RELIGION and CANNABIS

RELIGION and CANNABIS:

• 2023
• From Ancient Asian relics to contemporaneity: A review of historical and chemical aspects of cannabis. https://www.eurjchem.com/index.php/eurjchem/article/view/2442 
• 2019
• What the Secrets of Ancient Graves Tell Us About Our Long Relationship With Cannabis (news–2019) https://globalnews.ca/news/5173062/cannabis-archaeology-chinasiberia/?fbclid=IwAR1o3tP4UACZ1vj7CTxKjXLotgvf679FBGEy8Z7kqlBc3xhQns9T_rfVuMM
• High times in ancient China revealed in funerary cannabis discovery. (news – 2019)
  https://news.yahoo.com/high-times-ancient-china-revealed-181332014.html
• Sula Benet, Kaneh Bosm, and the Amazon Women. (news – 2019)
  http://tokinwoman.blogspot.com/2019/04/sula-benet-kaneh-bosm-and-amazon-women.html
• Ancient Chinese Death Rituals Involved Smoking Cannabis Specifically “To Get High”.
  (news – 2019) https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/cannabis-0012134
• Cantheism: The Makings of a Cannabis Religion. (news – 2019)
  https://hightimes.com/culture/cantheism-makings-cannabis-religion/
• Are Weed Churches Legitimate Houses of Worship, or Just Another Way Around  Marijuana Law? (news–2019) https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/weed-church-marijuana-law-worship-unlicensed-dispensary-801400/
• The Christian Case For Marijuana. (news – 2019)
  https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/20/opinion/legalization-medical-marijuana-christianity.html
• 2018
• Mistrial Declared in Denver ‘Church of Cannabis’ Case (news–2018)  https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/mistrial-declared-in-denver-church-of-cannabis-case
• The Search for Spirituality and Wellness Is Driving New Image for Cannabis (news–2018) https://www.laweekly.com/the-search-for-spirituality-and-wellness-is-driving-new-image-for-cannabis/
• Marijuana is part of its religion, says Jurupa Valley church fighting city to stay open  (news–2018) https://www.pe.com/2018/04/16/marijuana-is-part-of-its-religion-says-jurupa-valley-church-fighting-city-to-stay-open/
• What’s Marijuana Doing In The Talmud — And Hashish Too? (news–2018)  https://forward.com/culture/402234/whats-marijuana-doing-in-the-talmud-and-hashish-too/
• The First Church Of Cannabis Wants Marijuana To Be Recognized As A Sacrament.
  (news – 2018) https://thefreshtoast.com/cannabis/the-first-church-of-cannabis-wants-marijuana-to-be-recognized-as-a-sacrament/
• Church Opposing Utah Medical Marijuana Initiative Owns $1 Billion Worth of Big Pharma Stocks. (news – 2018)
  https://www.civilized.life/articles/mormon-church-big-pharma-stocks/
• New Archeological Finds Point to Ancient Cannabis Use, Despite Prejudice of Some
  Scholars (news–2018) http://tokinwoman.blogspot.com/2018/07/new-archeological-finds-point-to.html
• 2017
• A Gift from the Gods: The History of Cannabis and Religion (news – 2017)  https://www.leafly.com/news/cannabis-101/cannabis-a-gift-from-the-ancient-gods
• South African Court OKs Marijuana for Home Use (news – 2017)  https://www.voanews.com/a/south-africa-marijuana-cannabis/3794445.html
• At Denver’s Newest Church, Marijuana Is The Holy Sacrament (news – 2017) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/church-of-cannabis-elevationism-religion_us_58f7bcf1e4b029063d367d0c
• Here’s why you should be celebrating 4/21, not 4/20 (news – 2017) https://qz.com/964162/marijuana-is-a-sacred-plant-with-holy-powers-in-this-abrahamic-faith-that-doesnt-celebrate-420/
• Retired rabbi turned medical marijuana dispensary owner says Ohio laws will change: Q&A (news –2017) http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2017/03/thoughts_on_ohios_medical_mari.html
• The morality of marijuana (news – 2017) http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/apr/28/morality-marijuana/
• International Church Of Cannabis Is Now Offering ‘Weed Weddings’ (news – 2017) https://www.yahoo.com/news/international-church-cannabis-now-offering-214631654.html
• How Does Islam Regard Cannabis And Marijuana Use? (news – 2017) https://www.civilized.life/articles/how-does-islam-regard-cannabis-use/
• Jewish backstory of sexy cannabis products for women (news – 2017) http://www.jweekly.com/2017/04/13/jewish-backstory-of-sexy-cannabis-products-for-women/
• A 10,000 Year History Of Marijuana And Spirituality (news – 2017) https://thefreshtoast.com/cannabis/cannabis-and-spirituality-a-10000-year-history/
• Kosher Marijuana Edibles Are a Sabbath Necessity for Observant Jewish Stoners (news – 2017) http://www.laweekly.com/news/kosher-marijuana-edibles-are-a-sabbath-necessity-for-observant-jewish-stoners-7868305
• What Is Charas Cannabis Concentrate? (news – 2017) https://www.leafly.com/news/cannabis-101/what-is-charas-marijuana-concentrate
• 2016
• “Nuns” fight to keep their marijuana-based business in California (news–2016) http://abc7chicago.com/politics/nuns-fight-to-keep-their-marijuana-based-business/1143980/
• Medical Marijuana Kosher? Doesn’t Matter, Says Kashruth Council of Canada (news–2016) http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/01/08/medical-marijuana-koshercouncil_n_8937678.html?utm_hp_ref=canada-business&ir=Canada+Business
• What Gives Israel the Edge on Marijuana? For starters, the nation puts patients before politics (news–2016) http://observer.com/2016/03/what-gives-israel-the-edge-on-marijuana/
• Maha Shivaratri: Devotees celebrate the god Shiva in one of the most important Hindu
  festivals (news–2016) http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/maha-shivaratri-devotees-celebrate-god-shiva-one-most-important-hindufestivals-1548041
• Shiva Is A God Who Likes Marijuana — And So Do Many Of His Followers (news–2016) http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/03/07/469519964/shiva-is-a-god-who-likes-marijuana-andso-do-many-of-his-followers?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=religion
• Where Gray-Haired Aunties Push Weed (news–2016) https://www.yahoo.com/news/where-gray-haired-aunties-push-000000506.html
• Native American church is fighting for the right to use weed as a ‘sacrament’ (news–2016) http://metro.co.uk/2016/02/08/native-american-church-is-fighting-for-the-right-to-use-weed-as-asacrament-5668623/#ixzz45mWpZKLN
• Passover’s OK for Weed Smoking Because of Its “Healing” Scent, Says Extremely Chill
  Rabbi (news–2016) https://www.yahoo.com/news/passovers-ok-weed-smoking-because-215000099.html?nhp=1
• US appeals court upholds Hawaii pot ministry convictions (news–2016) http://westhawaiitoday.com/news/local-news/us-appeals-court-upholds-hawaii-pot-ministry-convictions
• Shavuot, The Bible, and Medical Marijuana (news–2016) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/shavuot-the-bible-and-medicalmarijuana_us_575edbf2e4b079c7cee5fc02
• Cannabis Church to hold first service, combats marijuana stigma (news–2016) http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2016/06/24/cannabis-church-lansing/86341200/
• Welcome to Pot Shabbat (news – 2016) http://forward.com/food/307808/pot-shabbat/
• Tantra THC: Using Cannabis to Make Sex Sacred (news – 2016) http://sfevergreen.com/tantra-thc-using-cannabis-make-sex-sacred/
• Cannabis convict Eddy Lepp free from prison (news – 2016) http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/12/07/cannabis-convict-eddy-lepp-free-after-long-prison-term/
• Supreme Court rejects church’s appeal over marijuana laws (news – 2016) http://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-rejects-churchs-appeal-over-marijuana-laws/
• Cannabis: Israel’s next big medical export? (news – 2016) http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/08/news/cannabis-israel-medical-exports/
• 2015
• Jesus & Cannabis (article-2015) https://patients4medicalmarijuana.wordpress.com/marijuana-info/marijuana-in-the-bible/
• Pot-Dispensing Rabbi: D.C. Residents Deserve Legal Access to Marijuana (news–2015) http://time.com/3726560/pot-dispensing-rabbi-d-c-residents-deserve-legal-access-to-marijuana/
• Babylon Backs Down (news–2015) http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/roads/2015/03/jamaica_is_decriminalizing_marijuana_but_rastafarians_are_still_wary.single.html
• New frontier for marijuana products: kosher certification (news–2015) http://www.kiro7.com/news/new-frontier-marijuana-products-kosher-certificati/43380876
• Is Smoking Kosher for Passover-and What About Pot? (news–2015) http://forward.com/articles/217811/is-smoking-kosher-for-passover-and-what-about-po/?
• Geeky Pot Testing Pioneers Seek To Leverage Colorado’s Jewish Marijuana Connection (news–2015) http://forward.com/news/307088/geeky-pot-testing-pioneers-seek-to-leveragecolorados-jewish-marijuana-conn/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Main
• First Church of Cannabis Files Paperwork with Indiana Secretary of State (news–2015) http://sputniknews.com/us/20150330/1020186879.html
• Indiana’s Church Of Marijuana Granted Tax-Exempt Status From IRS (news – 2015) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/02/indianas-church-of-marijuana_n_7496084.html
• Church plans to use marijuana in service at Rhode Island memorial (news–2015) http://www.wcvb.com/news/church-plans-to-use-marijuana-in-service-at-rhode-island-memorial/32835456
• What Is The Bible’s Take On Marijuana? (news–2015) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/29/bible-christianity-marijuana_n_7461290.html
• Religious marijuana use by ‘medicine man’ no defense to federal charge (news–2015) http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2015/10/religious_marijuana_use_by_med.html
• Bible study group in Colorado combines love for God and marijuana: ‘Bible didn’t say you couldn’t smoke weed’ (news–2015) http://www.christiantoday.com/article/bible.study.group.in.colorado.combines.love.for.god.and.marijuana.bible.didnt.say.you.couldnt.smoke.weed/72759.htm
• Asherah: The Tree of Life (news – 2015) http://tokinwoman.blogspot.com/2015/06/asherah-tree-of-life.html
• Organization To Offer Kosher Medical Marijuana In New York State (news–2015) http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/12/30/kosher-medical-marijuana/
• 2014
• The Official Recognition of Bob Marley’s Rastafarianism Gets Prison Inmates In Jovial Mood (news–2014) http://www.inquisitr.com/1219016/the-official-recognition-of-bob-marleys-rastafarianism-gets-prison-inmates-in-jovial-mood/
• Holy Cannabis: The Bible Tells Us So (news–2014) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jane-marcus-phd/holy-cannabis-the-bible-t_b_4784309.html
• ‘Thank God for Marijuana,’ Says Episcopal Priest in ‘One Love’ YouTube Video (news–2014) http://www.christianpost.com/news/episcopal-priest-says-christians-should-stop-being-judgmental-andthank-god-for-marijuana-video-135190/
• From Demon Weed To God’s Plant (news-2014) http://www.theweeklyweedonline.com/from-demon-weed-to-gods-plant/
• The Secret History of Cannabis in Japan (news – 2014) http://apjjf.org/2014/12/49/Jon-Mitchell/4231.html
• 2013
• Doctor Cannabis (news – 2013) http://forward.com/articles/188881/doctor-cannabis/
• As a Religion, Marijuana-Infused Faith Challenges the Definition of Religion (news–2013) http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/20/us/marijuana-infused-faith-challenges-the-definition-of-religion.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0
• 2012
• Crumbs of comfort: Cannabis cookies are kosher for Passover (news–2012) http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-ministry-of-health-provider-supplies-kosher-for-passover-cannabis-cookies/
• Religious Marijuana Lawsuit Gets New Life in 9th Cir (news-2012) http://blogs.findlaw.com/decided/2012/04/religious-marijuana-lawsuit-gets-new-life-in-9th-circuit.html
• Rastafari and the Environment (news–2012) https://caribbeanreligionuvm.wordpress.com/
• 2011
• Comment on “Did Jesus use cannabis?” (forum post–2011) http://www.quora.com/Did-Jesus-use-cannabis/answer/Tim-ONeill-1/comment/278396
• 2010
• Hemp in Religion (Japan) (article – undated) http://www.japanhemp.org/en/shinto.htm
• Judge Rejects Marijuana as Holy Sacrament (news–2010) http://blogs.findlaw.com/legally_weird/2010/03/judge-rejects-marijuana-as-holy-sacrament.html