as Religious Right? California Court Says It's Possible

Sister Lauren I too am a member of the THC Ministry here in Los Angeles. I am extremely curious with how Rev. Christie is and the state of THC Ministry. I would love to get in contact with you and speak with each other. have a wonderful day. Olraz75 .com GOD bless

You can not say weed is harmless. Smoke is smoke and it will effect you may it be bad lungs, cancer, etc. Everyone should be able to use it regardless. Agreeable freedom. So will everyone that wants legal weed stop acting like weed is "better for you" and etc. You might get what you wish for if you could be more open or something, idk.

GENISIS CH 1 V 11 & 12........ ‎11: And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. 12: And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good ;)                         THE point being that every official in officialdom was officialized by placeing their hand on a bible to swear to uphold all its authority .......God sez its good shit mun ;)

And for those not into God, what about a philosophical right to commune with nature.

Earth Dwellers: People of the Plant are here, deal with it! http://www.theHolyHerb.com

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The LA Weekly discovers that cannabis is considered sacred by Rastafarians.  Next your going to tell me that marijuana grows indigenously in Asia and the Middle East and has been a part of various cultures for thousands of years...

I guess a suit and tie were to much to asks.

In My Opinion: So only if you're a Native American the Government will consider plants as a sacrament?  Nonsense.  You only need to declare using this naturally occurring plant as your religion.  The law is very clear, it says: freedom of religion, no ifs ands or buts. The U.S. Justice Department is lying and breaking their own law they should be protecting and violating a fundamental human right.

The following passages are taken from the Supreme Court's opinion in Lawrence v. Texas:

"These matters, involving the most intimate and personal choices a person may make in a lifetime, choices central to personal dignity and autonomy, are central to the liberty protected by the Fourteenth Amendment. At the heart of liberty is the right to define one’s own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of the mystery of human life. Beliefs about these matters could not define the attributes of personhood were they formed under compulsion of the State."..."Had those who drew and ratified the Due Process Clauses of the Fifth Amendment or the Fourteenth Amendment known the components of liberty in its manifold possibilities, they might have been more specific. They did not presume to have this insight. They knew times can blind us to certain truths and later generations can see that laws once thought necessary and proper in fact serve only to oppress. As the Constitution endures, persons in every generation can invoke its principles in their own search for greater freedom."

Assuming they actually meant any of that, it seems like it should be a pretty open-and-shut case, no?

Hey, the Catholic church had wine during prohibition.  Why not?  I also like the idea of keeping the govt. out of it.  They tend to mess things up.  I figure if the govt. gets involved, BigPharma will take over and that's just not necessary.  The plant works beautifully in its natural state.  Whatever happened to people growing food and herbs in the privacy of their own backyard for their own enjoyment.  We don't need all the middlemen.  It's simple.

This plant should be free to grow by anyone. The medical and industrial uses of this plant are amazing and the side effects are among the safest and benign in all of history for such a powerful and useful plant. No one should have the authority to tell another what they can grow and use to help their own body. These people that prohibit it are not given any right under god to deny any other human on this earth from growing a plant.

As I was making plans to start my own church I was thinking of what I should call it.

Church of the Green Leaf came to mind.  I google searched and there is a Green Leaf Church.  I wonder if it's the same.

In 1976, native Americans were given the right to use peyote, a strong hallucinogen.  Christians drink wine (a dangerous drug) in church.  It only makes sense that these Native Americans should be given the right to use a plant that has killed no one due to overdose in all of history.

Why can't we just regulate cannabis like alcohol and tobacco? Those industries seem to do just fine and cannabis isn't too dissimilar from tobacco except in that it doesn't kill people or cause cancer, heart disease, brain damage, liver disease, emphysema, or any other significant health issue, and its addiction potential is about on par with coffee. In fact, when it comes down to pure safety cannabis is safer than coffee!

So why do the legislators who currently make up the federal government keep cannabis illegal when people could use it as a substitute for alcohol which would do a lot to improve their health and our safety?