sincere religious belief
step by step guide to religious defense for cannabis:
- Identify a religious use.
- Sincerely believe.
- Document your belief.
- Practice your belief.
2. Sincerely believe. The U.S. Supreme Court requires that your requirement to use cannabis must be a sincerely held religious belief. Pr Ntr Kmt offers free information on ancient and modern practices so that you can learn and be prepared to defend your belief.
legal standard
The legal standard in the Religious Freedom Restoration Act is that religious beliefs must be sincerely held.
In the 1990s a Los Angeles woman claimed a religious defense for prostitution. She claimed to be a priestess of Isis and claimed to be engaging in an ancient Egyptian religious practice where a priestess has sex as the Goddess rather than as a human. The jury was going along with her defense until the prosecutor asked a series of simple questions about Isis that the woman was completely unable to answer. This failure convinced the jury that her religious beliefs weren’t sincere.
The lesson is that you must be able to demonstrate in court that you understand your religious beliefs and that your religious beliefs are sincere. A major goal of this web site is to provide that detailed information for a wide variety of possible religious beliefs. Please help support this effort.
certification
Pr Ntr Kmt offers an official certificate that authorizes Witches to perform processions, circles, holy days, Sabbats, Esbats, ceremonies, celebrations, fire jumpings, commitments, weddings, handfastings, renewals, annulments, separations, divorces, funerals, blessings, namings, welcomings, baptisms, comings of age, rites of passage, affirmations, dedications, readings, and/or other rituals.
This official certificate is a beautiful work of art by the artist MichaelM (most famous for his artwork for the Marley family and his banners for hemp/cannabis relegalization) that you can frame and display proudly to your family and friends.
In the United States this official certificate authorizes you to perform any ceremonies that the government recognizes other religions to perform (such as marriages or handfastings). There may be many additional requirements imposed by state governments that apply equally to all religions. Sometimes you may face active discrimination by Christians, Jews, or Muslims in government positions and may need to hire a lawyer to assert your Constitutional rights.
Obtain an official witch certificate today.
See also cannabis and guide to cannabis religion.
See also legally valid religion.
