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Indiana's Church Of Cannabis Files Religious Liberty Lawsuit
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/church-of-cannabis-religious-liberty-suit_559ea898e4b01c2162a60be4Religion News ServiceBy Stephanie Wang
Posted: 07/09/2015
Bill Levin poses in the sanctuary at The First Church of Cannabis, Tuesday, June 23, 2015. | Photo courtesy of Kelly Wilkinson, The Indianapolis Star
INDIANAPOLIS — 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.”
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