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Holy smoke: cannabis churches extol 'sacrament' of marijuana

Submitted by Marijuana News on Wed, 07/29/2015 - 08:45

As decriminalization of the drug spreads across the US, a congress in Colorado is promoting cannabis-friendly ministries: ‘Our magic comes from marijuana’

“Magic is a sense of enchantment,” said Steven Hager, organizer of the first ever Congress of Marijuana Ministries, sitting in front of a flag of a marijuana-leaf-tailed phoenix. “It comes through Santa Claus or it comes through the Catholic church. It’s the same thing, running on the same rules. It’s how you enchant people.

“Our magic comes from marijuana.”

The first Congress of Cannabis Ministries was organized by Hager in Denver, Colorado, last Sunday as a way to help marijuana users and advocates to start churches of their own.

“My advice to everyone is to band together with your friends and create your own cannabis-friendly ministry,” Hager writes on the GoFundMe page for the Federation of Cannabis Churches. “Suddenly, the powers-that-be will have to...

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