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Budding Movements in Canada and US Vow to Bring 'Sacrament' of Cannabis to the Masses

Submitted by Marijuana News on Sat, 08/01/2015 - 01:29

After suffering a serious injury in a house fire more than four years ago, Robin Douglas was confined to a wheelchair and thought he would never walk again.

Depression and hopelessness took over. When he tried to kill himself, he knew he'd hit rock bottom.

That's when he turned to marijuana for salvation. A few months later, he no longer needed the wheelchair.

"My mind, body and spirit was healed." Douglas, 57, told VICE News Thursday from White Rock, British Columbia. "And every time I met with like-minded people who helped me use cannabis, we would smoke or eat it and be able to see things clearly."

In 2013, Douglas and his friends decided to share their experiences and start the Church of the Holy Smoke. He was elected lead pastor. "They call me the Pope of Pot," he said.

Members of the Church of the Holy Smoke — which Douglas...

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