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Meet the "Weed Nuns," a Religious Order Finding Spirituality in Smoke

January 23rd, 2023

The Sisters of the Valley aren't your average order of nuns. This small convent of weed smoking nuns hopes to bring the physical and spiritual healing power of marijuana to the masses. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy | 81 Comments »

Higher Power? How Faith Groups Wield the Bible Against Legal Cannabis

January 13th, 2023

A Christian thinktank is writing the playbook on opposing marijuana legalization. In Arkansas, lobbyists enlisted local pastors to spread the word, and even prepared a brief explaining the biblical case against weed. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy | 118 Comments »

Does Getting High Bring Us Closer to God? One Pastor Thinks So

April 1st, 2022

Should Christians try marijuana? One pastor is on a quest to get Christians high, touting the spiritual side of marijuana use. He says cannabis brought him closer to God, and hopes to help others discover the same. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy | 66 Comments »

New Study: 78 Percent of Pastors Say Using Marijuana is Morally Wrong

May 19th, 2021

A recent survey of Christian leadership shows that some 78% of pastors believe that marijuana use is morally wrong and should remain illegal. But others say not only is cannabis use ethical, it's even in the Bible. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy | 188 Comments »

California Pastor Starts First-Ever Christian Cannabis Company

May 9th, 2019

Despite the growing popularity of cannabis, traditional religion remains quite wary of the substance. One California pastor is working hard trying to change that. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Progressive Spirituality, Christian | 61 Comments »

Inside the Mormon Church's Stunning About-Face on Marijuana

October 15th, 2018

Breaking with its own longstanding prohibition on many substances like alcohol and caffeine, LDS leadership has reluctantly sided with pot activists to back legislation allowing medical marijuana to be sold in Utah. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy | 31 Comments »

The International Church of Cannabis Opens Its Doors

April 20th, 2017

The International Church of Cannabis preaches the benefits of cannabis use, but some critics aren't buying it. They refuse to recognize cannabis worship as a real religion, and insist the church is no more than a scheme to justify getting high all the time. What do you think? Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy, Progressive Spirituality | 69 Comments »

Cannabis Church Fights Back

July 31st, 2015

The Indiana government is barring a ULC minister from the free expression of his faith, as religious conservatives have just passed a controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Progressive Spirituality | 134 Comments »

High-pocrisy

June 3rd, 2015

Should pot smokers go to jail? Many politicians on both sides of the aisle sure think so, despite having a hazy past with pot themselves. Presidential candidate Jeb Bush is one such person. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy | 79 Comments »

The ULC Monastery and America's New Marijuana Laws

November 13th, 2012

The 2012 United States election presented a mother lode of surprises, from the first gay marriage measures approved by popular vote to a ceiling-breaking number of women elected to Congress. Continue Reading »

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