There's really no way else to accurately describe this situation in Indiana.
A group got together, called themselves a church, of which one of their sacraments is "marijuana," and now files a law suit against the state for violating their religious freedom. If it wasn't real, it would belong in the pages of The Onion.- The First Church of Cannabis filed a lawsuit Wednesday (July 8)
against the state of Indiana and city of Indianapolis, challenging state
laws on possession and use of marijuana as infringing upon religious
beliefs.
The complaint, filed in Marion County Circuit Court, contends that
cannabis is the church’s sacrament and its members believe marijuana
“brings us closer to ourselves and others.”
“We are taking legal action today to ensure love has no barriers in our land,” said Bill Levin, Church of Cannabis founder, in front of the Indiana Statehouse.
“Today we invite the state of Indiana and all its leaders to joyfully meet us in a court of law for clarifications on our core religious values,” he said. “We look forward to engaging them on the high plane of dignity and discipline, with love and compassion in our hearts, to find a swift and sensible answer for our questions of religious equality.”
Under the state’s new Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which took effect July 1, the government must prove it is enforcing a compelling interest in the least restrictive way if a person claims an undue burden on religious liberty. The Church of Cannabis had its first service July 1 but said its members would not use cannabis after law enforcement warned that police would arrest anyone who smoked pot.
Nothing like the pro-marijuana becoming a cartoon of themselves.
