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Cannabis church could test Ind. religious freedom law

Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 05/22/2015 - 09:14

INDIANAPOLIS — To some observers, the newly formed First Church of Cannabis appears to be an excuse for potheads to get together and light up.

But the "grand poobah" of what followers describe as a new Indiana religion insists sacramental smoke has sanctity.

"This is what I live by, and I have more faith in this religion than any other," said Bill Levin, the church founder who plans to hold the ministry's first official service July 1 — the day Indiana's new Religious Freedom Restoration Act takes effect. "This is my lifestyle. This is millions of people's lifestyle." - Bill Levin

Levin, whose church titles include grand poobah and minister of love, is daring police to arrest him and his followers in what likely will be one of the first tests of the state's new religious-freedom protections.

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