slacker Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 Irregular News for 12.28.06 Tucson, AZ -- A federal judge has ruled against the founders of an Arizona church that deifies marijuana and uses it as a sacrament. U.S. District Judge Judith C. Herrera in Albuquerque, N.M., refused to dismiss charges against Dan and Mary Quaintance, saying they don't have a "sincere" religious belief. Herrera said that evidence indicates the pair "adopted their `religious' belief in cannabis as a sacrament and deity in order to justify their lifestyle choice to use marijuana." Herrera's order means the government's criminal case against the Quaintances will proceed in the new year. The couple is scheduled to go to trial on Jan. 16 on criminal charges of possessing more than 100 pounds of marijuana, as well as conspiracy charges. "She doesn't fully understand our doctrine," Dan Quaintance said Tuesday of Herrera's Dec. 22 decision. "This is very upsetting to the members of our church. It was quite a holiday present." The Quaintances face up to 40 years each in prison if they are convicted as charged. They expect to appeal the decision. The couple was arrested with 172 pounds of marijuana on Feb. 22 in Lordsburg, N.M., just seven days before the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a small religious group based in Santa Fe that combines Christianity and American Indian practices could use hallucinogenic tea in its ceremonies. The tea, called hoasca, contains dimethyltryptamine, or DMT, known for its hallucinogenic properties. The pair say they founded their Church of Cognizance in Pima, Ariz. - about 90 miles northeast of Tucson - in 1991. Dan Quaintance, 54, said the church has 40 to 50 members in Arizona. He and Mary Quaintance, 51, stepped down as leaders of the church following their arrests. source Quote Link to comment
AR Husker Fan Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Back in the day, I knew quite a few folks who worshipped pot... Quote Link to comment
admo Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 I'm guessing they were trying to find a loophole to smoke. Quote Link to comment
Redman Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 I guess if god created marijuana........... Quote Link to comment
Drowning_in_the_Sea_of_Red Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Thats a lot of pot........I just got flashbacks to "Supertroopers" when they are posing for pictures in front of all those bails of pot........ Quote Link to comment
rawhide Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 I like the german chick in the porsche. Quote Link to comment
Drowning_in_the_Sea_of_Red Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 I like the german chick in the porsche. Amen........HOTTIE! Quote Link to comment
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