cannabis is part of my religion..i practice tantric rituals that cannabis is used..does the constitution protect my freedom to worship since cannabis is a attribute of the god/dess i worship..
2007-01-22 10:22:43 · 5 answers · asked by brian h 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Official stance as of Today is a big : NO.
Now, if you can prove that you are part of an organized religion and that your hemp use is strictly limited to religious rituals (fat chance if what I remember about the organisation of Tantric Buddhists, and the kind of "ritual" where hemp might be used is correct... at the very least, you'll give the prosecutor a field day).
Now, if you managed to enlist the ACLU on your side and to get the Dalai Lama as a defence witness...
2007-01-22 11:27:53 · answer #1 · answered by Svartalf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm.....I don't think that'll fly. I heard some Indians in the past had tried that with peyote buttons.......it didn't fly then. You can claim all that....but to be honest, unless you have a very high priced civil rights lawyer who is willing to go all the way to the Supreme Court.....you'll probably have charges of possession placed against you, or possibly possession with intent to distribute.
2007-01-22 18:30:21 · answer #2 · answered by cajunrescuemedic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ACTUALLY it is. I was in american government and there was a case about a Native American guy who used drugs that were part of his religion. His employer tried to sue him because the guy came to work high. But the law protected the Native American guy.
2007-01-22 18:31:21 · answer #3 · answered by . 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
Bush can destroy countries when told by his "God" to attack them, why can not you use cannabis?
2007-01-22 18:44:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
EDIT: I was wrong, no, you can't use cannabis. You can, however, use peyote.
2007-01-22 18:26:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋