Articles tagged as: First Church of Cannabis
January 4, 2019
Indiana Court Of Appeals Dismisses First Church Of Cannabis Lawsuit
The Indianapolis-based church filed the legal challenge after the state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act passed in 2015.
Read MoreJuly 9, 2018
First Church of Cannabis's RFRA Lawsuit Dismissed in Marion Circuit Court
The Marion County Circuit Court rejected a RFRA lawsuit by an Indianapolis church that wants to use marijuana as a sacrament.
Read MoreJuly 9, 2018
Judge Drops Suit Of Church That Wants Pot To Be A Sacrament
The First Church of Cannabis filed the lawsuit on grounds that pot was considered a sacrament under Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Read MoreMay 2, 2018
Sincerity And "Religiosity" Challenged In Ongoing Lawsuit From The First Church Of Cannabis
Thomas Fisher, representing the state, says the case is about being able to consume an illegal drug, not exercising religious freedom. And he says the group does not meet the criteria of a religion.
Read MoreJuly 8, 2015
First Church Of Cannabis Takes Indiana To Court
The church's attorney will use the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to help his case.
Read MoreJuly 1, 2015
Pot or No Pot, The Show Goes On at Indy's Church of Cannabis
At a church building on Indianapolis' east side, the state's new religious freedom law is getting a different kind of acknowledgment - as the First Church of Cannabis prepares for its inaugural ceremony. Church founder Bill Levin created the church as a possible test case for the new law.
Read MoreJuly 1, 2015
First Church Of Cannabis Holds Inaugural Service
Founded amidst controversy over the state's new religious freedom law, Indiana's First Church of Cannabis Wednesday hosted its first service on the same day the law went into effect.
Read MoreJune 29, 2015
Cannabis Church Leader: No Marijuana Allowed At First Service
Indiana's First Church of Cannabis will not be using any of its namesake herb at the inaugural service scheduled for Wednesday, the church's founder announced Monday afternoon.
Read MoreJune 26, 2015
Patrons of Church of Cannabis Face Arrest, Prosecutor Says
Anyone who smokes, possesses, or hands out marijuana, or even shows up, at the First Church of Cannabis' inaugural services planned for Wednesday could be arrested or face other charges, police and the Marion County prosecutor warn.
Read MoreJune 10, 2015
First Church Of Cannabis Finds A Home
The church that was formed after Indiana's RFRA law was passed is planning it's first service the same day the law goes into effect.
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