Ras Jah, a member of the Ras Freeman Foundation for the Unification of Rastafari, prepares to pass a chalice pipe with marijuana to the left during service in the tabernacle on Sunday, May 14 ...

Why Rastafari smoke marijuana for sacramental reasons. Antigua and Barbuda recently became one of the first Caribbean nations to grant Rastafari official sacramental authorization to grow and ...

Ras Jah, a member of the Ras Freeman Foundation for the Unification of Rastafari, prepares to pass a chalice pipe with marijuana to the left during service in the tabernacle on Sunday, May 14 ...

Members of the Rastafari religion and political movement have for decades been persecuted and imprisoned for their ritualistic use of marijuana. But the tiny islands of Antigua and Barbuda recently… ...

SACRAMENTAL MARIJUANA. Rastafari followers believe the use of marijuana is directed in biblical passages and that the “holy herb” induces a meditative state and brings them closer to the divine.

Why Rastafari smoke marijuana for sacramental reasons and the faith’s other beliefs by: The Associated Press. Posted: Jun 2, 2023 / 05:18 AM PDT. Updated: Jun 2, 2023 / 05:18 AM PDT.

Why Rastafari smoke marijuana for sacramental reasons and the faith’s other beliefs by: The Associated Press. Posted: Jun 2, 2023 / 07:18 AM CDT. Updated: Jun 2, 2023 / 07:18 AM CDT.