Religion can be a touchy subject. But here’s something we can all get behind: The First Church of Cannabis, which has just been founded in Indiana.
The church was started in March, but has just been granted non-profit tax-exempt status. It was started by 59-year old pro-weed activists Bill Levin, who looks a bit like Ric Flair, or Doc from Back To The Future. He started it to take advantage of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and see how far he could get with it—and it’s now a legal, certified church.
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On the church’s Facebook page, he’s quick to point out they don’t actually pray to the green. “FOR THE RECORD: We DO NOT worship cannabis. We Celebrate Life's Great Adventure... We celebrate love in our lives and pray with cannabis. It is a HEALTH SUPPLEMENT for our bodies and our minds. It brings us closer to each other and closer to love. And it is Good.” If also offers it’s own 12 commandments, which include “Don’t be an asshole”, “The day starts with your smile every morning,” and “Don’t be a troll on the internet.”
They are currently crowdfunding money to lease a building for a year, before they “can break ground and build America's first HEMP TEMPLE celebrating all that is good in our hearts.” They only need $6,000 more to hit their goal—go throw them a couple of pounds, or at least enough for an eight.
