Rastafarians!Should Rastafarians be able to legally smoke marijuana in the United States as part of their religious practice??
It is definitely not right, but Rastafarians are able to legally smoke marijuana based on their religious practice because of The Religious Freedom Restoration Act, passed by congress in 1993. This law blocks the federal goverment from unjustifiably infringing on a person's practice or religion. This law does not protect the importation of marijuana even if it is for religious use. But, according to the Ninth Circuit, while the practice of this religion sanctions the smoking of marijuana, the religion doesn't sanction the importing of marijuana.
This is actually an article about a man that was at an airport and got caught with Marijuana. This man claimed his religion was Rastafarian.. Read it to see what happens!
What are Rastafarians? Where did it begin? What exactly does it include?
The Rastafarian religion originated in the 1930's by Marcus Garvey. He directed the philosophical ideologies which eventually directed into the Rastafarian movement.
There are 6 Rastafarian principles that most should follow.
- Have Hatred for the white race
- Give revenge on the white race for their wickedness
- Superiority of the black race
- Prepare to go back to Africa
- Believing that the Emperor Haile Selassi is the only ruler of the black people.
A physical feature that sets the Rastifarian religion apart from most groups is the wearing of their hair in the dreadlocks form
So.me information about the religion is here:
http://www.rasta-man.co.uk/religion.htm
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