Lon Angeles minister cites religious protection in marijuana defense
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Lon Angeles minister cites religious protection in marijuana defense
International Herald Tribune - Jul 24, 2007
Craig X Rubin, 41, the leader of the 420 Temple who has appeared in episodes of the Showtime drug-dealing comedy “Weeds,” faces up to seven years in prison if convicted of possessing marijuana for sale. Jury selection was set to begin Wednesday. He and some 400 members of his church believe marijuana is a religious sacrament and burn and smoke pot during services. “We feel pot is the tree of life mentioned in the Bible, so it is incorporated into the ceremony,” Rubin said before the hearing began Tuesday. Though he was ordained in 1990 by the Universal Life Church — which, for a fee, will ordain anyone by mail order — police and prosecutors describe Rubin as a drug dealer. The Beverly Hills-born minister was arrested last fall and freed after posting $20,000 (€14,458) bail.
LA minister cites religious protection in marijuana defense
San Diego Union Tribune - Jul 24, 2007
Jury selection was set to begin Wednesday. “We feel pot is the tree of life mentioned in the Bible, so it is incorporated into the ceremony,” Rubin said before the hearing began. Though he was ordained in 1990 by the Universal Life Church – which, for a fee, will ordain anyone – police and prosecutors describe Rubin as a drug dealer. The Beverly Hills-born minister was arrested last fall and freed after posting $20,000 bail. Rubin, who is representing himself, has asserted his protection under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act – a 1993 federal law designed to prevent government from imposing laws that restrict religious freedoms.
Woman ‘cleansing air, not spraying cannabis’
NEWS.com.au - Jul 24, 2007
–> Woman ‘cleansing air, not spraying cannabis’ July 24, 2007 01:02pm Article from: AAP Font size: + - Send this article: Print. Gilla Mogilevsky, 53, is facing committal proceedings in Sydney’s Central Local Court over the cultivation of the cannabis in three homes, including her own residence, on Sydney’s north shore. Police uncovered the hydroponic systems in homes in St Ives following a tip-off in early 2006. One of Ms Mogilevsky’s sons, Aitan Mogilevsky, 25, told the court he and his brother had tried to keep the crop a secret. When their mother found out, they fought bitterly and she threatened to move out.
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Vive Le Canada - Jul 24, 2007
So in reality the whole farce simply wasted a lot of time and energy to rob migrating birds of a vital meal. To top that, the DEA pours tens of millions every year into state and local police forces to dig up ditchweed. What’s next, a DEA proclamation of America’s War On Birds