Indiana: First Church of Cannabis

[grandy]

http://time.com/3764983/indiana-religious-freedom-law-breeds-first-church-of-cannabis/

Could the use of marijuana as a religious sacrament be protected under Indiana's new law?

Indiana?s controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act is facing its first real test ? after Governor Mike Pence signed the controversial law, an Indiana man successfully filed to establish the ?First Church of Cannabis Inc.?

The church is based on ?love and understanding with compassion for all,? according to its founder?s interview with the Washington Post, and its sacrament, naturally, is cannabis. The church doesn?t plan to buy or sell marijuana, which is still illegal in Indiana, but it will grow hemp.

The church?s founder Bill Levin considers most religious holy texts things of the past. In his church, parishioners should have a profound understanding of ?The Emperor Wears No Clothes,? he said. The church?s followers, called ?cannataerians? also have a set of guiding principles, the first of them: ?don?t be an a?hole.?

It may sound like a joke, but the church?s establishment is a real product of the new Indiana law that limits the state government?s ability to impede on an individual?s religious beliefs. Because the church celebrates the drug under the guise of religion, its use could be protected under the law.​

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[Michchamp]

Glad to see the Indiana RFRA not working out as planned.

these dumb laws are what you get when you give politicians from the sticks so much clout by gerrymandering so many rural districts. I think Indiana seems to be a little worse off than the rest of the Great Lake states in this regard. Remember this idiot?

their state legislature should consist of a bunch of reps for Indianapolis, and one for the remaining 95% of the state.