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<title>Court Says Canadian Church Cannot Consume Cannabis Legally</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Church of the Universe will not be exempt from Canadian cannabis laws according to the ruling of an Ontario Superior Court Judge. The church challenged the law after two of its members were charged with marijuana trafficking in 2006.
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While the defense argued that the religious group uses marijuana as a sacrament, the prosecution characterized the religion as a &ldquo;sham&rdquo; and argued that exempting the church from marijuana laws would &ldquo;effectively legalize &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/mike_hughes/6960">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:43:27 -0500</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Mike Hughes</dc:creator>
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<title>NORMLizer &amp;#8211; Holy Smokes?</title>
<description><![CDATA[<b>By Allen St. Pierre</b>
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The recent federal raid and arrest of THC Ministry founder Roger Christie in Hawaii is the cautionary tale of a questionable business model used to fund public-interest advocacy, as well as the legal jeopardy inherent in trying to game the American criminal-justice system. Christie, a self-styled &ldquo;minister&rdquo; from Hawaii, founded the THC Ministry in the 1990s based on the incorrect assumption that citizens organized as a church or religious &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/legal/ht_admin/6814">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:00:38 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>HT News Hit - 09.10.09</title>
<description><![CDATA[Here are the news stories that caught our attention in safe, easy to use blurbs followed by links:
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&bull; An &ldquo;unknown number&rdquo; of MMJ dispensaries were raided in San Diego. The situation is nebulous &ndash; which is the norm with dispensary raids &ndash; and it remains unclear how many shops were busted, how many people arrested or what charges they face. It is clear, however, that the raids involved officers from the San Diego PD and the DEA.
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Don Duncan from &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/mike_hughes/5854">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:05:28 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Mike Hughes</dc:creator>
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<title>Arizona Court: Drug Laws Trump Religious Use of Marijuana</title>
<description><![CDATA[Source: azstarnet.com
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PHOENIX -- The state's interest in banning marijuana outweighs the religious beliefs of an individual that he is entitled to use the drug anywhere, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled today.
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In a unanimous opinion, the justices said state law permits the government to &#034;burden the exercise of religion'' only if it shows a compelling interest and that the restrictions are the &#034;least restrictive means of furthering that interest.'' And Daniel Hardesty &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/ht_admin/5851">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:38:33 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Spirit &amp; Smoke</title>
<description><![CDATA[Story &#038; photos by Dan Skye
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If you cultivate cannabis as spiritual medicine, using it to offer up prayers, you are still subject to arrest and prosecution. But two Native American brothers whose crops were raided last summer passionately disagree &ndash; because the name of their tribe, Tuscarora, literally translates to &ldquo;People of the Hemp.&rdquo;&#160;

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&ldquo;The soldiers got your brothers.&rdquo;
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The women who lived next-door gave Ross Johnson the &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/legal/ht_admin/5106">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:55:27 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Religiosity Curbs Teen Marijuana Use By Half, National Study Finds [Drug Warrior Propaganda Alert]</title>
<description><![CDATA[Source: Science Daily
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While many congregations of different faiths preach against drug abuse, it has been unclear whether a youth&rsquo;s religious involvement has any effect on his risk of drug abuse.
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Now a new national study by two Brigham Young University sociologists finds that religious involvement makes teens half as likely to use marijuana.
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The study &ndash; which will be published October 13 in the Journal of Drug Issues &ndash; settles a question scholars &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/dan/4716">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:42:07 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>danny danko</dc:creator>
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<title>CHRISTIANS &amp; POT: A HIGH HOLY HISTORY</title>
<description><![CDATA[<b>Story by Chris Bennett</b>

In February of 2003, HIGH TIMES published my controversial article, &ldquo;Was Jesus a Stoner?&rdquo; Shortly thereafter, the concept broached in the piece&mdash;specifically, the biblical references to Christ&rsquo;s use of cannabis in healing&mdash;received international attention.

The article was a follow-up to an earlier piece in HIGH TIMES, &ldquo;The Burning Bush&rdquo; (June 2002), on the possible references to cannabis in early Judaism and Old &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/entertainment/cbennett/3756">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:37:01 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Chris Bennett</dc:creator>
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<title>Breaking News: Marijuana Minister Craig X Rubin Found Guilty</title>
<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES: A minister with mail order credentials was found guilty Thursday of distributing marijuana through his Hollywood church.

The Rev. Craig X Rubin, 41, the leader of the 420 Temple faces up to four years, eight months in prison for possessing marijuana for sale, said Jane Robison, a district attorney's spokeswoman.

Rubin, who has appeared in the marijuana-themed TV show "Weeds," and some 400 members of his church say they believe marijuana is a religious sacrament and burn and smoke &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/dan/3825">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2007 14:08:39 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>danny danko</dc:creator>
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<title>What Would Jesus Smoke?</title>
<description><![CDATA[On Monday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a First Amendment case involving a high-school student who was suspended for holding a sign that said "Bong Hits 4 Jesus." His provocative slogan turns out to have been little more than a ploy to get on TV. But what do Christian groups really think about marijuana?

It depends on the Christians, and it depends on the weed. Many major Christian denominations and religious groups have issued statements supporting medicinal marijuana use. The &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/ht_admin/1932">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2007 12:40:30 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Hollywood Judeo-Christian Cannabis Church Forced to Close - Arrested Reverend Claims Civil and Religious Rights Violated</title>
<description><![CDATA[HOLLYWOOD, Calif. &#8212; &#8220;Churches and Temples are no longer safe in America,&#8221; says Reverend Craig X Rubin of Temple 420, who was arrested November 8, 2006, at his religious establishment by over one dozen heavily armed officers of the LAPD. &#8220;If they can do this to us, they can do it to any church that the government disagrees with.&#8221; The Reverend known for his reoccurring role on Showtime&#8217;s hit series &#8220;Weeds&#8221; said arresting officers did not treat &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/ht_admin/1191">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2006 13:05:04 -0500</pubDate>
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