Neuroscientist, Andrew Newberg recently compared brain scans of psychedelic drug users to those of nuns who practiced something called “centering prayer” which is meant to aim at...
While mainstream America waits to see if the drug enforcement agents will kick down the door of Indiana’s First Church of Cannabis and drop the hammer down...
Indiana’s “Religious Freedom” law, which made it legal for businesses to deny service to the LGBTQIA community based on the proprietor’s religious views, inadvertently allowed for the...
Faith Bodle, a Texas mother who uses medical cannabis to treat symptoms of degenerative spine disease and congestive heart failure, has been banned from her church for...
Despite a recent decree from Pope Francis admonishing marijuana use, the Catholic Church of the Philippines has come out in support of medical marijuana.
Why should anyone care what il Papa has to say on drug legalization of any kind anyway? The Catholic church never seriously addressed its open-armed position to...
Jamaica will decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana, the government announced today. It will also allow possession for some medical and scientific purposes. And it...
I have always been interested in how drugs, specifically cannabis, have been viewed through the lens of religious reconciliation. I touched on this in a former article,...
There are many reasons why people smoke marijuana. Some do it recreationally, some for medical purposes, and even some who consider it a part of their religion...
A 15-year-old rastafarian has successfully argued for his religious right to carry a pipe in Minnesota. The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that the enforcement of paraphernalia laws...
In an article in New York Times, Mark Oppenheimer reports the imprisonment of Roger Christie, and describes Hawaii’s THC Ministry founded by Mr. Christie. He points out...
Prominent orthodox rabbi Efraim Zalmanovich has officially declared that the use of medicinal marijuana is not only perfectly acceptable, but it also happens to be kosher. However, Zalmanovich clarified that, “Taking drugs to escape this...
In Hinduism, cannabis usage is commonly related to worshiping Shiva, so much so that he is often referred to as the god of marijuana. Legends tell Shiva...
Despite its bad rep as a munchies inducing, motivation stealing recreational drug, cannabis is considered by many a sacred plant. Cannabis usage has played – and continues...
Michael Marcavage founded and runs the Philadelphia evangelical group, Repent America. Repent America calls it their mission to save us all from the lake of fire and red...
Apparently “THE WORLD IS GONE MAD,” according to Fantasia Barrino, the singer who won her fame by winning the third season of American Idol. A recent article...
