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NEWS STORY: Ruling could boost religion defense in drug cases

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c. 1996 Religion News Service SAN FRANCISCO (RNS)-An unusual federal appeals court ruling in a drug smuggling case allows Rastafarians to argue that they should legally be able to use marijuana for religious reasons. The ruling from the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appe...

Topics: Politics, Law & Court
Beliefs: Christian - Catholic, Christian - Orthodox, Christian - Protestant, Sikh

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